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Solo and Ensemble Practice and Performance Tips Johanna Beth Sennett Part II The Performance Warm-up: Use a big beautiful sound. Find a favorite simple melody, tune or scale and breathe a warm singing tone into your instrument.…
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At a time of year when so many student competitions are taking place, I thought it would be helpful and perhaps even inspiring to review some basic practice and performance ideas.
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For years, band directors have struggled with their room acoustics. The needs are simple:
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There are three trombone mouthpiece placements. All are correct, you just have to use the one that is correct for you. Most trombone players naturally find the right one, but sometimes they are told to use the wrong one. Teachers tend to…
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Denis Wick - An American Classic May 2012 Chicago, IL - London based Denis Wick Products has an international reputation for producing some of the most consistent and best performing mouthpieces. Most recently Denis Wick has turned their…
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Jazz Handbook by Jamey Aebersold, Jamey Aebersold Jazz, 2000, 2010, 2013, www.jazzbooks.com. Download a free hard copy from web site in English and French. Designed to provide improvisation basics to both music educators and aspiring…
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Brass Cueing Technique: Not Just Breathing Evidently, integrating a clear and rhythmically decisive breath into a cue can be quite unnatural to many brass students. This is, most likely, simply a result of a lack of practice. When…
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Clear Chord Symbols by Antonio J. García For more information please visit www.garciamusic.com General Concepts There are few universal agreements about chord symbols, only learned traditions and (at times) common sense. The…
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Differing Priorities William Boartfield In my multiple years of teaching band, on an elementary and secondary level, I have determined one of the biggest causes of f r u s t r a t i o n for band directors and students is: different…
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