As you begin preparations for a new school year and marching season, it seems to be the perfect time to reflect on what we do and why we do it. Before the pains and pressures of performance take hold of our psyche, and the ego, rather than…
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Sound On your initial play test, you should be asking yourself the all-important question; "Does this clarinet play with the sound for which I am looking". Play slowly in all registers paying special attention to the color and vibrancy of…
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Composer David Maslanka was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1943. He earned his music education degree from Oberlin, where he studied composition with Joseph Wood. During his junior year abroad, he attended the Mozarteum in Salzburg,…
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This Fiery Hot, Heart Pounding, Spanish Show Stopper is sure to be the crowds favorite at football games and competitions alike as well as a show that your students will love to play and audiences will always remember. Log on to…
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Jewel Concert mouthpieces are very reed friendly and easy to blow. Embouchures hold in position longer with less fatigue. Students will notice more stability in upper register playing and pitch without overblowing.
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Most of today's tubas are so well made that they only amplify whatever sound the tubist blows into them. Lets look at the facts: The valves of a tuba are now as fast as the trumpets and should enable the tubist to play as difficult passages…
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It is very important for the school orchestra director to continually encourage students to upgrade the quality of their instruments. If a director will allow it, students will continue to play on beginner-level instruments through high…
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There are too many examples of fine tuba players who are slight in stature (do not exclude women). Yes, air is crucial but the person with smaller vital capacity simply has to breathe more often than the individual with a 7-liter vital…
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A process that is intended by design, to be the fairest and best way for any organization to determine which candidate is the best of the best. Arguably, it is the most important process that separates those that have jobs from those that…
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Sooner or later all trumpet players have to learn how to play in the upper register. It is the nature of the beast since the trumpet is the soprano of the brass instruments. Many books have been written with the intention of aiding in the…
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