Unwritten Rules for Musicians, Audition Prep Strategy, Playing Alongside Pops in the Symphony and More w/ Preston Bailey, aka The Bearded Trumpet

<h2>I'm sure you have<em>&nbsp;not</em>&nbsp;heard the name Preston Bailey.</h2><p>Although if you've been on Trumpet Herald recently, like I have, snooping around on gossip columns and ogling over instruments that you have no business looking at, but you look up at them anyway, because that's what we do.</p><p>Well I saw a really slick looking ad for&nbsp;<a href="https://thebeardedtrumpet.com/" target="_blank">The Bearded Trumpet</a>. I thought, man, this guy looks like he knows how to have fun with what he's doing.</p><p>And that's just the way to do it. If you're not having fun doing what you're doing, then why do it?</p><p>Well, he's been doing it for quite a while and if you listen to some of the clips that he has on his website, you can hear the guy knows his way around a horn.</p><p>Now we get to chew the fat with Preston Bailey for just a little while.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><h3>In this conversation with Preston, you'll discover:</h3><h4>-How did you get started on trumpet?...01:41</h4><ul><li>Jeff Bailey is longtime principal player w/ Nashville Symphony</li><li>"Didn't know it was possible to fail"</li></ul><h4>-What was the objective when you decided to make it a career?...12:00</h4><h4>-A fail-proof orchestra audition prep strategy...16:00</h4><h4>-Life as a pro musician in Music City...22:40</h4><ul><li>"It's not just country music!"</li><li>Jim Williamson</li><li>George Tidwell</li></ul><h4>-How has the pandemic shifted priorities, schedule, how you plan for the future?...28:15</h4><ul><li>March 2020: A month that will live in infamy in Preston's life</li></ul><h4>-What was your "why" when you began your career, and how has that changed over time?...36:30</h4><ul><li>The way you approach your instrument says a lot about you</li><li>Book:&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/3vzVD2d" target="_blank">Jonathan Livingston Seagull</a></li><li><a href="http://jamesnewcombontrumpet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Preston-Bailey.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>14 years since I've missed a day of practice</strong></a></li></