Curated from “The Boonshaft Blog” – by Peter Boonshaft – In my previous blog, I mentioned how our intense concentration, or worrying about a problem, in rehearsals often causes us to forget about using what can be our most powerful means of communicating, our face. One need only watch the famed video of the legendary Leonard Bernstein conducting Haydn’s Symphony…
MOREMike Parkinson is a Nottelmann Music Jazz Clinician, KHS America Education Artist, and XO Professional Brass Artist – For the school band director, an annual challenge and opportunity is selecting worthy jazz ensemble literature for students to perform. As an educator I have gained from the recommendations of others, the research I completed, and most importantly from listening to great bands in…
MORECurated from KHS America’s Boonshaft Blog – by Peter Boonshaft In my previous blog, I wrote about my concern that when ensemble students are told to correct their blend, they almost always just get softer so as to guard against the possibility that it is their sound that is causing the problem. Instead of first checking to make certain the…
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MORECurated from YAMAHA – by Aleah Fitzwater – DO YOU NEED TO SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME OR AN OUTLET FOR YOUR CREATIVITY? CONSIDER TRYING ONE OF THESE SIDE GIGS! Teaching music is extremely gratifying; but sometimes, unexpected circumstances arise, and we need to supplement our income. If you’re looking for relevant side hustles or summer gigs, consider the following list of…
MOREReprinted by permission from Mike Parkinson, KHS America Education Artist, XO Professional Brass Artist, and Nottelmann Music Clinician Countless musicians have dreams of making an outstanding professional recording or becoming studio musicians. Unfortunately many musicians, including me, have often gone into the recording studio with a lack of knowledge, experience or understanding of how to prepare or deal with the…
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