Archive for the ‘College/University Teaching’ Category
Recital Preparation
Posted by: tyonce on: December 2, 2011
Preparing for a recital can be a daunting process. If you’ve ever given a recital before, you’ve discovered that there’s more to the process than just learning the music. You often collaborate with a pianist or other chamber music partners. You perform in a space that might differ significantly from your usual practice room, acoustically [...]
Expression and Enjoyment
Posted by: jdunnavant on: November 10, 2011
- In: Band | College/University Teaching | Flute | Music Business | Oboe | Singing | Uncategorized
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Today was a gray, wet, windy, chilly day. It was miserable, and as someone who’s lived through lots of winters in Nashville, I know that it’s likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. The traffic was heavy and all the stoplights were red. And I was clumsy all day–I dropped 130 graded tests on [...]
Tuning
Posted by: bwalters on: November 4, 2011
Playing in tune is something that I am very passionate about. I am sure that most musicians feel the same way as who would want to play out of tune?! For many of us it is not a question wanting to improve, but rather a question of how to improve, and finding tools and techniques [...]
Practice tips
Posted by: tyonce on: November 1, 2011
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The following was a result of a handout I put together for a workshop. More detailed information can be found about these topics on my personal website located at www.tammyevansyonce.com. Establish a solid practice schedule: Actually block off time in your schedule designated specifically for practicing. Avoid using it for lunch, socializing, homework, errands, sleeping, [...]
Responsibility 101
Posted by: jdunnavant on: October 6, 2011
We’re getting into the whiny part of the semester. We’re just about halfway through, and all my students’ classes seem to be ramping up in terms of workload and expectations. I’ve been teaching music appreciation-type classes for six years now, and every semester is the same in this respect. I get ten or twelve emails every [...]
Teaching non-music majors
Posted by: tyonce on: August 22, 2011
It seems that, as young faculty members, the task of teaching non-music majors falls to us. My first college teaching gig wasn’t teaching applied flute (even though I have three degrees in the subject) – it was teaching music appreciation. It’s a real eye-opener to go from a graduate program, taking upper-level musicology seminars, to [...]
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Paula Brusky - Bassoonist, injury prevention expert, professor, founding director of BCMCC. |
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Alexis Del Palazzo - Flutist, contemporary music enthusiast, musician wellness expert. |
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Jessica Dunnavant - Flutist, professor, early music enthusiast. |
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Diane Haslam - Singer, professor, writer. |
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Stephanie Henke - Oboist, DMA student. |
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Alexandra Monchick - Professor, musicologist, flutist. |
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Bart Walters - Jazz and classical saxophonist, popular music expert, former Army musician. |
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Tammy Evans Yonce - Flutist, professor, chamber and orchestral musician, contemporary music fan. |