The Complete Musician Podcast, hosted by James Naigus and Drew Phillips, explores a multitude of topics in music through the lens of creativity, promoting complete musicianship through performance, composition, and improvisation. The show features varying
Well she got her daddy's hornAnd she played at the hamburger stand nowSeems she forgot all about the KoppraschLike she told her old man nowAnd with the symphonies blastingPlays along...
Go eeEEeeEEeeEEaaAAsy on us (with Adele) and be happy because we are back! The Cor Moto Horn Duo has gotten to come up for a breath of fresh air and we...
Happy Halloween and welcome to another spooktacular episode of The Complete Musician Podcast! We haven't done a Halloween podcast in a while (like since last Halloween), so we are thrilled...
It's the not posting a podcast for months at a time and then waltzing into the room (in 4/4 time) like we haven't been gone for half a year for...
Contrary to what R.E.M. tried to make us believe, it is definitely NOT the end of the world, and we all know it! But what you also should know is...
Cough! Sneeze! Achoo! Ack! Something is afoot in our nation and it might be takin' after Peggy Lee and givin' you fever, or you may be just holed up in...
Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, and START listening to the newest posted episode of The Complete Musician Podcast (and you don't even need to know...
Friends, viewers, fellow earthlings, pets, candlestick makers, chefs, VSCO girls, Fortnite Instagram influencers, Twitch enthusiasts, and all others, lend me your ears. A new episode of The Complete Musician Podcast...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Cor Moto Horn Duo! We hope all of you enjoy spending time with your families, eating lots of holiday sweets, getting tangled up...
Ain't nobody got time for all this Christmas music playing in November before Thanksgiving, but EVERYBODY got time to listen to this new episode of The Complete Musician Podcast! We...
Howdy, how do, and how now brown cow(?) everyone, it's time to be excited because another episode of The Complete Musician Podcast is available and this one is a hoot!...
Howdy, how do, and how now brown cow(?) everyone, it's time to be excited because another episode of The Complete Musician Podcast is available and this one is a hoot! ...
Another episode of The Complete Musician podcast is here! James is out of the country and Drew decided to make some very short podcasts on what has been on his...
Another episode of The Complete Musician podcast is here! James is out of the country and Drew decided to make some very short podcasts on what has been on his...
Another episode of The Complete Musician podcast is here! James is out of the country and Drew decided to make some very short podcasts on what has been on his...
Another episode of The Complete Musician podcast is here! James is out of the country and Drew decided to make some very short podcasts on what has been on his...
Another episode of The Complete Musician podcast is here! James is out of the country and Drew decided to make some very short podcasts on what has been on his...
Another episode of The Complete Musician podcast is here! James is out of the country and Drew decided to make some very short podcasts on what has been on his...
It ain't our fault that we are out here making news, and you can blame it on the Goose, the juice, or whatever, but you can count on the fact...
If you have two thumbs, two ears, and are missing a finger (or three) then this message and musical podcast is for you! The next episode in The Complete Musician Podcast is...
It's that time of year again! Fresh pencils, new notebooks, crusty mouthpieces (yum!); the school year is starting back again and college students and teachers everywhere are returning to another...
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind? Or paper thin, like a house of cards about to cave in? Or buried so deep when you...
Hello! Howdy! Bonjour! Jambo! *Waves incoherently*! Ciao! Namaste! HEY, LISTEN! (Wait, when did Navi get here? Get out of here you annoying fairy!) We're wrapping (not rapping, and that's because...
End of semester juries: stressful end of year playing exam or happy fun times full of bubbles, tacos, and your favorite Chumbawumba song? Feelings about juries are yours to decide...
You know what they say, “When the going gets tough, the tough get podcasting” and we have certainly gotten tougher (or maybe everyone around us is getting weaker at the...
Close your eyes. Relax. Breathe slowly. Travel back in time. Pretend it is January. Now you're ready to listen to the most recent episode of The Complete Musician Podcast! It...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Cor Moto Horn Duo! We hope all of you enjoy spending time with your families, eating lots of holiday sweets, getting tangled up...
BOO! Happy Halloween to our friends, colleagues, pals, enemies, mechanics, pediatricians, and all of the picnics of witches out there! The Cor Moto Horn Duo hopes that you have a...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there were awesome movies that happened that have nothing to do with the fact that there is another episode of...
The Cor Moto Horn Duo just got back from a great trip to Wichita, Kansas (Drew's never been before, and Spangles is his new favorite restaurant) where we performed, judged...
Another episode of The Complete Musician podcast has arisen from the deep, and this time it's the beginning of a *miniseries* on creative technique! We define the word “creative” activity...
We're back after a very busy summer (See Episode 13)! In this episode we talk about workshops. Should you go? What should you do? What shouldn't you do? How can...
We've had a pretty busy summer so far and wanted to update our viewers about all the activities we have been up to and what we have coming up! This...
In today's episode, we talk about warm-ups! How useful are warm-ups? What should a warm-up consist of? Do we make our students use our own warm-ups, or encourage them to...
In today's episode, we talk about aural skills! How useful are aural skills? What kinds of games and exercises can you do to help your students work on aural skills?...
In today's episode, we want to know what you think! How do we give our students the intrinsic motivation and willpower to practice and to play? How can we inspire...
In today's episode, we talk about web presence! Should you have a website? How would you make one? What should you/shouldn't you put on the internet? Are social media sites...
In today's episode, we talk about balance! How does one balance the time and struggles of school or work with personal life? How do you balance practice with performance? How...
Thank you to everyone who watched our pre-concert stream. Due to technical weirdness, we didn't get everyone's comments in real time, and so we weren't able to answer all of...
In preparation for our recital on 10/17/17 and Drew's residency at the University of Central Missouri, we talk about the steps we've taken to prepare and the strategies we use...
In today's episode, we talk about marketability! What are some skills a complete musician should have to increase their chances in the job market? What are some of the areas...
In today's episode, we talk about recording! How can one use recording to help them practice? How can one use recording to help them teach? When and why should you...
We continue along our composition route today with talking about first musical ideas when putting pencil to paper and writing music for the first time! We discuss key, balance, accessibility,...
In this episode we talk about how to get back in playing shape after a break – recovering from and/or avoiding the infamous ‘summer chops.' 0:00 : Introduction 2:48 :...