You've no doubt heard about or even experienced feelings of anxiety before or during performances. This anxiety, stage fright, or performance anxiety as it is commonly referred to, is a negative form of performance arousal and can affect…
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Most all great melodies are singable and are connected through a line that comfortably follows a contour and shape that is organic to the untrained voice. If you are not a singer, force yourself to imagine someone else singing it. Even…
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Mt. Juliet, TN - May 2014 - Andrew Dost of the Grammy Award-Winning band fun, and Jupiter artist spoke about the impact of music in his life and the importance of music education in schools at an event held at Fair Haven School in New…
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Local and regional educators, who can share real-life lessons they have learned in the band room, school, and community. Any educator is welcome to submit their experiences on the website so that other teachers may benefit from other…
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It has been nearly fifty years since Dr. Eugene Rousseau opened his saxophone studio at the Indiana University School of Music in 1964. The renowned wind faculty which included Rousseau, William Bell, Keith Brown, Philip Farkas, Leonard…
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Julie DeRoche is Leblanc's newly appointed director of performance education. Prior to joining Leblanc, she served for many years as coordinator of the woodwind department and clarinet faculty at De-Paul University, Chicago.
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A common problem that occurs on saxophones, especially in the hands of young students, is the octave key on the neck goes out of adjustment. A good indication that this has happened is when the notes below high A (first ledger line above…
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There are perils involved in playing the piccolo, but there are also many rewards. Moreover, with the "population explosion" in the sheer number of flutists these days, you will find yourself more in demand than a correspondingly good…
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More than just people keeping time, the drum players in your school band can be called upon to play a variety of instruments, including timpani, xylophone, marimba, vibes and bells, as well as the occasional tambourine, triangle, wood block…
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