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Posted by JaneMc in articles
September 1, 2010 at 3:05 PM
thanks for the great post. after reading your post i thinking about my own relation ship with our company marketing director. There a lot of thing that i am going to change. Thanks for the great article again ;)
Posted by farleyhoffman in articles
July 6, 2010 at 10:03 PM
I like this article, thanks!
Posted by dmarsh92 in articles
June 21, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Hi!
I need help on how to recover from my injury. I got it about a month and a half ago from a festival band. Since then I havent been able to take a serious break because of rehearsals and concerts. At this point my embouchure is pretty bad, to the point that air is leaking out between my corners and my embouchure. My range, which went up and a above a high c is now only up to an a flat. It also feels like I have a small indentation on the left side of my embouchure, probably from too much mouthpiece pressure. I know I need to equalize the mouthpiece on my lip, but I don't know what to do to get back into playing shape. I'm going to college next year for horn, and I'm terrified of having to start in the shape that I'm in. PLEASE help me.
Article: Embouchure Overuse Syndrome in Brass Players (click to view in context)
Posted by zamolxis in articles
April 16, 2010 at 9:55 AM
The reference to in-ear headphones is completely misinterpreted. On the contrary, in-ear noise isolating headphones are generally recommended by most studies, including Fligor's who concluded that users tend to exceed much less the recommended levels when using in-ear noise isolating headphones. In-ear headphones are more dangerous only if you listen at loud volume levels, but the purpose of noise-isolating headphones is completely the opposite: to allow users to turn down the volume and actually listen at safer volume levels than with normal headphones!
Even the article you mentioned says in fact:
"Five Ways to Save Your Ears
3. Get better headphones: Those that shut out external noise allow you to turn down the tunes. In-ear phones like Etymotic's ER6 ($139) and Shure's E4C ($299) go deep into the ear canal to block pretty much all outside noise".
And at http://www.physorg.com/news80304823.html :
"In a separate study to be presented at the conference, Fligor and Ives observed the listening habits of 100 doctoral students listening to iPods through earphones. When the students were in a quiet environment, they found that only 6 percent of them turned their players to risky sound levels. When in a noisy environment, a dramatically higher 80% of the students listened to the music at risky levels. When they used an "in-the-ear" earphone designed to block out background noise, only 20 percent exceeded sound levels considered to be risky. This suggests, Fligor says, that seeking out quiet environments and using "isolator" earphones designed to block out background noise help listeners avoid the tendency to play music at sound levels that can pose risks to their hearing."
Posted by crismassine in orchestra spotlight
April 14, 2010 at 5:02 PM
... indefatiguable CARUTHERS...took us with her to the last day of the tour.
Orchestra Spotlight: National Symphony in West Virginia (click to view in context)
Posted by crismassine in orchestra spotlight
April 11, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Glad that there was no slip & fall on the steep stairway or, lock-ins in the ladies' room.
Orchestra Spotlight: National Symphony in West Virginia (click to view in context)
Posted by crismassine in orchestra spotlight
April 10, 2010 at 5:44 PM
"I found myself wishing we had a program of several shorter pieces for this audience. An entire Mozart symphony followed by an entire Dvorak symphony might be asking a lot from an audience that's not used to classical concerts." - - Agree. Maybe... Overture, The Marriage of Figaro?
Orchestra Spotlight: National Symphony in West Virginia (click to view in context)
Posted by crismassine in orchestra spotlight
April 9, 2010 at 9:18 PM
[we love Prague] . . . Seems like the students will mull over CARUTHERS' words . . .
Orchestra Spotlight: National Symphony in West Virginia (click to view in context)
Posted by crismassine in orchestra spotlight
April 9, 2010 at 12:25 PM
CARUTHERS is tireless...for those of us who are stranded in D.C.
Orchestra Spotlight: National Symphony in West Virginia (click to view in context)
Posted by jlfredericks in articles
February 14, 2010 at 10:24 PM
I just talked to Priscilla Stevens last week and was shocked to learn of Milt's death. I had the priviledge of knowing Milt, first as my late husband, Dale Fredericks' teacher and friend. Later, we both played with The Christian Performing Arts Orchestra, when Milt conducted for a Kennedy Center performance of Resphigi's "Ancient Airs and Dances."
The violin part is challenging, and I remember Milt rehearsing the strings in the most loving, gentle and respectful way of, probably, any conductor I've ever played under. When we repeatedly butchered some of the more rhythmic passages, the only thing Milt said, so empathetically, was, "too bad", and we tried again. Having played under some, shall we say, difficult conductors, I'll never forget playing for Milt. His example is an inspiration to me in my own teaching to this day.
When Dale was tragically murdered in a carjacking, on June 11, 1993, coming home from the Friday night parade at Marine Barracks in SE Washington, DC, Milt was the one who called the area trombonists to play for the funeral. The players he organized were magnificent in their glorious musical tribute to Dale.
Milt was extremely helpful to me, later, as I struggled to decide what to do with Dale's music, mouthpieces, instruments, mutes, cases, etc. As shocking as Dale's death was, and still is to me, I was again shocked to learn that Milt died, also, so unexpectedly and prematurely. They are both greatly missed.
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