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Schlossberg Routine
This is a routine Chris Gekker put together using exercises from Max Schlossberg’s Daily Drills and Technical Studies. The routine is broken into three sections (A,B and C) to help give players a variety of options. Chris Gekker’s, “Schlossberg Routine” Pick a routine a day Routine “A” pg. 3, # 9 quarter note =40 pg. 4,…
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Things I learned from my students
I was blown away by two statements made by middle school students I teach. The first made me wonder about the way independent thought is formed and the other is just an impressive thought I want to share. “Footsteps and echoes of the environment demand to be heard through something. That something is music.” “Chapstick…
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Becoming an independent middle school music teacher
At some point after graduating with a yet another music performance degree, I found myself looking for a solution to the question of employment. Looking for a job becomes your job when you are unemployed, self-employed or underemployed. However, when you cast your net as wide as some of us do, you end up sending…
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Why I teach
In the seventh grade, I was all about playing the drums. I would carry my sticks with me everywhere I went, tapping out beats on my notebook and/or playing along with one of my favorite songs on my Walkman. On the day of our first band class of the year, my buddy came to me…
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Muted Suggestions
Muted Suggestions for trumpet and marimba by David Snow Here’s a great piece of music by David Snow.
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El Amor Decompuesto
El Amor Decompuesto by Gerardo Perez Giusti This piece calls for amplified trumpet and sax connected to a delay pedal. The instrumentalist improvise and play written material over the electronic sounds in the tape.
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