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TITLE: SUPERCHARGE YOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS WITH MODACITY
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: December 12, 2018
Curated from Midnight Music – midnightmusic.com.au – by Katie Wardrobe – Band and orchestra directors, looking for innovative ways to improve student home practice? Our good friend Katie Wardrobe has a great suggestion here! MTT71: Supercharge Your Practice Sessions with Modacity Marc Gelfo is the Co-Founder & CEO of Modacity – an app that aims to help musicians use their […]
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TITLE: Improving Brass Tone Production
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: December 10, 2018
Curated from the Smartmusic Music Educator Blog, by Chip Crotts As the school year is now in full swing, let’s turn our thoughts to brass tone production. No doubt, your students are all playing a lot right now and are probably working the muscles more than ever before. Likewise, we may also be teaching a new crop of young brass […]
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TITLE: Choosing the Right Mouthpiece
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: December 5, 2018
Curated from “The Hub,” a Yamaha Music Education Blog – by Matt Kerns I worked in a music store for many years, and one of the most common requests we’d get from customers was help with picking a new mouthpiece. The conversation would often start something like this: “I need a new mouthpiece” “Ok, do you already have some idea […]
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TITLE: Music Ed Mentor Podcast #036: 7 Secrets for a Healthy and Happy Holiday Season
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Podcast
DATE: November 30, 2018
Curated from Smartmusic’s Music Educator Blog – by Elisa Janson Jones – This time of year it is crucial that we prioritize taking care of our mental and physical wellness. Most of us got into music education as a career because we are givers. We are servants of the little people. Sure we do it for ourselves, but we also can […]
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TITLE: Great Trumpet Teaching Concepts from Al Vizzutti
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Videos
DATE: November 30, 2018
Curated from posted YouTube videos – Featuring amazing trumpet artist and clinician Al Vizzutti – Can there be any more varied teaching concepts on a subject than how to play the trumpet well? Watch and listen as fantastic trumpet player Al Vizzutti discusses and demonstrates no-nonsense facts about how to successfully teach trumpet to your students. Convenient! You don’t have […]
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TITLE: Joel Vanderheyden Loves Jefferson College’s New Nottelmann Sound Systems!
CONTRIBUTOR: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: November 16, 2018
With budgetary assistance from Joe Pappas and the Jeffco Viking Band Camp, Jefferson College’s music department was looking for a great sounding and versatile sound systems for the band and choir rehearsal rooms. They wanted portability, great sound, and high quality recording capability. Joel Vanderheyden contacted me with specific criteria in mind and I set out to design a system […]
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