There are many skills, techniques, strategies etc. that the music "gurus" will say if you try this you will be a great musician. Of course you all being bright, intelligent and mature know this is just not true. Becoming a great musician though is a lot about "living with" your instrument, whatever that instrument may be and about "living with" the repertoire, whatever that may be. You will find story after sotry found in autobiographies of musicians who play for hours. I really believe that "pl… Continue

It occurs to me that this is a topic that is not often discussed. I offer some of the techniques taught in score study as possible suggestions and reccomendations. Most of us begin to learn a new piece by playing through it. I think learning a piece of music shoudl actually start with reading it as you would a book. Learn the form first.
Form: Are there repeats? Where are they located and what exactly do they repeat?
Is there a D.S.; D.C; Coda, etc. Is a D.S., where exactly is the sign. If an al… Continue

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The CC Septet features the creative talents of Larry Neumann (alto), Paul Peterson (tenor), Scott Snyder (trumpet), Ralph Brindle (trombone), Tim Lackas (piano), Greg Stinson (bass) and Brett Smith (drums).