What’s the difference between consultation and coaching?

Who is this for?

what areas do we cover?

What does the process look like?

how do I begin?

Consulting: You need some direction, are feeling stuck, or have goals you want to pursue or prepare but need extra guidance, an extra eye, industry specialist advice, etc.

Coaching: You know what it is you need help with and want to work on it right away.

If you’re not sure which is right for you, they tend to be very similar but will be guided depending on what you are looking for or need based on your individual situation. Reach out and we can help!

Our music consulting and coaching support is available alike for experts, educators, amateurs and avid aficionados, those in-training or up-and-coming, benefactors and small organization leaders looking to make an impact on others, and for those who are simply looking to improve and enhance their world of music or looking to share it with others. Our particular angles primarily (but not only) comes from conductors and the orchestral and band/winds worlds, so those involved in related areas will likely find a deep connection and strong benefit. However, many of the topics are cross-transferable to other areas and are worth investigating before turning away the opportunity to talk about it together first.

Benefits of reaching out for a personalized approach

Check out more information about the topics we are prepared to cover with you in our navigation bar, under “Areas We Cover.”

★ Receive a more holistic approach to your development

★ Receive personal support and customization

★ You are supplied with additional tools, strategy ideas, and resources ★ Develop skills and artistic vision

★ Work on or navigate career moves and industry challenges

★ Ask questions to a mentor who is an active career insider ★ Get unstuck ★ Make informed decisions

★ Take actions

And then…

★ You start to feel motivated, and possibly even relieved

★ You are an active participant in the process and feel heard

★ You make progress and save some time, money, energy, and stress

★ You gain not only valuable skills and insight, but a stronger sense of artistic and personal self and worth

★ You start to think, “YES, I CAN do this!”

Here’s what the general process looks with us, keeping in mind that both Juan and JoAnna may also each have slightly different approaches as well, depending on your situation:

  • Brief preliminary discussion about your primary music-related concerns and goals and to see if we are a good fit, and with either Juan or JoAnna

  • Receive a service proposal from us

  • Decide the appropriate number and length of sessions that will work for your scenario

  • Schedule and reserve (pay for) the session(s) at a mutually agreed upon time(s)

  • Your sessions and inquiries are completely private and confidential, unless express permission and arrangements have been made together otherwise

  • As your consultant, we prepare a guided discussion along with our tools, resources, and experience, based on your statements and any relevant materials you have provided us

  • At the sessions, we revisit the goals and begin a discussion together, unraveling or working over challenging scenarios and making discoveries about them

  • Your consultant will both listen to you throughout and guide the discussion, to include proposed suggestions, ideas, and resources through our time together, and still allow room for a flexible conversation to flow, as we may naturally uncover new ideas together

  • We will discover your next steps to take beyond our meeting or regarding your time and goals between upcoming sessions, which will typically include tasks for you to choose and/or try outside of the session depending on what has been uncovered during our meeting

  • Within 1-2 days of completing a session, you will receive a comprehensive follow-up report based on our session, including session results of our discoveries and any other resources available at the moment, so you won’t have to remember everything on your own. (You are welcome to take notes, but will still receive this, personalized and organized for you).

  • You will receive a feedback survey at some point following your session experience(s) to make sure we’re staying on track together. These are great for further assessment. You can update your consultant/us on how things are going, or if you would like to come back for more!

Reach out to us! Fill out the Contact Form to receive more details from our Welcome Packet, to discuss, or to started!