The Mind Over Finger Podcast 016 Chloé Trevor: Practicing Efficiently & Enjoying Performing
I’m so excited to start 2019 with a wonderful guest, violinist Chloe Trevor!
Chloe and I discuss practicing and performing from several perspectives. We talk about dealing with injuries, practicing mindfully, how making practice videos can really help us progress faster, how to prepare for performances, and many other things!
She has many wonderful tips and tricks in store for you, and I know you will enjoy this episode!
We elaborate on:
- Her musical journey, from childhood to professional life
- Dealing with debilitating injuries and why having open discussions on this topic is important
- The Chloé Trevor Music Academy
- What mindful practice is to her
- Her ideal practice session vs a more realistic one
- Getting reacquainted with performing comfortably
- How recording videos and posting them on social media can really help us progress faster (because it’s another form of performing and it helps us get more focused)
- How to practice efficiently
- Have a plan – know what you want to accomplish
- Keep a journal
- Warm up properly
- How she finds fun in practicing
- Performance preparation
- Why it’s important to be a good person/colleague
ALL ABOUT CHLOÉ:
Website: http://www.chloetrevor.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV331I5OiYv6n4W72k1C9fQ
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/chloetrevorviolin/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chloetrevor_violin/
Chloé Trevor Music Academy:
Website: http://www.chloetrevormusicacademy.org/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/chloetrevormusicacademy/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/chloetrevor_musicacademy/
Favorite books:
The Talent Code: Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How. by Daniel Coyle
Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin
Biography
Quickly becoming one of the most talked about and sought after musical ambassadors to Generation Z, violinist Chloé Trevor has combined her technical brilliance, spirit for classical music and her passion for mentoring the youth of today to connect with audiences in exciting and innovative ways. Silver medalist of the Ima Hogg Competition, critics have acclaimed Chloé for her “dazzling technique”, “excellent musicianship”, “huge tone”, “poise and professional grace”, and “bold personality unafraid to exult in music and ability”. She has appeared as a soloist with orchestras worldwide, including the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Latvian Chamber Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic, Plano Symphony, and the Knoxville Symphony. She made her New York concerto debut in 2013 and Avery Fisher Hall debut in 2014.
Chloé was the Grand Prize winner at the 2006 Lynn Harrell Competition and the 2005 Lennox Competition. She has been a featured soloist with the Dallas Symphony at the Meyerson Symphony Center, and with the Missouri Symphony on tour throughout the state. At age thirteen she appeared on the nationally syndicated radio program From the Top.
More recent performances included Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Dallas Symphony and Prokofiev's 2nd Concerto both at Sala São Paulo in Brazil and with the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra as a result of winning the Cleveland Institute of Music's Concerto Competition.
Having recently concluded her first tours of Australia, Singapore, Spain, and Mexico, Chloé’s upcoming engagements include multiple recitals in North America and appearances with Filarmonia Xalapa, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, the Midland Symphony Orchestra, the Boulder Chamber Orchestra, and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra.
Dedicated to music education and outreach, Chloé regularly connects with students and teachers through interactive performances, masterclasses, and lectures, both in person and online. With an extensive and ever-growing following via social media, Chloé enjoys spreading her message of positivity and encouragement to hundreds of thousands of people on a daily basis in order to influence present and future generations of classical musicians. Summer 2018 marks the inaugural year of the Chloé Trevor Music Academy, an intensive two-week program for string players and pianists offering one-on-one instruction, chamber music coaching, masterclasses, orchestral training, and career guidance by the world's premier soloists, teachers, and conductors.
Chloé was introduced to the violin at age 2 by her mother, Heidi Trevor Itashiki, Dallas Symphony violinist. She later studied with Arkady Fomin, Dallas Symphony violinist and Artistic Director of the New Conservatory of Dallas. Chloé has made numerous appearances on the concert stage with her father, internationally recognized conductor and teacher, Kirk Trevor. She completed her undergraduate degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music studying with David and Linda Cerone, and her graduate degree as a scholarship student at Rice University studying with Kenneth Goldsmith. Chloé plays on a Carlo Landolfi violin made in Italy in 1771 and bows by Etienne Pajeot and Émile-Auguste Ouchard.
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THANK YOU:
Most sincere thank you to composer Jim Stephenson who graciously provided the show’s musical theme! Concerto #1 for Trumpet and Chamber Orchestra – Movement 2: Allegro con Brio, performed by Jeffrey Work, trumpet, and the Lake Forest Symphony, conducted by Jim Stephenson.
Also a huge thank you to my fantastic producer, Bella Kelly!
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