Sectionals

Your sound. It is what distinguishes you from all the other clarinetists. How would you describe it? Believe it or not, even if you’ve been playing for a short time, you already have a clarinet sound in mind. You’ve subconsciously picked it up just by listening to other players. And the more you listen, the more your sound will take shape.

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Summer Reading

Summer’s coming—don’t slough off! Having something new to practice could be just the thing to draw you to the practice room. Here is a list of brass etude books.

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Performance Prowess

In the indoor percussion season, non-drumming performance qualities are often just as important as your drumming qualities. In other words, how you move, act, connect with the crowd and portray a character is immensely important and only growing.

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The Summer Insurance Policy

Let’s face it: In the activity of color guard, it all boils down to good, solid technique. When mastering this technique, summer training is the best insurance policy to invest in. I guess performers can consider it a sort of “pay it forward” concept.

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