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Teaming up is also a great idea for larger trips to Europe, China, or Australia, when it may be difficult to get your entire group to travel. If you are able to form a joint band, choir or perhaps a community group, it may turn your dream…
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Every school year I deal with concerts, fundraisers, festivals, trips, sectionals, band boosters and other activities related to my job as a band director. The one element of teaching band I have found most challenging is determining my…
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This discussion was developed for horn students, but works well for all brass. Sound is the first thing we notice and the last thing we remember about any performance. Tone is the most important aspect of our playing.
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A guide for parents of bassoon students - The purchase of a bassoon is a significant investment. Several questions need to be asked and answered before the optimum choice of instruments can be made.
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The flute should not be played like a coke bottle. The student should put their lips together naturally. I tell the students to close their mouth completely, but not tightly. The way you close your mouth when you should be listening to the…
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Just like the basics of basketball are dribbling, the chest pass, and free throws, the basics of performance on a keyboard percussion instrument are the grip, the stroke, and proper sound production. Without these basics, every other aspect…
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Does your child resist practice? Before we dismiss them as lazy or unmusical, perhaps there are some legitimate reasons we can blame the instrument? Some students may simply be incompatible with the instrument chosen. Many abandoned…
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