Learning Different Instruments (with Ronnal Ford) | Ep65

The Musician Toolkit with David Lane

Dr. Ronnal Ford has learned to play, on a professional level, all of the woodwind and stringed instruments of the orchestra in addition to a few others. He talks about how he approaches learning a new instrument. He also talks about the challenges of being a musician of color in the classical community, and some of the recent opportunities that help him and similar musicians to be featured more prominently.

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Links:

Ronnal Ford's website: https://www.ronfordmusic.com/

Ronnal Ford's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RonFordMusic/featured

Life in the Pit episode featuring Ronnal Ford

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