To my friends and colleagues in instrumental music, this is the third in a series of free chamber music pieces that I am making available. This original work “Morning Walk (A view from a Princess)” is my impression of the world from our 17 year old dog Princess (all 8 pounds of her!). The piece is about two minutes in […]
To my friends and colleagues in instrumental music, this is the second in a series of free chamber music pieces that I am making available. Though shorter and transposed from the orginal key, I hope your students will enjoy this setting of the Minuet from Mozart’s Symphony No. 28. This quartet for 2 Flutes and 2 Clarinets in Bb is […]
To my friends and colleagues in instrumental music, I hope you might find this setting of the Moorish Dance by Tielman Susato (from The Danserye) useful. The setting is only about one minute in length, and was originally arranged for a Junior High/Middle School Group (Grade 2). It has been set for a Bb Quartet (ideally 3 Bb Clarinets and […]
What does the future of instrumental music education hold for the band world? As I have completed several virtual clinics the past few weeks, this question has never been more in the front of the minds of band directors. Until COVID-19, this question was being asked by those frustrated with recruitment, retention, scheduling, student effort, administrative support, and financial backing […]
On a personal musicianship “note”, I am upgrading my personal inventory and have acquired a new tuba. One of the advantages of music clinics and conferences is having multiple instrument companies present with a wide variety of horns to “test drive”. I took some time at the Midwest clinic this past December and did so. After playing on 14 different […]
