Mouthpiece Routine
Publications
Lasagna for two trombones
I met Dan Watt at the International Trombone Festival, and then later we found out through social media that we share a birthday, and that our birthday also happens to be Nati…
Publications
Lasagna for two trombones
I met Dan Watt at the International Trombone Festival, and then later we found out through social media that we share a birthday, and that our birthday also happens to be Nati…
Publications
Stars and Stripes (Brass Quintet + friends)
The DeKalb Municipal Band’s summer concerts were, like everyone else’s, cancelled due to COVID19 concerns. They decided to hold a Facebook live stream in place of their first …
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Ear Training Games
I am excited to announce my latest software project, eartraininggames.com. This site reimagines standard aural skills exercises …
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Mouthpiece routine on YouTube
Because it is becoming increasingly cumbersome to add arbitrary audio files to your phone without downloading them from Apple or Google, I’ve uploaded my
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Introducing the F attachment and 4th valve
At this year’s Texas Music Educators Association convention, I presented a clinic designed for band directors who do not play low brass but need to teach these instruments. Several times when I have g…
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College-level lessons
When I started college as a music major, I was worried that I was very far behind my peers. All of my friends knew so much about things I had no experience with. They co…
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Jazz Pedagogy for Classical Repertoire
At this year’s International Trombone Festival, I presented a lecture entitled “Jazz Pedagogy for Classical Repertoire.” In this session, I tried to highlight some of the concepts that I’ve noticed …