Two Moody Doctors

Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss if a music degree is worth pursuing.

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

You can reach us in multiple ways:
-Email us: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
-Submit questions (anonymously, if desired): https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
-TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@twomoodydoctors 

If you enjoy the podcast, we hope you'll tell someone about it! 

Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss the following:
1.  If we could go back in time and change something about our instrument, what would it be?
2.  Pre-college and post-college advice (what would we tell ourselves)?
3.  Favorite (or least favorite) ice cream flavor?

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

You can reach us in multiple ways:
-Email us: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
-Submit questions (anonymously, if desired): https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
-TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@twomoodydoctors 

If you enjoy the podcast, we hope you'll tell someone about it! 

Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss two questions:
1.  Would you rather fight 10 organs or 100 pianos?  (yep...)
2. How do you handle having TONS of reading to accomplish and not enough time to accomplish it?

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

You can reach us in multiple ways:
-Email us: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
-Submit questions (anonymously, if desired): https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
-TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@twomoodydoctors 

If you enjoy the podcast, we hope you'll tell someone about it! 

Today's podcast was recorded live with members of our UA School of Music family!  We covered many topics.  In this podcast, we'll discuss ways to handle busyness (especially with those we see around us) and the best (worst?) dad jokes off the top of our head...

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

You can reach us in multiple ways:
-Email us: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
-Submit questions (anonymously, if desired): https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
-TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@twomoodydoctors 

If you enjoy the podcast, we hope you'll tell someone about it! 

This episode is a bit more specific to our University of Alabama School of Music students (but it can still be useful to everyone)!  Who might you need to know in the School of Music to make life a better place?  Let's chat about it.

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place. 

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

You can reach us in multiple ways:
-Email us: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
-Submit questions (anonymously, if desired): https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
-TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@twomoodydoctors 

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Welcome to SEASON 3, part 2 of Two Moody Doctors!  We're so excited to bring a new season to you.  Who is "we"?  Dr. Amir Zaheri and Dr. Kevin Woosley, two music doctors from the University of Alabama School of Music!  And in this episode, you'll get a little more of an insight into the...unique...people presenting this podcast!

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place. 

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

You can reach us in multiple ways:
-Email us: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
-Submit questions (anonymously, if desired): https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
-TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@twomoodydoctors 

If you enjoy the podcast, we hope you'll tell someone about it! 

Welcome to SEASON 3 of Two Moody Doctors!  We're so excited to bring a new season to you.  Who is "we"?  Dr. Amir Zaheri and Dr. Kevin Woosley, two music doctors from the University of Alabama School of Music!

We are here to discuss all things related to musician wellness, life as a music major and music teacher, and ways to make our world a better place.  

We welcome your questions, topics, ideas, and anything else you wish us to discuss!  Topics can be serious, academic, deep, comical, awkward, or anything really!

You can reach us in multiple ways:
-Email us: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
-Submit questions (anonymously, if desired): https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
-TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@twomoodydoctors 

If you enjoy the podcast, we hope you'll tell someone about it! 

Awards, musicals, and dad jokes on stage.

Yep.

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Is Mozart better than Beethoven?  Rachmaninoff...is he amazing or, meh?  Let's chat composer hot takes.

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How does one manage having a family and being a musician?  Is it the same for each person?  If I am not doing what others in my field are doing, does that mean I have failed?  What exactly does family look like?  

Let's dive in!

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How do you hold your coffee mug?  Is it good?  Or it is chaotic evil?

Be sure to reference this picture during today's podcast: https://www.reddit.com/r/AlignmentCharts/comments/ktfycl/an_alignment_chart_for_holding_a_mug/

Many thanks to Alanna for the awesome submission!

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7 dad jokes submitted.  7 moments of pure epicness.

Brace yourself.

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Is grad school worth it?  How about pursuing a DMA?  Is it worth it if I'm not planning to teach at a university?  Let's chat about it!

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Roll tide.

Part 2!  Is academia teaching students to embrace unhealthy lifestyles?  Is the world of learning primarily filled with toxic environments?  Is there hope for change?

Let's chat about it!

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• Website: https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors  (anonymous submission available)
• Email: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
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You're amazing.

Is academia teaching students to embrace unhealthy lifestyles?  Is the world of learning primarily filled with toxic environments?  Is there hope for change?

Let's chat about these topics in this two-part podcast!

Submit ideas and questions here (we LOVE hearing from you):

• Website: https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors  (anonymous submission available)
• Email: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
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• Or any other way you can get info to us (post it notes, letters, singing telegrams, etc.)

You are loved.

Submit ideas and questions here:

• Website: https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors  (anonymous submission available)
• Email: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
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Dad jokes.
Due date: The Ides of March
Submit:

• twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
• https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors
• Comment on our TikTok post

Epic prizes await...

Is it insightful or terrifying?  You decide.

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Roll tide.

We have a guest on our show today!  For this (and the next) episode, Dr. Woosley's amazing mother joins us for an insight into all types of things in life (including which tootsie roll is best).

Let's dive in!

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Go eat a tootise roll.

How does one stay motivated when it comes to both music and life beyond music?  An excellent question (thank you for submitting it).  Let's chat about it.  If you have follow-up ideas on this topic, we would love to hear them!

Submit ideas, topics, and questions here:

• Website: https://kevinwoosley.com/two-moody-doctors  (anonymous submission available)
• Email: twomoodydoctors@gmail.com
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• Or any other way you can get info to us (post it notes, letters, singing telegrams, etc.)

Keep being awesome.  You're very good at it.