Classical vs Popular Music with Stacey Chou and Shawn Halim | Ep17

Shawn got his Bachelor’s degree in Popular Music/Keyboards at the University of Southern California, and now works as a Producer and a Music Director. Stacey got her Bachelor’s degree in Music Education with piano as her primary instrument from the Eastman School of Music, and then went on to get her Master’s and her Graduate Performance Diploma from the Longy School of Music in flute performance. She is an active performer on both piano and flute nationally and internationally. I loved learning about what a degree in popular music can look like from Shawn, and Stacey’s experience serving with the Air National Guard Band of the Northeast on flute and piccolo. It also was just so fascinating to see their different experiences in the worlds of classical and popular music, and how these two worlds intersect. STACEY AND SHAWN’S EPISODE RESOURCES: Current Fav Composer: Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Chopin Current Fav Piece of Classical Music (Stacey): Chopin’s Nocturnes (⁠Stacey's performance⁠) Current Favorite Popular Music Artists: ⁠Sleeping at Last⁠ (Stacey) and ⁠Switchfoot⁠ (Shawn) Book Rec: ⁠Harry Potter⁠ and ⁠Jim Dale audiobooks⁠ (Stacey); ⁠The Beatles: The Biography⁠ by Bob Spitz (Shawn) Musician You Admire: ⁠Jon Foreman from Switchfoot⁠ (Shawn); musical colleagues (Stacey) Most Useful App on Phone: YouTube and Dissect Podcast (Shawn); Messages (Stacey) Resource Rec: ⁠Eric Booth’s The Music Teacher’s Bible⁠ (Stacey) The Hymnal: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/1xOloIXXhimZeg6PNOVsv8?si=NuWdFp69TdGJYkBgN1BYRQ⁠  Audible Free Trial: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3VXwMWf⁠  Amazon Music Free Trial: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3W1Ttsr⁠ CONNECT WITH STACEY AND SHAWN: ⁠Stacey’s YouTube Channel⁠ Stacey’s Instagram: ⁠@littlestace714⁠ ⁠Stacey’s Website⁠ ⁠Stacey’s Spotify⁠ ⁠Shawn’s YouTube Channel⁠ Shawn’s Instagram: ⁠@shawnshalim⁠, and/or check out ⁠@alabasterco⁠ Shawn’s Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/0hX5qtLjLrMxgbnI6PpSJW?si=IQPaApNyQCirFZnxWE85bw⁠  ORCHESTRATING YOUR CAREER  YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaCPf5xynqMHcFuQhCWrNCQ⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/orchestratingyourcareer⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/orchestratingyourcareer⁠ ABOUT THE HOST Rebekah Carpio received her BMus in clarinet performance from the Eastman School of Music. She was awarded a Fulbright grant to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in their Orchestral Artistry program, which was in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra. She then went on to receive her PhD, also from the Guildhall School, researching the impact of education and community work in conservatoire training.  CONNECT WITH REBEKAH Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bitesbybekah⁠ Websites: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bitesbybekah.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMECODES 00:00 Podcast Intro 00:22 Episode Intro 2:09 Start of Interview 3:23 Stacey’s Musical Beginnings 9:26 Shawn’s Musical Beginnings 16:50 How Shawn got into Popular Music 24:25 Shawn’s USC Popular Music Degree 36:22 Stacey’s ESM Music Ed/Piano Experience 41:19 Stacey’s Masters Experience at Longy 51:23 Shawn’s Popular Music Career Thoughts in Undergrad 54:14 Shawn’s Transition into Career 1:01:00 Shawn’s Start in Popular Music Career 1:06:06 Stacey’s Freelance Career 1:21:40 Shawn’s Current Career 1:26:37 Rapid Fire Q&A 1:40:51 Final pieces of advice and how to connect with Shawn and Stacey 1:45:38 Episode Outro 1:47:02 Shawn and Stacey Performing with the Urbana Worship Team MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE ⁠Theme Music composed by Ben Roundtree⁠ PHOTO CREDIT ⁠USC⁠ ⁠ESM⁠ ⁠Longy School of Music⁠ ⁠Patrice Russian⁠ ⁠Vincent Lenti⁠ ⁠Marco Granados⁠ *OYC participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means to earn fees by linking to ⁠Amazon.com⁠ and affiliated sites. Thank you for your support!