Picture this… The ensemble is focused; the students lock eyes with you as your preparatory beat rises. There is a…
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Rehearsal Techniques
Make Your Mark: Steps Toward Efficient Score Study (Quick Tip)
“It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape…
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Ways to Mix up your Large Ensemble Rehearsals
Ways to Mix up your Large Ensemble Rehearsals Sometimes you just need a change in your rehearsal. I have utilized…
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If You Build It,They Will Swing
If the first thing you do when starting your jazz band is pass out a few charts, I would like…
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DO Sweat the Small Stuff: Full Band Ensemble Tips
DO Sweat the Small Stuff: Full Band Ensemble Tips As we all know, no band program is the same. We…
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Conserving Your Earsight
As musicians, our hearing is our most important tool. While some miraculously survive an entire career with acute hearing intact,…
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