Three Things Every Good Musician Should Do!!!
Posted by: Mr. Wright in Alumni, Concert Band, General, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Small EnsemblesThere are three things that every good musician should do……
1. Always have a pencil.
2. Have a regular practice schedule.
3. Listen to recordings of artists on their instrument.
In the Spring Edition of the Maryland Music Educator that I just finished reading today, there was an article that talked about ways of improving your program. One part of the article mentioned playing music by various artists on various instruments while students entered the rehearsal room. They then provided a list of artists to consider. I want to share this list so that you can have a reference of who you can listen to. You can find recordings of just about every one of these individuals on Amazon.com and those listed in BOLD are also available with downloadable mp3 albums.
Flute
Rampal, Galway
Oboe
Elaine Dubois, John Mack, Richard Woodhelms
Bassoon
Laurence Perkins, Benjamin Coelho, Ezequiel Faniguersch
Clarinet
Mitchell Lurie, Richard Stolzman
Saxophone
Harvey Pittel, Marcel Mule, Sighurd Rasher, Arno Borncamp
Trumpet
Allen Vizzutti, Philip Smith, Tommy Stevens, Wynton Marsalis
Horn
Dale Clevenger
Trombone
Christian Lindberg, Eugene Watts
Tuba
Roger Bobo, Sam Pilafian
Percussion
Nexus Percussion Ensemble, Black Earth Percussion Ensemble, Nancy Zeltsman (mallets), Stuart Mars
Ensemble
*U.S. Marine Band or other good service bands*, Canadian Brass, Empire Brass, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Cincinnati Wind Symphony, North Texas State Wind Ensemble, North Texas State Jazz Ensemble.
* We have a growing library of CD’s of the various Military Bands at school that you may check out to take home. You can also download some individual files from the following websites.*
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May 28th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Yes, these tips has been effective for me in my career as a music teacher. I regularly check on various music teacher resources websites on the internet and jot down all the info that may help me improve my skills. This web browsing was also the reason why I found Music Teachers Helper, a software that helps me manage my studio – in handling everything from billing and lesson schedules, to communication and tax reports.
Thanks for sharing!