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Followup to Systems View of Music Education

More on preparing for the real world. Since posting a blog on applying an electronics education model to music performance education, I have found several...

A Systems View of Music Performance Education (II)

Continuing from Part I. While working as a temp at a technology education center this summer, I worked with their goals and rationale of their...

A Systems View of Music Performance Education (I)

Could a technology model work for a music performance education? Last summer I worked in a temporary position developing a web site "in-house" for an...

Tough Love and Hard Knocks

It's a cruel world - does that merit cruel teaching methods? I have had my share of great coaches and teachers. They were mentors who...

Alternative Hand Positions for Beginners

Compromised right hand positions In my experience as a substitute band and orchestra teacher in the Phoenix area, I see a huge shortage of student...

On Learning the B-flat Horn Fingerings with Louis Stout

A topic that has come up in several lessons recently is that of learning B-flat horn alternate fingerings in the middle register where I...