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今どきグローバル子育て#160 パピーウォーカーってボランティア知ってますか？盲導犬の育成を支える「パピーウォーカー」というボランティアをご存じですか？
今回のエピソードでは、生後約2か月の子犬を1年間家庭で育て、愛情をたっぷり注ぎながら社会性を身につけさせる――そんな大切な役割を担うパピーウォーカーについてお話ししました。
実際に体験したAkiko自身の気づきも交えて、心温まるボランティアの世界をご紹介します。
命を育て、社会とつながる喜びを感じてみませんか？
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#パピーウォーカー
#盲導犬育成
#ボランティア体験
#子育てとボランティア
#犬のいる暮らし
#社会貢献
#親子でできるボランティア
#命を育てる
#ポッドキャスト配信中
#犬好きさんと繋がりたい
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2025-04-1818 min
WeBeTheChange: Conversations w/Conscious EvolutionariesPt 5, Making Connections with Donna Apidone: Fear: A Stop Sign or a Doorway?This is part five of the five part series Connecting with Donna Apidone. In this episode, Fear: A Stop Sign or a Doorway?, we share in-couraging stories for navigating the volatility of life with presence, humor, and hope. From fear to freedom, identifications to reinvention, this conversation with Donna Apidone and Colleen Akiko reminds us that the heartful stories we carry—and the ones we choose to create—can guide us through even the most unpredictable chapters. 2025-04-1728 min
WeBeTheChange: Conversations w/Conscious EvolutionariesPt. 1, Making Connections with Donna Apidone: An Unlikely BeginningJoin me, Colleen Akiko, in this series Making Connections with Donna Apidoni—a voice many know from NPR’s Morning Edition, but whom I cherish as a deep thinker, a storyteller, and a truly radiant person. In Part 1: An Unlikely Beginning, we hear how Donna started her career in broadcast journalism by ignoring common sense advice.We move on from there to explore the art--and heart, of navigating difficult conversations with grace, curiosity, and authenticity.If you’ve ever struggled with hard conversations—whether in personal relationships, at work, or within yourself—this episode of...2025-03-1922 min
Akiko先生の英語・美容で癒しの時間を【Vol.38】ビューティー1 Day トリップお客様の声♡ Beauty 1-Day Trip: Customer's Review♡他にはないAkikoの【ビューティーランチコーチング & お買い物同行 1DAYトリップ】とは？What makes Akiko’s Beauty Lunch Coaching & Shopping 1-Day Trip unique?2025-03-0103 minAkiko先生の英語・美容で癒しの時間を【Vol.35】お風呂時間への優しい恵み♡ Gentle blessings for your bath♡美容コーチがおススメの入浴剤2つをご紹介♪Here are two bath additives recommended by Akiko Beauty Coach! 2025-01-2202 min
今どきグローバル子育て#103 海外から見た日本のインフラのすごいとこ‼︎NYの空港でタクシーから降りた直後、Akikoに悲劇が！？
帰国前に改めて感じた日本のインフラの素晴らしさとは？
今回は、日本のインフラがどれだけ優れているか、Kumikoのアメリカ生活でのエピソードも通して探ります。
聞けば、あなたも日本の快適さを再認識すること間違いなし！
#今どきグローバル子育て #日本のインフラ #日本のすごいとこ #誇れる日本 #NY悲劇 #子育てヒント
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-09-2215 min
今どきグローバル子育て#95 Back to School！！アメリカの長い夏休みが明け、新学年が始まりました！
アメリカ在住のKumikoが語る、Back to Schoolのリアルな声。
AkikoとKumikoの軽快なトークで、さあ、一緒にアメリカの学校生活をのぞいてみませんか？
子どもの成長を願うママたちのヒントになるはずです。
#バイリンガル子育て
#アメリカ子育て
#BacktoSchool
#グローバル育児
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-08-2513 minAkiko先生の英語・美容で癒しの時間を【Vol.14】腸内フローラの改善への鍵♡ Key to Improving Intestinal Flora♡Akiko English Beauty Coachingの
"まごわやさしい/７つの習慣インナービューティーコーチング"のご紹介もしています♪
I’m also introducing “Magowayasashii / 7 Habits Dietary Improvement Coaching” from Akiko English Beauty Coaching♪2024-06-1204 min
今どきグローバル子育て#70 3歳までは怒らない子育て皆さん、こんにちは！
今日のエピソードでは、3歳までは「怒らない子育て」を実践していたAkikoの話をお届けします。
このエピソードを聴くことで、子育てのストレスを軽減し、より楽しい子育てができるヒントを得られること間違いなしです。
どうぞお楽しみに！
#育児の悩み
#怒らない子育て
#育児ストレス軽減
#育児テクニック
#ポジティブ子育て
#育児のコツ
#ママ応援
#育児のヒント
#育児エピソード
#子育て中
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-05-2715 min
カナダから還暦前に自分の人生振り返る（カンマエ AKIKO）国際結婚,海外生活,ノマドビジネス,美容のお仕事,田舎暮らし,家庭菜園,ガーデニング,料理,お菓子作り,英語学習,野鳥観察#0 自己紹介 野鳥の声のオープニング気づいたら還暦間近になった自分の人生を振り返りつつ、若かりし日々の思い出したくない黒歴史な出来事や恋愛遍歴、日本脱出、国際結婚、海外生活、ノマドビジネス、美容のお仕事、ナチュラルヘルシー美魔女を目指しながらドイツ人パートナーとのカナダ生活など、誰かに話したくなる小話やクスッと笑える経験談を10分程度でまとめてお送りするカンマエ AKIKOの自己紹介です。2024-05-2209 min
Ballet Piano PodcastPlaying and Arranging Music for Ballet Class (Video)This episode is a unique one. It features, Chris, Akiko, and Matt all playing musical examples, something which doesn’t happen very often. You will hear how the pianists play the same tune, but in very different ways.
An important skill as a ballet pianist is to be able to rearrange music to make it perfect for the dance, or simply to widen your repertoire by making one tune multifunctional. You can explore time signature, key signature, rhythm, feel, tempo, colour, harmony, and texture. They are all changeable which can make a class tune sound completely different.
Liste...2024-05-1000 min
Ballet Piano PodcastPlaying and Arranging Music for Ballet ClassThis episode is a unique one. It features, Chris, Akiko, and Matt all playing musical examples, something which doesn’t happen very often. You will hear how the pianists play the same tune, but in very different ways.
An important skill as a ballet pianist is to be able to rearrange music to make it perfect for the dance, or simply to widen your repertoire by making one tune multifunctional. You can explore time signature, key signature, rhythm, feel, tempo, colour, harmony, and texture. They are all changeable which can make a class tune sound completely different.
Liste...2024-05-1000 min
今どきグローバル子育て#49 日本で小６までバイリンガル子育てを継続している子は少ない？2024年3月14日放送
Akikoの娘は小６。
今年、バイリンガル向けの英語塾を卒業します。
しかし、今年卒業するのは、昔からのメンバーの中では、たった一人！
みんな途中で辞めちゃうそう。
それってどうして！？
リアルな日本の実情をお届けします！
#育児 #子育て #子育てママ #バイリンガル #英会話 #英語学習 #英語塾 #継続
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-2611 min
今どきグローバル子育て#48 春休み直前！最近のアメリカ2024年3月11日放送
今月、アメリカに旅行を計画中のAkikoです。
左真のアメリカの物価などをKumikoにインタビュー！
リアルなアメリカの情報をお届けします！
#育児 #子育て #海外 #海外子育て #海外生活 #子育てママ #アメリカ #バイリンガル #アメリカ旅行 #春休み
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-2615 min
今どきグローバル子育て#44 アメリカのサマーキャンプ2024年2月26日放送
アメリカにおいて、2024年夏のサマーキャンプの申し込みは、すでにスタートしています！
サマーキャンプって聞いたことあるけど、あまりわかっていないAkikoが、Kumikoに聞いちゃいました！
#育児 #子育て #海外 #海外子育て #海外生活 #子育てママ #アメリカ #バイリンガル #サマーキャンプ #コーチング
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-2614 min
今どきグローバル子育て#20 インターに通うメリット・デメリット2023年12月3日放送
日本在住でバイリンガルにするために、インター幼稚園の選択は正解でした。
インターに通うメリットとデメリットってなんだろ？
実際に娘をインター幼稚園に通わせたAkikoが紹介します！
#育児 #子育て #子育てママ #バイリンガル #英会話 #英語教育 #インターナショナルスクール
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-2610 min
今どきグローバル子育て#61 知りたい！アメリカの子どものSNS事情今月からスマホデビューの12歳娘。
スマホ依存症の学生が多い日本だから、心配。
じゃあ、アメリカはどう？
最近、アメリカ人ママから、LINEのように、娘同士のインスタ繋げて、と言われ、戸惑ったAkikoです。
え、アメリカってそうなの？
#育児 #子育て #海外 #海外子育て #海外生活 #子育てママ #アメリカ #バイリンガル ＃英会話 #子どものSNS事情
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-2514 minAkiko先生の英語・美容で癒しの時間を【Vol.2】Akikoの「コスメお買い物同行サービス」♪ Akiko’s Cosmetics Shopping Companion Service♪春は新しいコスメが欲しくなりますよね？あなたもAkikoの「コスメお買い物同行サービス」♪受けてみませんか？2024-04-2303 minAkiko先生の英語・美容で癒しの時間をAkiko先生の英語・美容で癒しの時間を (Trailer)2024-04-1900 min
今どきグローバル子育て#7 バイリンガル子育ての良いことって何？(2023.10.18放送）
なぜ、バイリンガル子育てにしたのか。バイリンガル子育てのメリットについて、Kumiko、Akikoそれぞれの理由を話しています。
#育児 #子育て #海外 #海外子育て #海外生活 #子育てママ #アメリカ #バイリンガル ＃英会話 #コーチング
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-1611 min
今どきグローバル子育て#3 日本でバイリンガル子育て、できる？(2023.10.3放送）
日本にいながら、バイリンガル子育てしているAkikoの娘が、生後から幼稚園、小学校高学年まで、どのように英語を学んでいったのかについて、
また、どうしてバイリンガル子育てをしようと思ったのについても、紹介しています。
#バイリンガル子育て
#国内でバイリンガル
#日本の英語教育
#子育ての悩み
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-1611 min
今どきグローバル子育て#1 初めまして！自己紹介(2023.9.26放送）
日本でバイリンガル子育てをしているAkikoと、アメリカでバイリンガル子育てをしているKumikoの自己紹介をしています。
実は、私達は20年くらい前、独身時代からの知り合いです。
そして、偶然、お互いに、異なる環境でバイリンガル子育てをしていました。
そんな私達の出会いから、お互いの子供の話を含めての話をお楽しみください。
#育児 #子育て #海外 #海外子育て #海外生活 #子育てママ #アメリカ #バイリンガル ＃英会話 #コーチング
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https://stand.fm/channels/661d7ebdf95ea2f8e49915cd2024-04-1512 min
ギブネスラジオ〜世界を無料にする研究所〜054 【ゆるっと旅回】立春！AKIKO研究員の関西ツアー振り返り・One Action SDG in KOBE
・モーニング明石焼きからの天文科学館＆お参りon 135°
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【ギブネスの三原則】
・今自分にできる最も価値のあることを無料でやる。
・一人でやろうとせず、困った時は助けを求める。
・どんなに正しいと思っても、人を変えようとしない。
【Youtubeはじめました】
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https://buy.stripe.com/dR67wefeE9abguI1482024-02-0731 min
Stand Partners for LifeMusic or muddle: Shostakovich’s 5th SymphonyShostakovich had never had it worse: his latest opera, Lady Macbeth, had been panned. And not just by an ordinary critic: Joseph Stalin himself had paid a visit to the opera house. The official Soviet opinion of the work? “Muddle instead of music.”
Shostakovich therefore pulled his Symphony No. 4 out of rehearsals and regrouped. He determined to write “a Soviet artist’s response to justified criticism,” a work that would become his Symphony No. 5.
Join me and Akiko as we talk Shostakovich, Saint-Saens, and Francisco Coll, along with guest artists Gustavo Gimeno, conductor, and Javier Perianes...2022-12-031h 11
Stand Partners for LifeMusic or muddle: Shostakovich’s 5th SymphonyShostakovich had never had it worse: his latest opera, Lady Macbeth, had been panned. And not just by an ordinary critic: Joseph Stalin himself had paid a visit to the opera house. The official Soviet opinion of the work? “Muddle instead of music.”
Shostakovich therefore pulled his Symphony No. 4 out of rehearsals and regrouped. He determined to write “a Soviet artist’s response to justified criticism,” a work that would become his Symphony No. 5.
Join me and Akiko as we talk Shostakovich, Saint-Saens, and Francisco Coll, along with guest artists Gustavo Gimeno, conductor, and Javier Perianes...2022-12-031h 11Stand Partners for LifeThe best cadenza ever? Prokofiev and Ma VlastHave you ever “discovered” a major piece, live, in the concert hall? Nathan remembers sitting right next to a big star performing Prokofiev’s second Piano Concerto, with its massive and breathtaking first-movement cadenza. Then he and Akiko talk about sitting right next to another big star this week for the same piece.
They also reminisce about those stacks of records, cassette tapes, and ultimately CDs from which they learned all the repertoire.
Finally, they debate the categories for this week’s rep: Qigang Chen’s l’eloignement, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, and Sme...2022-11-271h 26Stand Partners for LifeThe best cadenza ever? Prokofiev and Ma VlastHave you ever “discovered” a major piece, live, in the concert hall? Nathan remembers sitting right next to a big star performing Prokofiev’s second Piano Concerto, with its massive and breathtaking first-movement cadenza. Then he and Akiko talk about sitting right next to another big star this week for the same piece.
They also reminisce about those stacks of records, cassette tapes, and ultimately CDs from which they learned all the repertoire.
Finally, they debate the categories for this week’s rep: Qigang Chen’s l’eloignement, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, and Sme...2022-11-271h 26Stand Partners for LifeStand Partners “Four” LifeThis week’s landmark episode marks the return of Akiko, plus a pair of fellow stand partners for life: violists Kate Reddish and Eric Lea! We discuss the slings and arrows of a career in music, what you can and can’t get from music school, what it’s like to be part of a string-playing pair, and much more.
Kate Reddish is a Los Angeles-based freelance violist. She enjoys a busy and varied career subbing with nearly every major orchestra in the Southern California area, performing as a chamber musician, and teaching and coaching individuals and groups...2022-11-181h 04Stand Partners for LifeStand Partners “Four” LifeThis week’s landmark episode marks the return of Akiko, plus a pair of fellow stand partners for life: violists Kate Reddish and Eric Lea! We discuss the slings and arrows of a career in music, what you can and can’t get from music school, what it’s like to be part of a string-playing pair, and much more.
Kate Reddish is a Los Angeles-based freelance violist. She enjoys a busy and varied career subbing with nearly every major orchestra in the Southern California area, performing as a chamber musician, and teaching and coaching individuals and groups...2022-11-181h 04Stand Partners for LifeWelcome back with the All-Time AwardsAkiko and I are back for the 2022-2023 season! In this first episode we share with you a fun new format: awards in all kinds of different categories. Next week we’ll focus on the season-opening tour prep weeks at the LA Phil, but for today we’re handing out some All-Time awards.
Discover which composers we’d love to have dinner with, which excerpts terrify us in auditions, and which conductor gestures stand the test of time.
And don’t forget to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, just by clicking the link below the podc...2022-10-211h 05Stand Partners for LifeWelcome back with the All-Time AwardsAkiko and I are back for the 2022-2023 season! In this first episode we share with you a fun new format: awards in all kinds of different categories. Next week we’ll focus on the season-opening tour prep weeks at the LA Phil, but for today we’re handing out some All-Time awards.
Discover which composers we’d love to have dinner with, which excerpts terrify us in auditions, and which conductor gestures stand the test of time.
And don’t forget to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, just by clicking the link below the podc...2022-10-211h 05
Akiko#71Akiko メゾットつくります。2022-09-0207 min
Ballet Piano PodcastPlaying Ballet RepertoireWe bring you an exciting new episode this week, hosted by Matt, and it’s about playing for repertoire, solo, and variation class.
As Chris and Akiko have the most experience with this side of the job, they share with us all the insightful information about what it’s like to play those colossal ballet scores, and how they cope with the different environment of a rehearsal room instead of a classroom. As always, there’s an anecdote or two, and it’s a very interesting episode with the husband and wife team.
This episode is proud...2020-10-0924 minStand Partners for Life039: Summer motivation, plus Q & AWe took quite a long break from recording the show with everything going on at the moment, but we are so glad to be back. To kick things off again we thought we would use this episode to go through a bit of what we have been up to, staying home with the LA Phil out of action, some of the work and practicing we have been doing and then to field a bunch of listener questions.
We look back at the last few days of regular work before quarantine began and then talk a bit about...2020-06-281h 08Stand Partners for Life039: Summer motivation, plus Q & AWe took quite a long break from recording the show with everything going on at the moment, but we are so glad to be back. To kick things off again we thought we would use this episode to go through a bit of what we have been up to, staying home with the LA Phil out of action, some of the work and practicing we have been doing and then to field a bunch of listener questions.
We look back at the last few days of regular work before quarantine began and then talk a bit about...2020-06-281h 08Ballet Piano PodcastMusic for FonduFrom the bottom of our hearts, we hope that this email finds you and yours in good health. In the latest of our pre-recorded podcasts, we’re bringing you our discussion on Music for Fondu. We describe this in many different ways - the eloquent David Yow describes it as melting chocolate over ice cream, Matt describes it as sensual, Akiko describes it as spacious and Chris describes it as ‘when sex first comes into the ballet class musically’. This episode is proudly produced and published by PodcastRecording.co.uk2020-03-2720 min
The Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「かわいいと言ってごめんなさい」＊Akiko's Lifeclass
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-03-0707 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「映画『黒い司法 ０％からの軌跡』〜男の子が生まれて、喜べなかった理由 」＊Akiko's Lifeclass
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-03-0609 minThe Akiko ShowAkiko's Book Club「なぜ認知症のおじいさんは便器を壊すのか？」＊Akiko's Lifeclass
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-03-0605 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「高校の先生にされたこと」＊Akiko's Lifeclass
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-03-0606 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「息子の鼻の穴に詰まっていたもの」＊Akiko's Lifeclass
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-03-0602 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko 「言葉が出会いのじゃまをする」Akiko's Lifeclssへの参加は、こちら！
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＊メルマガ https://24auto.biz/solaris/registp.php?pid=1 #西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-03-0607 minThe Akiko ShowAkiko's Bookclub『あり方で生きる』第１章、第２章１ヶ月に１冊の本をみんなで読んで、Facbookで気づきをシェア。 読み終えたら、著者も招いてのトークイベントを開催！ Akiko's Book Clubへの参加は、無料です。 Facebookグループにご参加いただくだけでOK！ https://www.facebook.com/groups/akikosbookclub/2020-03-0429 minStand Partners for Life038: Do we really need a conductor?Here at Stand Partner HQ, we get this question a lot! And that should tell you something without even knowing the answer. Nobody asks what a pilot does, or if we really need one for our airplanes. But the conductor’s role isn’t nearly so obvious, to our audiences and even, at times, to us!
Do we really need someone up front “driving the train”? Do a conductor’s responsibilities begin and end with a downbeat and a final cutoff?
Key points
Akiko’s forthcoming appearance on the Every Little Thing podcast
Audience fixation on...2020-03-0448 minStand Partners for Life038: Do we really need a conductor?Here at Stand Partner HQ, we get this question a lot! And that should tell you something without even knowing the answer. Nobody asks what a pilot does, or if we really need one for our airplanes. But the conductor’s role isn’t nearly so obvious, to our audiences and even, at times, to us!
Do we really need someone up front “driving the train”? Do a conductor’s responsibilities begin and end with a downbeat and a final cutoff?
Key points
Akiko’s forthcoming appearance on the Every Little Thing podcast
Audience fixation on...2020-03-0448 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「コロナウイルスの怖れに巻き込まれない自分でいるには？」Akiko's Lifeclssへの参加は、こちら！
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-02-2806 minThe Akiko ShowAKiko's Book Club「初対面なのに、嗚咽するほど泣いた自分にびっくりでした」ブッククラブスタートまであと3日！
１冊目のpickup、「あり方で生きる」の著者、大久保寛司さんとの初めての出会いについてのお話です。
Q＆Aコーナーはじめます！
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-02-2711 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「人生のすべての瞬間を楽しんで生きる方法」外側に楽しみを求めず、出来事を良い悪いとジャッジしなくなると、人生で起こる全てのことが、体験として楽しめるようになります＾＾2020-02-2407 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「本当の自分に出会えるかどうかの分岐点」Q＆Aコーナーはじめます！
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-02-2406 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「本当の自分に出会うきっかけ」Q＆Aコーナーはじめます！
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#西任暁子 #nishitoakiko2020-02-2405 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「愛されないと、女は太る 〜ダイエットがうまくいかない本当の理由〜」「自分は愛されない存在だ」
そう思うことは、あまりに苦しい。
ダイエットがうまくいかない原因は、そこにあるかもしれません。2020-02-2305 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「体の痛みは、治そうとしなければ治る」プロスポーツ選手のフィジカルトレーナーの方に、体を見てもらいました。
「ひたすら知覚を通じ自分の感覚と向かい合う。そこに本質的改善がある」と言われるお話に、深く共感しました。2020-02-2206 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「塩と醤油だけで作られた、至極の餃子」LIU's gyozaさん
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おいしいですよ〜。2020-02-2205 minThe Akiko ShowAkiko's Book Club「1冊目が決まりました！」３月からみんなで読み始める、１冊目の本が決まりました！
大久保寛司さんの『あり方で生きる』です。
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自分との対話を促してくれる１冊です。
イラストも多くて、読みやすい。
それでいて、とても深いところに語りかけてくれる本です。
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2020-02-2204 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「裁判を起こすかどうか、迷っている人が一番苦しんでいたこと」私たちをもっとも苦しめるのは、起こった出来事ではありません。 そのことについて、考えるのをやめられないことなのです。2020-02-2106 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「深夜番組：断捨離ならぬ全捨離しようと思った理由」深夜に撮影＆録音していたので、深夜番組テイストになりました。
よかったら深夜に聞いてください笑。2020-02-2009 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「槇原敬之さん逮捕のニュースを見て思うメディアの可能性」歌手の槇原敬之さんが2020年2月13日、覚せい剤取締法違反の疑いで逮捕されたニュースを見て、人がお互いを理解できる可能性について考えました。 2020-02-2005 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「恐怖症を克服するには？」恐怖症にもいろいろありますが、乗り越える方法は同じじゃないかなと思っています。
自分が犬恐怖症を克服した経験と、飛行恐怖症、水恐怖症を克服された方の経験とともに、そのヒントについてお話ししました。2020-02-2013 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko 「バングアンドオルフセンのヘッドホンで声を聞いてみたら」Bang & Olufusenのヘッドホン、Beoplay H4 2nd genのLimestoneという色を購入しました。
ヘッドホンを通して自分の声を聞いたときに、感じたこと。2020-02-1903 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko 「何を話せばいいのかわからない？」YouTubeやPodcastで何を話そうかなぁ。
と考えている自分を観察していて気がついたこと。2020-02-1904 minThe Akiko ShowDaily Akiko「捨ててよ、安達さん。」安達祐実さんの新しいドラマが始まるそうです。
キーワードは、捨てる。
捨てる流れが来てますね〜。2020-02-1503 minStand Partners for Life037: Orchestra Players AnonymousTwelve-step programs have helped millions of people, including some of our colleagues. But their constant references to a “higher power” rub some people the wrong way.
As orchestral musicians, we only know one “higher power”: the conductor, who rules every aspect of our musical lives! Here are some slightly rewritten twelve steps toward embracing musical anonymity in the orchestra of your choice.
The Twelve Orchestral Steps
Admit you are powerless over your musical decisions and life has become unmanageable.
Surrender those decisions to a higher power to reclaim musical sanity.
Turn your musical life over to...2020-02-1131 minStand Partners for Life037: Orchestra Players AnonymousTwelve-step programs have helped millions of people, including some of our colleagues. But their constant references to a “higher power” rub some people the wrong way.
As orchestral musicians, we only know one “higher power”: the conductor, who rules every aspect of our musical lives! Here are some slightly rewritten twelve steps toward embracing musical anonymity in the orchestra of your choice.
The Twelve Orchestral Steps
Admit you are powerless over your musical decisions and life has become unmanageable.
Surrender those decisions to a higher power to reclaim musical sanity.
Turn your musical life over to...2020-02-1131 minStand Partners for Life036 – Johnny Lee wasn’t meant to be a Harvard MDViolinist Johnny Lee is Akiko's mirror image on stage at Disney Hall: he sits fourth chair second violin, while she's fourth chair first violin.
But they have something else in common too. Both went to Harvard, where there is no music performance major. Akiko thought she'd be a lawyer, Johnny a doctor (or was he just pretending?), but they both found their way back to the violin by the time they graduated.
The Stand Partners have logged thousands of hours of "unofficial" conversation with Johnny, so we're excited to present him on the podcast. Here's Johnny's path to the LA...2019-12-2257 minStand Partners for Life036 – Johnny Lee wasn’t meant to be a Harvard MDViolinist Johnny Lee is Akiko's mirror image on stage at Disney Hall: he sits fourth chair second violin, while she's fourth chair first violin.
But they have something else in common too. Both went to Harvard, where there is no music performance major. Akiko thought she'd be a lawyer, Johnny a doctor (or was he just pretending?), but they both found their way back to the violin by the time they graduated.
The Stand Partners have logged thousands of hours of "unofficial" conversation with Johnny, so we're excited to present him on the podcast. Here's Johnny's path to the LA...2019-12-2257 minStand Partners for Life034: The spirit is willing, but the Flesch is weakThis week, we're talking scales and etudes. Are they the foundational blocks on which your entire technique is built? Or more like raw vegetables that you have to choke down if you want to stay healthy?
Akiko actually had a scale class as a kid, while I got a crash course in scales from my Curtis teacher Felix Galimir (who had studied with Carl Flesch himself).
Etudes were a different story. Both of us went through a progression of Sevcik, Schradieck, Kretuzer, Dont, and all the rest. But back then, we just played without knowing why. These days, we like...2019-11-0351 minStand Partners for Life034: The spirit is willing, but the Flesch is weakThis week, we're talking scales and etudes. Are they the foundational blocks on which your entire technique is built? Or more like raw vegetables that you have to choke down if you want to stay healthy?
Akiko actually had a scale class as a kid, while I got a crash course in scales from my Curtis teacher Felix Galimir (who had studied with Carl Flesch himself).
Etudes were a different story. Both of us went through a progression of Sevcik, Schradieck, Kretuzer, Dont, and all the rest. But back then, we just played without knowing why. These days, we like...2019-11-0351 minStand Partners for Life033: The audience experience, with superfan Roderick BranchChicago Symphony cellist Brant Taylor may have been our very first special guest here at the Stand Partners, but so far we've been missing the perspective of his partner Roderick Branch. Roderick is a musician, though his day job (and sometimes into the night job) is as a partner at a giant law firm. Roderick is what you'd call an extremely savvy listener, otherwise known as a superfan.
So today Akiko, Brant, and I talk with Roderick, to remember just who it is we're playing for. Roderick elaborates on the dynamics between orchestra and audience in the context of different...2019-10-2756 minStand Partners for Life033: The audience experience, with superfan Roderick BranchChicago Symphony cellist Brant Taylor may have been our very first special guest here at the Stand Partners, but so far we've been missing the perspective of his partner Roderick Branch. Roderick is a musician, though his day job (and sometimes into the night job) is as a partner at a giant law firm. Roderick is what you'd call an extremely savvy listener, otherwise known as a superfan.
So today Akiko, Brant, and I talk with Roderick, to remember just who it is we're playing for. Roderick elaborates on the dynamics between orchestra and audience in the context of different...2019-10-2756 minStand Partners for Life032: What about Bob? Robert deMaine, our principal celloToday we're joined by our good friend and LA Phil principal cello, Robert deMaine. Bob tells us about his childhood, his musical family and an early teacher who gave him a complete musical education, including piano and composition.
He also unpacks how he fell out of love with the cello during his teen years and took an extended break from playing. Eventually he found his way back and went on a tear, pursuing a solo career and at the same time winning principal jobs in Hartford, Detroit, and finally Los Angeles.
Bob doesn't hold back as he discusses anxiety, negative...2019-10-191h 02Stand Partners for Life031: That’s life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!Today we're talking concertmaster, and what it means to sit in the hot seat. What are the duties and expectations, and what makes "first chair violin" attractive or unattractive to different players?
Is playing concertmaster more like being the point guard in basketball, or the quarterback in football? Remember: besides playing all those juicy solos, you have to deal with walk-outs, bowings, section concerns and principal relationships.
Just know that even though the concertmaster position puts you in the spotlight, there's a price to pay for all that attention. How happy you are depends not just on the rest of...2019-10-1152 minStand Partners for Life031: That’s life in the hot seat, Mr. Concertmaster!Today we're talking concertmaster, and what it means to sit in the hot seat. What are the duties and expectations, and what makes "first chair violin" attractive or unattractive to different players?
Is playing concertmaster more like being the point guard in basketball, or the quarterback in football? Remember: besides playing all those juicy solos, you have to deal with walk-outs, bowings, section concerns and principal relationships.
Just know that even though the concertmaster position puts you in the spotlight, there's a price to pay for all that attention. How happy you are depends not just on the rest of...2019-10-1152 minStand Partners for Life030: All about AmadeusNathan says: "My top three movies of all time would be The Godfather, Rocky, and Amadeus in some order."
Akiko's not into those "top whatever" lists.
But both of us love Amadeus so much that we would drop whatever we're doing and watch it again right now.
Here's why...2019-10-0351 minStand Partners for Life027: A Fistful of MahlersFirst, some exciting news: we've got Stand Partners for Life T-shirts! Check them out here, and show your Stand Partner love!
For this episode, Akiko and I just had a one-word outline: Mahler! And it turns out we had plenty to say about his symphonies. What's it like to learn them, refine them, rehearse them, take them on tour? What do committees look for when you play Mahler?
Hear about the time Akiko was mortified to play Mahler 9 with David Hyde Pierce (Frasier's Niles Crane) in the front row! Or the time Nathan got a death stare from Daniel Barenboim...2019-07-0156 minStand Partners for Life027: A Fistful of MahlersFirst, some exciting news: we've got Stand Partners for Life T-shirts! Check them out here, and show your Stand Partner love!
For this episode, Akiko and I just had a one-word outline: Mahler! And it turns out we had plenty to say about his symphonies. What's it like to learn them, refine them, rehearse them, take them on tour? What do committees look for when you play Mahler?
Hear about the time Akiko was mortified to play Mahler 9 with David Hyde Pierce (Frasier's Niles Crane) in the front row! Or the time Nathan got a death stare from Daniel Barenboim...2019-07-0156 minStand Partners for Life022: An unfortunate breakIf it seems like we've been silent the last couple of months, that's because Akiko's life has been pretty different since early March! One moment she was working out at the gym like she did five times a week, and the next she was flat on her back with paramedics on the way.
Suffice it to say that she hasn't been playing with the LA Phil since then, but we can see the way back at least! Midway through her recovery, we talk about her time in the hospital and back at home.
We also take the opportunity to answer...2019-04-2547 minStand Partners for Life022: An unfortunate breakIf it seems like we've been silent the last couple of months, that's because Akiko's life has been pretty different since early March! One moment she was working out at the gym like she did five times a week, and the next she was flat on her back with paramedics on the way.
Suffice it to say that she hasn't been playing with the LA Phil since then, but we can see the way back at least! Midway through her recovery, we talk about her time in the hospital and back at home.
We also take the opportunity to answer...2019-04-2547 minStand Partners for Life021: The best orchestra audition concertoOK, you guessed it: it's going to be impossible for us to narrow things down to one "best"! But Akiko and I give it our best shot, outlining the pluses and minuses for all the popular choices.
In this episode we refer to an article I wrote a few years ago, "Which violin concerto has the toughest opening?"2019-02-2145 minStand Partners for Life017: The show must go on – When conductors cancelA recent change of plans at the LA Phil leads us to reminisce on other times we've had conductors cancel. What happens when the audience is waiting and the show must go on?
Transcript
Nathan Cole: Hello, and welcome back to Stand Partners for Life with "The show must go on." That's the name of this episode, not just saying that about our show… But thanks, as always, for being here with me for, I think this will be, a great episode. It's about, well, the show must go on. We were kind of thinking that this past week. We pl...2019-01-1539 minStand Partners for Life017: The show must go on – When conductors cancelA recent change of plans at the LA Phil leads us to reminisce on other times we've had conductors cancel. What happens when the audience is waiting and the show must go on?
Transcript
Nathan Cole: Hello, and welcome back to Stand Partners for Life with "The show must go on." That's the name of this episode, not just saying that about our show… But thanks, as always, for being here with me for, I think this will be, a great episode. It's about, well, the show must go on. We were kind of thinking that this past week. We pl...2019-01-1539 minStand Partners for Life016: Violin resolutions we’ve made, kept, and brokenHappy New Year and new season of Stand Partners for Life!
In this episode, we take a look back at resolutions we've made about our playing... and not all of them stuck!
From scale practice to solo Bach, counting rests to keeping a practice journal, each of us had critical moments in our violin past where we made fateful decisions. Which ones made a lasting impact?
Transcript
Nathan Cole: Hello and welcome back to Stand Partners for Life. I am Nathan Cole.
Akiko Tarumoto: I am Akiko Tarumoto.
Nathan Cole: Well, since this is the new year, happy new year...2019-01-0649 minStand Partners for Life016: Violin resolutions we’ve made, kept, and brokenHappy New Year and new season of Stand Partners for Life!
In this episode, we take a look back at resolutions we've made about our playing... and not all of them stuck!
From scale practice to solo Bach, counting rests to keeping a practice journal, each of us had critical moments in our violin past where we made fateful decisions. Which ones made a lasting impact?
Transcript
Nathan Cole: Hello and welcome back to Stand Partners for Life. I am Nathan Cole.
Akiko Tarumoto: I am Akiko Tarumoto.
Nathan Cole: Well, since this is the new year, happy new year...2019-01-0649 min
Stand Partners for Life013: Violin fitness – staying healthy or playing hurtAs Kramer says in Seinfeld’s “The Wig Master” episode, “I don’t argue with the body, Jerry. It’s an argument you can’t win.”
Sooner or later, we all learn the truth of that statement, especially those of us who are forced to rely on little tiny muscles to do things like play the violin! In the picture above, you can see Nathan celebrating his twelfth birthday with two fingers taped together. His daily neighborhood basketball game was the culprit.
Nowadays, we’d think twice before playing that much basketball. Or a number of other activities. But we do hit the gym quite...2018-06-0948 minStand Partners for Life013: Violin fitness – staying healthy or playing hurtAs Kramer says in Seinfeld’s “The Wig Master” episode, “I don’t argue with the body, Jerry. It’s an argument you can’t win.”
Sooner or later, we all learn the truth of that statement, especially those of us who are forced to rely on little tiny muscles to do things like play the violin! In the picture above, you can see Nathan celebrating his twelfth birthday with two fingers taped together. His daily neighborhood basketball game was the culprit.
Nowadays, we’d think twice before playing that much basketball. Or a number of other activities. But we do hit the gym quite...2018-06-0948 min
Stand Partners for Life011: Orchestra tours – the good, the bad, and the uglyIn this day and age, when an orchestra can broadcast its performances worldwide (as the Berlin Philharmonic does with its Digital Concert Hall), why would a group like the LA Phil pack up and lumber around the world? That question was on our minds since we just returned from a two-week international tour.
Remember, when an orchestra travels, it’s not just the 100-odd musicians and perhaps their spouses (and even children)! It’s all their instruments as well, the music, luggage, and all kinds of other orchestral detritus. Then you’ve got the librarians, administrative staff, stage crew, and everyo...2018-05-2254 minStand Partners for Life011: Orchestra tours – the good, the bad, and the uglyIn this day and age, when an orchestra can broadcast its performances worldwide (as the Berlin Philharmonic does with its Digital Concert Hall), why would a group like the LA Phil pack up and lumber around the world? That question was on our minds since we just returned from a two-week international tour.
Remember, when an orchestra travels, it’s not just the 100-odd musicians and perhaps their spouses (and even children)! It’s all their instruments as well, the music, luggage, and all kinds of other orchestral detritus. Then you’ve got the librarians, administrative staff, stage crew, and everyo...2018-05-2254 min
Stand Partners for Life010: Stand Parents – Nathan’s Mom and Dad on raising a violinistIf you’re a musician and you have a young child, do you start him on an instrument? If so, is it the same instrument you play? If so, do you teach him? Or do you make sure your kids steer clear of the musician’s life?
These are questions we ask ourselves all the time regarding our three kids! But a generation ago, Nathan’s parents were asking them. And Nathan’s father’s father asked the same questions a generation before that.
So in this special episode, Nathan takes advantage of a parental visit to chat with his parents ab...2018-05-1350 minStand Partners for Life010: Stand Parents – Nathan’s Mom and Dad on raising a violinistIf you’re a musician and you have a young child, do you start him on an instrument? If so, is it the same instrument you play? If so, do you teach him? Or do you make sure your kids steer clear of the musician’s life?
These are questions we ask ourselves all the time regarding our three kids! But a generation ago, Nathan’s parents were asking them. And Nathan’s father’s father asked the same questions a generation before that.
So in this special episode, Nathan takes advantage of a parental visit to chat with his parents ab...2018-05-1350 min
Stand Partners for Life009: Nate Farrington, on stage and on-screen in HollywoodSummary
What would you do if you showed up to an audition and heard, “OK, when I give you the signal, play something intense. Then on the next signal, more intensity!” Well, that’s exactly what happened to double bassist Nate Farrington. Except he was auditioning for a national Honda TV spot, and the mysterious voice belonged to the director!
Nate is one of those friends who’s always up for a project: he’s the guy I’d call if I needed to paint a fence, set up a gas grill, or transport a big piece of furniture. Come to think of it...2018-04-2550 min
Stand Partners for Life008: The decline and fall of an orchestra playerAkiko is back to take on what could be a depressing subject: the inevitable erosion of your skills as a violinist when you play in an orchestra. But don’t every violinist’s skills go away eventually, or is there something about being in an orchestra that makes it happen faster?
We got the idea for this episode from listener Helen Smit, who brought my attention to a discussion thread over at violinist.com:
http://www.violinist.com/discussion/thread.cfm?page=1105
As it happened, I had actually read that thread without commenting, and found it very interesting. It all star...2018-03-1746 min
Stand Partners for Life007: Why cellist Brant Taylor took a break from the Chicago SymphonyA reminder that if you don’t yet have our free guide to evaluating and upgrading your violin, make sure to click this link to download it. Even if you’re not in the market, you never know when you’ll be called upon to help a friend pick a new instrument…so be prepared!
For the first time, we’ve got a special guest here on Stand Partners for Life. Akiko is still alive and well, but her voice needed a break after some extra parenting this week! So I’m thrilled to have our great friend and former colleague Bran...2018-02-2852 minStand Partners for Life007: Why cellist Brant Taylor took a break from the Chicago SymphonyA reminder that if you don’t yet have our free guide to evaluating and upgrading your violin, make sure to click this link to download it. Even if you’re not in the market, you never know when you’ll be called upon to help a friend pick a new instrument…so be prepared!
For the first time, we’ve got a special guest here on Stand Partners for Life. Akiko is still alive and well, but her voice needed a break after some extra parenting this week! So I’m thrilled to have our great friend and former colleague Bran...2018-02-2852 min
Stand Partners for Life006: Stand Partner Feud – Etiquette Do’s and Don’tsLet me start by saying that I just spent five minutes looking up the proper and accepted way to spell “do’s and don’ts”, so you can rest assured that I’ve nailed it!
Do you want to be the kind of stand partner that your colleagues dream of playing with? Or do you want them to look at the new week’s roster, and mutter something under their breath? Let us break down the ways to get on your stand partner’s good side, and to stay there through the ups and downs of orchestra life. Of course, we also get in...2018-02-0445 min
Stand Partners for Life005: What we love (and loathe) about young conductors“All music was new music once,” we often have to remind ourselves, and the same is true of conductors: they were all young once upon a time. But what does age have to do with a conductor’s artistic vision, or prowess with a baton? That’s what we figure out in today’s episode.
Just how necessary is a conductor in the first place? Well, maybe not strictly necessary, but pretty important, as Akiko and the Chicago Symphony found out back in 2010 when Riccardo Muti fell ill just an hour before the season-opening gala! The orchestra and soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter wen...2018-01-2446 minStand Partners for Life004: Audition advice for our younger selvesEverything would have been so easy if we’d just known then what we know now! In this episode, we revisit what auditioning was like back when we started, and what’s changed for us as we’ve both taken, and judged, so many orchestra auditions.
Nathan likes to compare auditions to blind dates: you’ve only got a minute to show what kind of player you are, and all the details you’ve worked so hard to refine need to add up to a beguiling package.
Akiko talks about how it’s all about playing to your strengths while deftly conce...2018-01-0740 minStand Partners for Life004: Audition advice for our younger selvesEverything would have been so easy if we’d just known then what we know now! In this episode, we revisit what auditioning was like back when we started, and what’s changed for us as we’ve both taken, and judged, so many orchestra auditions.
Nathan likes to compare auditions to blind dates: you’ve only got a minute to show what kind of player you are, and all the details you’ve worked so hard to refine need to add up to a beguiling package.
Akiko talks about how it’s all about playing to your strengths while deftly conce...2018-01-0700 min
Stand Partners for Life003: Nathan’s journey from Kentucky to CurtisNathan comes from a musical family, which might have saddled him with unmanageable expectations. But his parents were careful to keep things light and fun, while making sure he had a strong foundation.
In this episode, Akiko learns about Nathan’s beginnings in the Suzuki method with Donna Wiehe, his transition to Daniel Mason (who was a Heifetz student), and that always-awkward teen period when we all have to figure things out for ourselves. For Nathan, that included his first memory slip (terrifying), his introduction to chamber music, and his lifelong habit of keeping a practice journal.
We wrap up wh...2017-12-2551 min
Stand Partners for Life002: Akiko’s journey from Eastchester to HarvardAkiko’s parents aren’t musicians, but that didn’t stop them from wanting her to play an instrument from an early age. So when she was five, she began the violin in her public elementary school (imagine that happening today)! Before long, she and her mother were taking the train into New York City every Saturday to spend the day at the Manhattan School of Music’s pre-college program.
We’ll follow Akiko from there to the Juilliard pre-college program, through her years of lessons with legendary teacher Dorothy DeLay. In those days, she never knew which famous soloists (along with...2017-12-2337 minStand Partners for Life002: Akiko’s journey from Eastchester to HarvardAkiko’s parents aren’t musicians, but that didn’t stop them from wanting her to play an instrument from an early age. So when she was five, she began the violin in her public elementary school (imagine that happening today)! Before long, she and her mother were taking the train into New York City every Saturday to spend the day at the Manhattan School of Music’s pre-college program.
We’ll follow Akiko from there to the Juilliard pre-college program, through her years of lessons with legendary teacher Dorothy DeLay. In those days, she never knew which famous soloists (along with...2017-12-2337 min