Some Thoughts on Moving Forward
Trophies at competitions, degree of difficulty in the repertoire performed, or the number of performances completed will not determine the success of instrumental ensembles in music education in the immediate future.
Episode 21 of the TMC: Finding your inner Michael McDonald
Where to perform? How to share the good work of your students? Some thoughts on “taking it (our music) to the streets” in Episode 21 of the The Two Minute Clinic.
Building your A.R.C.
Holding oneself accountable for artistry can only be accomplished through actively creating and making music as an individual and with others.
Enharmonic Pitches and Donuts???
Episode 20 of The Two Minute Clinic is up. In this episode for young musicians, I am discussing enharmonic pitches and donuts… Hope this video is of help to young musicians trying to understand enharmonic pitches that they encounter in their music.
Incidental Reflections
Lists abound of pieces for the concert band and wind ensemble that are considered to be in the core repertoire for concert bands and wind ensembles. The composers who created these works are instantly recognized and often their most notable work leaps to the front of the mind. Outside that circle of select works are a pantheon of composers with […]
