What do you do when you’re not in the mood to write an ezine? Write about what you do when you don’t feel like practicing! I Negotiate I start out by talking to myself. “If you get your horn out, you can play anything you want. You don’t have to do longtones or scales. You [...]
All posts for the month April, 2010
What Do You Do When…
Posted by Mary Ellen on April 27, 2010
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2010/04/27/what-do-you-do-when/
Sonata Improv Recital Is A Success
This past Sunday, my students and I performed Bach, Handel, Beethoven, and Louis Prima. And we added some improvisation to each piece. Held in the intimate Tabor Space Commons in Southeast Portland, our audience enjoyed performances of Für Elise, Jump, Jive & Wail, Telemann Fantasies, and more. You can view the complete program and listen [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on April 27, 2010
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2010/04/27/sonata-improv-recital-is-a-success/
How To Turn Fear On Its Ear
How To Turn Fear On Its Ear When stage fright rears its head, rise above it with this easy, anyone-can-do-it remedy. Stage fright. Just thinking about performing gets many musicians tied up in knots, fretting and worrying about their interpretation of the music. You’ve practiced and practiced. You’ve learned the new skills for this piece [...]
Posted by Mary Ellen on April 13, 2010
http://gracenotesmusic.org/blog/2010/04/13/how-to-turn-fear-on-its-ear/