Toot Your Own Horn with Dr. Antoine Clark (Episode 62)

Welcome to another episode of Toot Your Own Horn: Music Matters, hosted by Lisa Canning from Lisa’s Clarinet Shop and Working Musicians Academy. In this episode, Lisa talks with Dr. Antoine Clark, the founding artistic and music director of the Worthington Chamber Orchestra. He shares how growing up in rural Virginia and starting on the alto clarinet in sixth grade sparked his love for music. What began as a simple school assignment grew into a lifelong passion that led him from first chair in middle school to earning his doctorate at Ohio State University. The conversation moves into how music teaches more than notes and rhythms. Dr. Clark explains how music builds real-life skills like focus, planning, and perseverance. He also talks about a major step in his career—buying and renovating a building to open his own music school in Worthington, Ohio—so he could stay rooted in his community and give back in a lasting way. Dr. Clark also encourages people of all ages to explore wind instruments for their mental and emotional benefits. The episode wraps up with Lisa suggesting an in-house instrument repair option to better support students, an idea Dr. Clark is eager to explore. Learn more about Lisa’s work here: https://lisasclarinetshop.com and https://workingmusiciansacademy.com 👉 Please like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes of Toot Your Own Horn: Music Matters. 📢 Please share this episode to help us reach 3,000 subscribers. #LisaCanning #DrAntoineClark #AntoineClark #TootYourOwnHorn #MusicMatters #LisasClarinetShop #Inc500FemaleFoundersList2025 #Inc2025MidwestRegionalFastestGrowing #BestSmallBusinessesInAmericaTop100 #BetterYourBest #GetSeriO #Clarinet #Flute #Saxophone #WindPlaying #WindRepairTrainingAcademy #IAEOU #MusicJobs #MusicIndustry #CO100SmallBusinessHonorees #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusiness #ClarinetCommunity #MusicEducation #WorkingMusiciansAcademy #CultureShift #MusicBreakthrough