by Seow Yibin | Apr 1, 2019 | Learn |
Difficulty of musical performance “That’s enough. One by one”, I barked. It was an atmosphere too familiar. My students brought up their instruments and started playing the first 5 notes printed on their music for me. As my finger went down the row rapidly, I barked... 
by Editor | Sep 17, 2017 | Featured |
Music Ensembles: Many Possibilities The majority of instrumental players started their music journey playing in school bands, wind ensembles and/or orchestras. One of the main differences between playing in a typical band and a chamber ensemble is in the scoring of... 
by Editor | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured |
While most people prefer to stay home over the weekends, members of West Winds come together on Sunday afternoons at Bukit Batok Community Club to make music. This tradition has been going on for at least two decades, ever since the group was established in 1993. The... 
by Editor | Jun 3, 2016 | Interviews |
Rodney Winther is Professor Emeritus of Music and recently retired after fourteen years (1997-2011) as Director of Wind Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His duties at CCM included conducting the Wind... 
by Editor | Feb 25, 2016 | Interviews |
Benjamin Yeo is a Singaporean composer who is internationally notable for his original wind band works. As a band enthusiast, Benjamin started writing and arranging music for wind bands and ensembles at the age of fifteen. His works have since been performed in both... 
by Seow Yibin | Feb 17, 2016 | Learn |
10 most memorable stuffs about being an untalented bandsman in a band during secondary school that only untalented people from there will understand[1] The rehearsal time is largely occupied by rehearsing you. Your name is mentioned when music goes bad, whether or not... 
by Tim Lautzenheiser | Jan 20, 2016 | Learn |
[blockquote author=”Charles DuBois” pull=”normal”]The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become[/blockquote] If we were fortunate, we all had some teachers who were able to touch... 
by Seow Yibin | Dec 31, 2015 | Learn |
On creating a wholesome program I approach this topic with fear. The more I reflect on this topic, the more I find that the methodology of rehearsal cannot be divorced from the rationale of rehearsal. Through a conductor’s rehearsal, the way he thinks about music will... 
by Seow Yibin | Sep 28, 2015 | Learn |
A brief exploration of Wind band music in a Singapore context [blockquote author=”” ]Art in our society has become perverted to such a degree that not only has bad art come to be considered good, but even the very notion of what art is has been lost, so... 
by Editor | Dec 12, 2014 | Learn |
Anita Collins wants you to know that when you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? Anita Collins explains...