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This second part in a series entitled, “Sight-Reading Secrets for Instrumental Musicians“, offers even more practical advice for conquering the art of reading music fluently. 5. Do More Of It Set aside time in your daily practice to read down some previously unseen literature. Just five minutes a day will make a big improvement in…
What are the most essential items in a musician’s gig bag? Are there three items that an instrumental musician just couldn’t do without at a paid rehearsal or performance? Good question. Upon further cogitation, the following two qualifiers have been imposed: A.) each item must be of use to any and all wind players, so…
When Tony Mac first approached me over a year ago about taking part in one of his photo shoots, I had no idea that he was such a truly gifted individual. The masterful portraits featured as header images on this website were all taken during my photo shoot with Tony at the historic Old Mission…
This exciting music for wind band, written by composer Justin Freer, was originally commissioned for the 2011 Texas All-State Symphonic Band. Additionally, the piece has been featured on recordings by ensembles at both the University of North Texas and Colorado State University. Freer, a native of Huntington Beach in California, has received numerous accolades for…
Some players focus entirely too much on developing ‘high chops’. Other fundamental aspects of brass playing, like musicality and tone quality can suffer as a result. While that is true, it is my strong feeling that if you want to make it in the world of music as a competent brasshole, then you’ll have to…