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Orchestra 101: Overtime, Young Conductors, and the Temperature Clause

PUBLISHED: November 17, 2009, John Ericson

Another big pet peeve in amateur/school settings are services, especially rehearsals, running long. They run long because conductors have the luxury of not using their time efficiently; there is no financial consequence to the organization if they run long. Any time a rehearsal or concert that exceeds 2 ½ hours not excluded specifically already (such [...]

Seasonal Intonation Issues

PUBLISHED: October 7, 2009, John Ericson

The seasons are changing. One thing I have seen little remarked upon but something to keep in the back of your mind is that when playing a brass instrument in a cold location your instrument will play flatter than in a warm location with the slides set the same. With the change of seasons your [...]

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