IRIS Orchestra and Dayton Philharmonic pianist Joshua Nemith put up a great post recently on his Cincinnati Pianist Blog about how to practice efficiently by organizing one’s work into 10 minute blocks. He elaborates on a post by Chris Foley (writer for the...
….then check out this video about the state of the festival. It’s kind of like an infomercial for Aspen (it reminds me of the Troy McClure videos from The Simpsons), but it gives you a good idea of what goes on at Aspen, and it may just pump you up for the...
National Symphony Orchestra Principal Bassist Robert Oppelt just put up a new post on his website covering his approach to the bass solo from the third movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major. Here is an excerpt discussing his fingering approach for the...
Scott DiTullio, Director of Bands at Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District in Pennsylvania, recently wrote a guest post on MUSicTECHnology.net that has a great deal of relevance to my recent post on reasons why I teach:I guess when Dr. Creasap first asked me to...
So where do we go from here? Do we all just turn in our instruments and quit this miserable business? Not me, and not you either, I imagine. We musicians know the value of what we do. We know that our art can change lives, create happiness, inspire greatness in...
