Episode 14 of the Two Minute Clinic
Some comforting and insightful words on repertoire selection for young music educators from three experienced directors.
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 […]
Seven Signs of Successful Ensembles – Part 2
Thank you to those of you who reached out personally thanking me for Part I in this post – I was pleasantly surprised with comments, encouragement and (nice) demands for Part II. I take great unabashed joy to write about this part of the music ensemble. As I mentioned last week, there are core components here that are influenced by […]
