by Keiichi Kurokawa | Mar 28, 2023 | Learn |
Preface After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, I finally get to present my score analysis of this year’s set piece for the Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation (Secondary School Level) – Tanah di Bawah Angin – quick march for concert band, from... 
by Editor | Dec 6, 2022 | Learn |
Written by Dr. Edwin C. Kruth Reprinted from the winter 1991 LeBlanc Bell A Simple Caveat to the Inexperienced Teacher: Teach what you know! Teach what you know – it’s a seemingly ridiculous statement, a needless admonition, almost insulting. Too... 
by Editor | Sep 9, 2022 | Learn |
Written by Phillip O. Paglialonga Republished in 2010 with permission from Conn Selmer Keynotes Magazine The secret to a good performance rests in a good reed Reeds are made from a specific type of cane known as Arundo donax. Traditionally this cane is grown in the... 
by Editor | Sep 7, 2022 | Learn |
Written by Clark W Fobes Republished in 2010 with Permission from Conn Selmer Keynotes Magazine Proper intonation for young students is a problem that is very often ignored in the hopes that “it will eventually get better”. I believe that good intonation... 
by Editor | Aug 31, 2022 | Learn |
Written by Robert C. Rawlins Republished in 2010 with permission from Conn-Selmer Keynotes Magazine Young instrumentalists should learn to sing so they can learn to hear “You mean I have to sing?” I hear this question time after time when administering... 
by Editor | Aug 26, 2022 | Learn |
Written by David Branson Originally published in 2012 with permission from Conn-Selmer Keynotes Magazine The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. ‘The great teacher inspires.’ – William Arthur Ward... 
by Editor | May 11, 2022 | Learn |
Written by Dr Tim Lautzenheiser Originally published in 2010 with permission from Conn-Selmer Keynotes Magazine Having always been a fan of words-of-wisdom, notable quotes, inspirational road signs, etc., it is interesting to observe how our mind reframes this-or-that... 
by Editor | May 5, 2022 | Learn |
Written by Philip Farkas Originally published in 2010 with permission from Conn-Selmer Keynotes Magazine It is often said that the string instruments are, because of their tone quality, the easiest to listen to for long periods of time without tiring. This is... 
by Editor | Apr 28, 2022 | Learn |
Written by Dr Edwin C. Kruth Originally published in 2010 with permission from Conn-Selmer Keynotes Magazine Over a period of years, I have had many opportunities to study young clarinetists, both beginning and advanced. I have observed a number of common faults,... 
by Seow Yibin | Oct 16, 2020 | Learn |
“Stop using junk music that sounds like every other junk piece. There’s an awful lot of music out there called educational music, but it’s not really educational at all.” ~ The Instrumentalist, 1990 “What we need fewer of are the self-styled experts who think their...