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TECS Book Club: 36 Celebrated Studies by Narcisse Bousquet

Provide a general synopsis of the book (challenges/ fundamental focuses consistent among the etudes), the difficulty, and pros/ cons....

Audition Series #3: Joe LeFevre

What does your preparation process for an audition look like? What supplemental materials do you use to prepare? Do you tailor this...

Blurb: Ben Vasko

Finding and Embracing a Higher Ceiling Imperfections in our practice are a fork in the road. The run-down, overused path is that of...

Strength and Conditioning

A former mentor once told me that building endurance is going to hurt, “there’s no way around it.” Qualify this claim. What are some...

Blurb: Ramón Garavito, Jr.

How Middle School Band Prepared Me for a Career in Music It is easy to think of one’s career in terms of a professional resume, CV, or...

Audition Series #2: Staff Sergeant. Landres Bryant

What does your preparation process for an audition look like? What supplemental materials do you use to prepare? Do you tailor this...

TECS Book Club: Time Well Spent (Choice Novel)

This week, we will be discussing a book that pertains to an extra-musical hobby. We may feel guilty taking time off from the instrument,...

Audition Series #1: Dr. Joanna Ross Hersey

What does your preparation process for an audition look like? What supplemental materials do you use to prepare? Do you tailor this...

Keeping the Faith: How to Form and Commit to a Concept of Sound

How do you form a concept of sound? How can you be sure your concept of sound is “good” by any standard? (Image from theconversation.com)...

TECS Book Club: A Soprano on Her Head

Hello, We are excited to introduce the TECS Book Club! Each month, we will read a book and write a short response! Our first entry is...

'Ma'

In a 2002 interview with famed animator Hayao Miyazaki, Roger Ebert praised what he called “gratuitous motion": moments where the...