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Entries from February 28th, 2012

Lord Vader, the piccolos are approaching….

February 28th, 2012 · No Comments · Fun Stuff, Practice Records

Well this is just plain cool.   Before you have a look, here is the practice record for this week.  We have lots of good music to learn, so get to it…You never know when you might need to defend the Galactic empire with your flute performance!

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To be awesome and then something weird…

February 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Fun Stuff, Helpful Hints, Practice Records, Thoughts

Musicians see private lessons as a regular part of the equation for us to be the best at what we do.  Unfortunately, many people think of private lessons on their instrument like getting a math tutor – it is something they have to do because they fell behind and need to get caught up.  The truth [...]

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Great Show Everyone!

February 14th, 2012 · No Comments · performances, Practice Records, Thoughts

Wow – I loved everything about our concert last week.  I don’t just mean that you played well, I mean that you represented us well also.  You were focused, prepared, confident, and best of all, smiling.  All of those things are related – you were enjoying yourselves because you knew it was going to be [...]

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Concert Week!

February 7th, 2012 · No Comments · performances, Thoughts

It is CONCERT TIME!  I love the first concert of the year.  What you hear at home is only a little piece of the puzzle – it is not until we all learn our parts and gather on stage for the first time that you get to see the big picture.  The response from participants [...]

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