Ed Carroll is Instructor in trumpet and Coordinator of Brass Studies at the California Institute of the Arts. He also serves on the faculty of Dartmouth College.
Ed Carroll from the California Institute of the Arts talks about his background as a professional musician and his role at Cal Arts. He discusses his past teachers and his view of trumpet playing. He explains that he was mainly a solo trumpeter until he came to Cal Arts. It was at Cal Arts that he was able to find his passion for exploration and experiment with different types of music.
Jacqueline Bobak from the California Institute of the Arts discusses what attributes she and her colleagues look for when assessing candidates for their vocal programs.
Ed Carroll from the California Institute of the Arts talks about teaching a new generation of students and what they have to offer. He explains thast Cal Arts attracts a different type of students. They are students that want to challenge boundaries such as with new world music and technology. Students will play traditional repertoire at Cal Arts which will then help them to take that culture ahead with their own music. Also in this segment, he discusses the endless interdisciplinary opportunities at Cal Arts.