November 29, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Random Monday: Murder, Fear and Barbies
- Children’s concerts
We musicians tend to toss these off as kiddie concerts. Julia Rose gives a few good thoughts on why we should pay more attention to this type of programming.
- A cuckholded Tromboncino
From Will Kimball we have the strange case of Bartolomeo Tromboncino – a passionate trombonist who murdered his wife and lover.
- Overcoming fear
We can learn a little from the Navy Seals on how to overcome stress during performances.
- Masterclass in Seoul
While on tour in Japan and Korea, Jesse McCormick gave a masterclass.
- Online tool for fund-raising
Mark Taylor discusses his fund-raising efforts – using RocketHub – to complete a new CD. He is trying to raise $1500 by December 16th.
- Horn professing as a calling
Lanette Lopez Compton gets a nice feature.
Random videos
A new video from Genghis Barbie – Janelle Monae’s “57821.”
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This video from Venezuela illustrates that English is not the only language for Frenched horns, as some people might claim.
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This is a simple technique I use a lot with beginning students. I call it “cat and mouse” for the little ones.
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