This past year, I started down the orchestra audition trail. I've learned a lot and gotten better for it. I'm not an expert but I wanted to share a few of those things. Lesson 1: You really do have to prepare that exhaustively. I always knew the level of preparation it took to succeed at an … Continue reading Auditioning
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Yoga for Musicians
As most musicians know, it’s important to have a moderately healthy lifestyle –being sick and/or injured is not a good way to make music. I’ve struggled with this since my freshman year of college, when I abruptly stopped exercising and started the college diet of pizza and ramen, and started having issues with hand/wrist pain … Continue reading Yoga for Musicians
Luciano Berio
This month (and year so far) I’ve been focusing on practicing, building consistent practice habits, finding exercises and a routine that keeps me at the top of my game technically, and also creatively. To that end, I’ve been playing Berio’s Sequenza I for solo flute. I find it extremely valuable to do some research about … Continue reading Luciano Berio
Improv Project – Day 11
Today, I improvised in the style of Mozart's GM flute concerto, Mvt. 2. I did something inspired by Mozart, using some of his themes, to try and get a better grip on what I'm working on. This is a interesting way to practice that puts me in the composer's shoes for a minute. It makes … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 11
Improv Project – Day 9
Continuing my exploration of rhythmic limitations, today I did an improv with a pulse. Rhythm is something that I personally have a hard time with so I'm taking my time playing around with these, pulse/no-pulse/other rhythmic parameters improvs. This is also particularly useful if you plan on playing jazz, as most is very rhythmically driven. If … Continue reading Improv Project – Day 9
Anne Dearth Maker 