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Brass Advantage with Wayne Downey |
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Written by Wayne Downey
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 |
 Welcome back to the land of “All Things Brass.” This installment of Brass Advantage is “Part Two” of an article written by Mr. Marty Erickson (a fabulous musician, tuba player and a world-class teacher) that was written for both music educators and tuba players seeking advice and counsel from a professional tuba player to improve their performance qualities. This installment includes:
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1st-Ever Beyond Tribute / NYC Veterans Day Parade of Pride Band Performance |
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Written by Melinda Marinoff, Official Marching Band Sponsor, New York City Veterans Day Parade
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Thursday, 08 October 2009 |
In a first-of-its-kind salute to the millions of men and women who have served America past and present as members of the various military branches, nearly 1,000 high school musicians from across the country will demonstrate their own patriotic spirit and commitment to service in the “Beyond Tribute / NYC Veterans Day Parade of Pride” concert on Tuesday, November 10 in New York City.
In the pre-Veterans Day morning concert in the world-famous Times Square, the students will perform a medley of patriotic anthems to remind the nation that the holiday is more than a day off from school and a great day for mall shopping. Rather, it is a day to honor the sacrifices made by the members of the Armed Services in the name of freedom and democratic ideals. |
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Brass Advantage with Wayne Downey |
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Written by Wayne Downey
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Monday, 18 May 2009 |
Welcome back to the land of “All Things Brass.” This installment of Brass Advantage was written for music teachers faced with the daunting task of choosing students to switch to tuba to facilitate the orchestration of their band as well as tuba players seeking advice and counsel from a professional tuba player to improve their performance qualities.
Written by Mr. Marty Erickson who is both a fabulous musician (tuba player) and a world-class teacher, this installment includes:
“Raising The Titanic”– Transferring students to the Titanic tuba
A) Which Students Do I Switch To Tuba
B) Practical Concepts for Teaching and Playing Tuba
C) Choosing a Tuba Mouthpiece |
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Las Vegas Marching Arts And Local Lions Clubs Team Up |
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Written by RAndy Warner, Las Vegas Marching Arts
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Sunday, 01 March 2009 |
Las Vegas Marching Arts, Inc. a Nevada Corporation has teamed up with area Lions Clubs said Randy N. Warner, Executive Director.
Striving for excellence, Las Vegas Marching Arts is beginning the process of taking the Southern Nevada Marching Honor Band to the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena for 2011. This includes a filmed application due no later than June 1, 2009.
“We are holding auditions for students in all Southern Nevada schools on March 28, 2009 at Mojave HS from 9a – 3p in hopes of getting 200+ interested musicians,’’ Warner says. “We have 13 HS band directors offering to assist with instruction, facilities for rehearsal and all that goes along with this endeavor and want to make sure that all private schools and home schooled students are aware of this opportunity as well” |
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Dynamic Marching - "Posture Checklist - Marine style" |
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Written by Jeff Young
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Monday, 09 February 2009 |
 Earlier this year I was asked by a friend of mine at The Band Hall to help set up a marching style guide for the brand new Music City Drum & Bugle Corps in Nashville, TN. We started discussing what the goal of their visual identity was going to be and he told me that the overall look and feel of the group (including the uniform) will be based on the look of the United States Marine Corps. Soon thereafter, I started doing some research on how the Marines stand at “attention”. |
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Halftime Magazine 2008 Top Ten Marching Moments |
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Written by Eddie Carden, Halftime Magazine
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Saturday, 14 February 2009 |
Halftime Magazine invites you to nominate the Top Ten Marching Moments of 2008! Visit http://halftimemag.com/articles/web-exclusives/web-features/2008s-top-10-marching-moments.html to make your opinion heard. Please link to the site, and feel free to pass on this message to all your friends.
The Top Ten Marching Moments will be printed in the March/April 2008 issue as well as online. Balloting will be open until February 28th, so please click the link above and let us know your Top Ten! |
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Hit ABC Show Looking For Marching Band Families |
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Written by Gaby Wilson, Casting Producer, Wife Swap
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Saturday, 14 February 2009 |
My name is Gaby Wilson. I'm a Casting Producer for ABC's Primetime show, "Wife Swap." We're currently into our fifth season at the moment and we're looking for one-of-a-kind families with plenty of personality.
Specifically, we're looking for families that love marching in the band!! Do your kids live in their Dinkles? Are you the president of the band boosters? Does your life revolve around band competitions? If you've always thought your family was meant for TV, I want to hear from you! In addition, please feel free to forward this email on to any families you think would be interested in taking part in this once-in-a-lifetime experience. |
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Brass Advantage with Wayne Downey |
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Written by Wayne Downey
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Monday, 26 January 2009 |
Welcome back to the land of “All Things Brass.” This installment of Brass Advantage delves into an all-important musical technique that is a must for both amateur and professional musicians to better understand and incorporate into their performances, “Vibrato.”
Vibrato is a musical effect, produced in singing and on musical instruments by a regular pulsating change of pitch, and is used to add expression and vocal-like qualities to instrumental music. Vibrato can be characterized by the amount of pitch variation ("depth of vibrato") and speed with which the pitch is varied ("speed of vibrato"). |
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