Have you ever wanted to improve your ability to recognize notes within a chord? be able to hear a chord and distinguish its name and function? spend some quality time relaxing in an easy chair? block out the noise, stress and commotion of your daily lives? leave the noise and…
These posts are written by: Bruce Chidester
Different Forms Of Teaching
So, why don’t we jump right in and begin our quest for that perfect job that you are looking for in music. Different forms of teaching College/University- Teaching at the University or College level can be very satisfying for you are usually working with focused and dedicated students. Working with…
Are You Thinking About A Career In Music?
Having a full time job in music is very appealing to many young people. They view their local band director as a leader in the community who apparently enjoys his/her position and is content getting up early every morning and going to work. Or, the young person sees an entertainer…
When Things Go Wrong They Can Go “Very Wrong”!
WARNING ! If you have perfect pitch, do not listen to more than the first 20 seconds for it will make you ill, as it did me. Yesterday, I was working as usual; composing/ arranging music for various ensembles when for no apparent reason, this happened. Listen at your own…
You Should Never Breath Through Your Nose…unless.
How many times we have heard this mantra about inhaling before playing a note on a brass instrument? Until recently, I have been one of those practitioners. Lately I have begun to waver in my staunch attitude towards this practice. Now before you get all hot and bothered and start…
Additional Information on the Wind Wynder Product
After discovering and testing the Wind Wynder product, it is now time to give you some additional information on its origin, design, manufacturing and distribution. The Wind Wynder concept and creation was the brain child of Mary Tolokan and her fellow inventor Rajean. Mary’s musical background includes thirty years of…
Product Report- Wind Wynder
Our last post introduced many of you to something I ran across on the web a couple weeks ago and wanted more information about. Once mine arrived, I decided to immediately attach it to my music stand and begin using it every day. I will describe the unit itself a…
The “Wind Wynder”- what a great idea!
Just when you thought that nothing new has been invented to make life easier for a musician, along comes a new idea to make life easier for the musician! I recently ran across this novel and brilliant idea for making pages stay on your music stand during an outside, windy…
Today is September 11 and we again are faced with disasters and uncertain times.
JUCHITÁN DE ZARAGOZA, Mexico — Thousands of homes in this city were severely damaged. Half of the 19th-century city hall, with its 30 arches, collapsed. The main hospital here was so devastated that staff members evacuated patients to an empty lot and worked by the light of their cellphones. By…
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