The Think System
by Kirk Lundbeck In Meredith Wilson’s musical “The Music Man” Professor Harold Hill taught River City’s children the “Think System.” “Think the notes and just play the notes,” according to Continue Reading →
Trouble With Auditions
by Michael Becker I walked on stage feeling confident: Mozart Requiem, Bolero, The Ride. These are excerpts that I feel good about and confident that I can sound great on. Continue Reading →
Take Me To Your Leader
Lets talk about conductors this month. OH BOY! What a subject. Where do we begin? I’ve played for a multitude of conductors as I’m sure many of you have, from Continue Reading →
Something You Can Count On
How do you count rests? 1,2,3,4, 2,2,3,4, 3,2,3,4? When I was in high school one of the books I read about music had an interesting thought about counting rests. I Continue Reading →
Opposites Attract
I want to say a few words about the difference between playing soft and playing loud. In a certain way, although the basics of producing sound is the same, there Continue Reading →