Episode 7 features Estela Aragon, trumpet player, educator, and music entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas. We talk with Estela about how her experience as an ESL student affected how she chose her instrument and her journey in building multiple successful music entrepreneurship platforms. Transcripts to all podcast episodes are available for free on our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/diversify_the_stand
To learn more about Estela and the organizations she is a part of, check out the links below!
Websites: trumpetheadquarters.com - musicfitacademy.com
Youtube: YouTube.com/trumpetheadquarters
Instagram: instagram.com/trumpetheadquarters
Facebook: Facebook.com/trumpetheadquarters
Twitter: twitter.com/TrumpetHQ
Brass Chix: https://www.stthomas.edu/brasschix/
Black Female Players in the Brass World: https://www.trumpetheadquarters.com/black-female-players-in-the-brass-world/
Huge thanks to Trevor Weston and Whitney George for letting us include their music in our intro and outro! Our recording of Weston’s “Fanfare for Changes” opens the podcast, and Ashley’s recording of George’s “Incantations” closes each episode. Visit their websites to learn more about them and their works below!
Trevor Weston - http://www.trevorweston.com/
Whitney George - https://www.whitneygeorge.com/