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TITLE: Embouchure Formation Strategies for Classical and Jazz Saxophonists
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: September 27, 2022
Curated from Bandworld – By Dr. Tracy Heavner – Introduction Forming a correct embouchure is one of the most important aspects of playing the saxophone. Without a correct embouchure, a saxophonist’s tone, intonation, response, musical expressiveness and performance enjoyment will be severely hindered. In addition, it is extremely important to establish a correct embouchure in the very beginning stages of development…
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TITLE: Introducing the Canadian Brass Flex System
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: August 9, 2022
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator Blog – Want to improve student performances in your large ensembles? Get them playing in chamber groups, too. Not only does performing chamber music offer a wonderful way to develop listening and cooperation skills, it also makes it impossible for that gifted but lazy student to “follow” the other members of their section. Suddenly, if…
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TITLE: Writing a Letter to Your Future Self
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 7, 2022
Curated from Musictech.net – by Amy M. Burns – Every year I visit FutureMe.org and write a letter to myself that will appear in my inbox in June of next year. This year, I sent it to myself and accidentally programmed it to be received in August, instead of June. Usually, when I receive the letter in June, I am…
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TITLE: Why Music? Be Inspired! Don’t You Dare Miss This!
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Video
DATE: August 1, 2022
A short, heart-warming, inspirational video. An answer to “Why Music?” Don’t miss this! Shared at The Nottelmann Blog! Are you a Mr. Jensen? Had your life affected by a Mr. Jensen? Want to be a Mr. Jensen? SHARE ON THIS POST!
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TITLE: Everything Band Episode 183- a Visit with Conn-Selmer Clinician Frank Troyka
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: July 28, 2022
Curated from Everything Band – Let the words of Frank Troyka encourage and inspire you. Frank, a longtime band director in Richardson, Texas and now serves as an adjunct instructor at SMU, educational consultant for Conn-Selmer, and director of education for System Blue. GO TO ORIGINAL POST
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TITLE: Case Study: Strategic Storage and Scheduling Solutions
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: July 26, 2022
Curated from The YAMAHA Educator Suite – by Christine Ngeo Katzman – Every music program has the challenge of logistics regarding storage and scheduling. Here’s how one program met that challenge. When Vincent Vicchiariello began his transition to Director of Bands at Nutley High School in New Jersey in 2018, the program boomed. “We had our biggest [group] of 95 students in our marching…
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