Random Monday: A Mother’s Story, Inside Looks and Legends
- A mother’s story with her daughter
She wanted to audition for French horn in the symphony connected with the college. She knew she wasn’t good enough yet so she wanted an opportunity to get better. We decided the best way for her to increase in skill for the French horn was to go back to the same home school band. This time she knew why she was there, she was aware of her own habits of trying to get approval and attention, and she had put them to death.
Not only that, but she easily saw through the activity of others as they sought to gain approval and attention for themselves—youth and teens being busy at forming and shaping their false personalities. She also found there the pressure to become something different than the path she was on. She clearly recognized it and was not swayed at all.
- Photos on Flickr
On an isolated road and horn players in a pit.
- Julia Rose’s practice space
Like she commented on my practice space article, it’s like looking inside someone’s medicine cabinet. Take a look!
- Newlyweds play a concert
A nice article on Steve and Julie Gross.
- Hawaii 5-0?
Meet the Hawaii Five.
- A shift in the orchestra world?
An article at Freep.com asks if the situations in Detroit and Memphis are a trend.
Random videos
An audio-only story about legendary Chicago Symphony trumpet player Bud Herseth.
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James Boldin spreads the cool idea of recording All-State etudes on YouTube.
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John Laughton (Clarinet) and Tomoko Kanamaru (Piano) and Howard Wall (French Horn, NY Philharmonic) playing the Kahn Serenade. This composition is new to me.
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