Welcome to the Wellbeing and career world podcast, I am delighted to be chatting with internationally performed composer and seasoned music educator. After 17 years of teaching music in the classroom in South Florida and going through four music director job transitions in two different schools, as well as general music, choir, and two string orchestra positions, Adrian realized there was a gap in his music education training. Even though his undergraduate and graduate programs were musically and pedagogically extensive, he never felt as though they touched on those hard-to-navigate areas of transitioning between jobs.

In addition to teaching, Adrian is the founder of Leap Year Music Publishing, which publishes string music for elementary, middle, and high school ensembles. His compositions appear on the Florida, Texas, Maryland, and Georgia Orchestra Association Music Performance Assessment Lists. His compositions are distributed through J.W. Pepper and have been performed throughout the world. He takes pride in creating music that is fun and pedagogically sound at all levels.

Adrian received his BA in music from the University of Miami and his master’s degree in music education at Florida International University. Born and raised in Miami, FL, he currently resides in Charlotte with his wife, Kelly, and their two sons.

On today's podcast we will be chatting about transitioning to a new music teaching job

A very warm welcome to the podcast Adrian Gordon

Adrian answers some of the questions asked below during the podcast or answers questions as part of the conversation.

I gave a brief introduction about your background, Can you letlisteners know more about your background? Can you explain why and how you fell in love with Music? Do you have to be born with a Musical Ear so to speak or can it be trained ? Can you explain the difference between a Composer and a Conductor? Can I cheekily ask who are your inspirations in Music and have you a guiltypleasure song which you are embarrassed to let the world know about? What are the steps to becoming a Music Teacher? How many years of Training are required? What about the necessary  qualifications in High School, college and is it expensive? What about the Transition to a new Music Teaching Job, Is it stressful and what suggestions do you have to help the process be smooth? Adrian, you are the author of Note to Self(Love the title), what is thebook about and who should read it? Adrian, you are also the founder of Leap Year Music Publishing, Can you explain what this is and do you have a website? What other services do you provide? Where are you on Social media?

Contact Adrian:

Website: https://www.adriangordonmusic.com/

Book: https://www.adriangordonmusic.com/bio-1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adriangordonmusic

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/apgordonmusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apgordonmusic/

Leap Year Publishing: https://www.leapyearmusiconline.com/

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