248 Bill Denton: Forget the Timeline - The Path Is Yours to Build - What Every Musician Needs to Hear About Age, Timing, and the Long Game

What if your path takes longer than you thought it would?
What if you don't win the job straight out of school. Or even straight out of your twenties?
And what if that's not failure, but just a different kind of success?

In this episode, I sit down with Bill Denton, Principal Trumpet of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, to talk about what it really means to stay in the game. Bill won his job at 50. Before that? He taught high school band, drove to gigs, kept showing up, and stayed connected to his playing through real life, not a perfect timeline.

This conversation is for anyone who's ever wondered:

·         Am I too late?

·         Is it still worth it?

·         What if my career doesn't look like theirs?

Tune in to hear what long-term commitment really looks like, how to stay ready without burning out, and why your timeline doesn't have to match anyone else's.

Whether you're navigating auditions, comparison, or just the quiet pressure of being "on time," this one's for you.

 

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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.