Telling a student to memorize something is not the same as telling them to memorize it. Seth Godin explains.
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While this almost certainly belongs on the tech part of my website, rather than the music portion, I just really love the phrase, probability-based drummer. I can think of a few probability-based musicians I’ve known in my life, and I think I’m going to start using that phrase instead of […]
It’s not just a punchline – the “Probability-Based Drummer” is ...
It’s no secret that the increasing development and research into sports psychology has trickled down into the performing arts fields. Books from authors like Don Greene, Timothy Gallwey and Barry Green have brought many aspects of the mental preparation done by elite athletes (and others in high-stress jobs) into the […]
Self-Talk: Criticism vs. Compassion
A bit of musical humor, courtesy of the Youtube channel 2SetViolin.
Some Humor For Your Next Practice Break: 2SetViolin
I recently found another great online resource for every brass player - Check it out!
Great Web Resource for Brass Players
I don’t think that it comes as any surprise that knowledge of scales and arpeggios is one of the keys to being a well-rounded musician. Knowing scales and arpeggios inside and out will improve almost every aspect of your playing. Intonation, technical facility, interval training, and sightreading are all improved […]
New Page: Extended Scale Exercises
As I write this, it’s just after the yearly Solo and Ensemble festival for my students, and so, of course, I just stumbled across an excellent resource for next year! The Kumamoto Horn Ensemble (KHE) The Kumamoto Horn Ensemble has been an active horn ensemble for almost 20 years, and […]
Top-Notch Resource for Any Horn Ensemble
In years of working with students on the horn, one of the most difficult concepts to teach (at least for me), has been the idea of musical phrasing. I imagine that this is (at least in part) because getting a strong set of fundamentals took me so long. I don’t […]