Is Audacity Spyware or Is It Safe?
Some open-source software sites have claimed that Audacity is now spyware. Here’s why they say that, and if you should be looking for other options.
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Recording the Horn – Mics and Techniques
Over the past 8 months, musicians have been forced to become recording engineers. If you want to improve your setup, this video can help.
Stuff I Like/Use: Fall 2020
It’s been about nine months since I last went over some of my current favorite apps and services. Since then, a lot has changed, so I thought that it might be Apps Some of my favorite apps: Tonal Energy: My favorite tuner/metronome app. I have a full review here. If […]
You’re Only As Good As Your Ears
While practicing is necessary to improve, you can only improve what you hear!
Teaching Musical Interpretation: Learn, Listen, Count
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 […]
Practice Strategy: Use Ship Dates to Optimize Practice Time
It’s getting pretty close to All-District and All-State auditions here in Kentucky. That means that lots of students are starting to feel the pressure to get their audition music finalized. Of course, these students that are stressing most about the audition are the same students that have been practicing in […]