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 […]
Some words of encouragement as music educators move forward in Episode 12 of the Two Minute Clinic.
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 […]
Encouragement for music education, music to wash your hands by, and the reason I skipped one day of string methods!
As I read posts from friends and colleagues in the band world over the past month, I am concerned. We have hit the time of year where contest and festival are approaching or coming in, course scheduling is forcing key students to face difficult decisions as master schedules are released, budgets are due and funding is not allocated where it […]
