01 · Intro and episode overview.

02 · Why Dad chose the French horn as an instrument that would become his life’s profession.

03 · How he transitioned from being a student of music to a professional.

04 · Why he went into music as a profession.

05 · What his support system was like as he pursued music as a profession.

06 · The different capacities that he has worked as a musician.

07 · Where music has taken him.

08 · What he would change about his career if he could go back.

09 · How he feels when he plays and what it’s like performing for a living.

10 · How he feels about the state of the classical music industry.

11 · Does he think music is important?

12 · Musical Intermission (Beethoven's 7th).

13 · We get Dad’s thoughts on passing music down to us.

14 · How he felt about us listening to music that he didn’t partake in.

15 · His advice, based on his experience as a musical parent, for passing on the love of music to my (Dan) son.

16 · Dave discusses the disconnect between blues-rooted rock and classical music.

17 · We discuss how music truly is the universal language.

18 · What it was like for us having a professional musician as a parent.

19 · Dad introduces three clips of himself performing live.

20 · Contact & follow