Tag: orchestra

• Imposter Syndrome Article

  I came across an article that aligns with me and my students. I can’t help but share this one. 15 Ways to Navigate Imposter Syndrome

  Ed Castro

  April 2, 2025

  Music, Teaching

  Balance, classical music, education, educator, independent school, music education, orchestra, performer, teacher

• Classical Music in Flim

  I recently watched two movies featuring classical music as a backdrop. Like most dramas, the story lies in the characters’ personalities and their environments. Both ‘TÁR’ and ‘Chevalier’ use classical music as a stage to tell the stories of strong personalities operating at the height of their profession. ‘TÁR’ felt more like an episode of…

  Ed Castro

  November 18, 2023

  Music, Thoughts

  Cate Blanchett, Chevalier, classical music, education, Jorge Bologne, Kelvin Harrison Jr., movie, music education, Nathaniel Dett, orchestra, Orchestra Conductor, performer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, TÁR

• Teaching Orchestra and Band in a Digital Space: Day 13

  Live sound in a virtual space: Now that things are settling into what seem more and more a regular routine, I started to ask some fundamental questions about the user experience within my virtual platform.  How is the sound of my voice received by my students?  When I speak or demonstrate on my instruments, what…

  Ed Castro

  March 25, 2020

  Methods, Music, Teaching, Things

  audio interface, Band, Community, Coronavirus, Covid 19, COVID19, DAW, Digital Audio Workstation, earbuds, education, educator, headphones, independent school, Kirkland, Microphone, Microsoft, Microsoft Teams, music education, musician, MXL 770, MXL Microphones, orchestra, Redmond, Remote, Scarlett 2i2, Soundtrap, speakers, teacher, Teaching, teaching band and orchestra in a digital space, Teaching Remotely, Teams, Virtual, Virtual Band, Virtual Orchestra, WA, Washingtion

• Classic Vibe and Martini’s

  Recently I had the opportunity to be on stage with an orchestra and a very charismatic performer. The performance revolved around some famous Frank Sinatra arrangements we don’t all know, but really love. This concert was a collection of “feel good music” that make you want to snap your finger and drink a martini… followed…

  Ed Castro

  April 9, 2016

  Music, Thoughts

  Concert, Frank Sinatra, jazz, Martini, orchestra, Swing, Symphony Orchestras, The Rat Pack

• Faces At Concerts

  I don’t often get to look into the audiences when I perform. When I play with an orchestra, I’m lucky if I get to see the faces of the orchestra and choir members I get to perform with. There are no surprises to me about the different kinds of people involved in making music, although…

  Ed Castro

  January 5, 2015

  Thoughts

  classical music, concerts, music, orchestra, people of color, performer, personal expression