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Students have recently won positions in All-State Band, All-State Jazz Band, Winner of “Best in Center” at Iowa Solo and Ensemble Competition, as well as positions in several district and regional bands and jazz bands. Congratulations![ READ MORE ]
It’s official now. I will be the trombone instructor at the University of Iowa next year. It is a one year position while a search is being conducted for the full-time position. Kate and I are very excited at this opportunity![ READ MORE ]
One of the things I love most about time off from the normal grind is the time to do a relaxed warm up. When you aren’t trying to crunch your whole warm up into a thirty minute (or sometimes less!) block, you can take your time and allow your chops to get good and warm. [ READ MORE ]
I have been offered the position as Interim Instructor of Trombone at the University of Iowa. Dr. David Gier has become the Director of the School of music and will continue to teach graduate students and coach trombone quartets. My duties will include teaching undergraduate trombonists and dealing with the day-to-day. The formal title of [ READ MORE ]
Thanks to everyone that came out to my second DMA recital this week. The program was as follows: Enrique Crespo – Improvisation No. 1 Charles Small – Conversation John Stevens – Triangles Gustav Mahler – Songs of a Wayfarer Stjepan Sulek – Sonata Vox Gabrieli[ READ MORE ]
Today is the final of the DMA Comprehensive Exams. I am glad to be done with this part of the process. It has been good though. I have learned a lot and I have learned that there is a lot I did not know. I feel that this is the stuff I should have been [ READ MORE ]
I have spent the majority of the past week indoors and/or in bed or laying on the couch. Back injuries are awesome. False[ READ MORE ]
This is a minor upgrade, but I recently swapped out the plastic linkages on my Edwards Axial-Flow Valve for the metal linkages now offered on www.edwards-instruments.com. So far, they are quieter and more smooth. I think i will go through oil MUCH quicker though[ READ MORE ]
Kate and I spent some time taking some new bio pictures. This is my favorite from the bunch. What do you think[ READ MORE ]
Herniated/ruptured/bulged disks. Whatever you want to call them, they are messed up. This is the third time this year that I have had the disks bulge. Each time it puts me out of commission for around a week, if not more. This time was pretty inopportune. Doctoral Comprehensive exams are less than a month away [ READ MORE ]
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