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    Trombone for the Holidays

    Top picks for holiday gifts. General Accessories:  Shar 3 in 1 Metronome and Tuner – An excellent clip-on device that can tune by vibration. Boss BR-80 Micro Br Digital Recorder – Portable multi-track recorder. Hercules Trombone Stand – A trombone stand that fits…

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    Riley and Mozart

    Two performances last week and both were challenges in endurance.  The first was Terry Riley’s In C with DICE (Dickinson Improvisation and Collaboration Ensemble), a new flexible-instrumentation group at the college, and Third Coast Percussion; the second was Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes…

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    Impediments to Progress: Holes and Loops

    David Waters, my professor in grad school, referred to deficiencies in technique as “holes.”  Just like a depression in your yard, the hole could be filled with the right tools and some hard work.  Others call them hurdles or obstacles.…