The Two Minute Clinic Episode 9: Moravian Dance
As part of the Two Minute Clinic, I took some time to discuss my work Moravian Dance (available from the FJH Music Company).
The Two Minute Clinic Episode 8: The Warm-up Extended.
So very grateful to Andrew Yozviak, Jason Worzbyt, and Tad Greig for joining me on an extended edition of the Two Minute Clinic. Our discussion focuses on the warm-up – how part of the routine shouldn’t be routine, how do we focus the sound of our ensemble, and how we need to link our warm-up into our rehearsals. Great conversation […]
Resilience
I am pleased to share that Resilience, a commissioned work for the Liberty High School Band (OH), will be available from Carl Fischer in 2021. My thanks to their director Michael Summers for this offer to write for his students and the Liberty High School Band Boosters for their support of the project. Additional thanks to the incomparable Ben Blasko […]
If this concert was your last, what would you program?
So many band directors had their rehearsal cycle towards final concerts with their students interrupted by the COVID-19 crisis. It got me thinking about what happens when the music resumes in rehearsal rooms across the country, and the first concert is held. If everything was in order and you could program your ideal concert, what pieces would you select? Please […]
The Two Minute Clinic Episode 7: Special Edition
Encouragement for music education, music to wash your hands by, and the reason I skipped one day of string methods!
