Sectionals

Reeds. Some of you are already screaming in horror. Volumes have been written on selecting, adjusting and caring for reeds. There are volumes written on making your own. Let’s do away with some misinformation and provide a few quick tips.

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Key Fluency

If you are like most reasonably accomplished students (and some professionals), you have seven to eight key signatures that you are reasonably comfortable with and four to five that are murky. Developing key fluency will do wonders for your musical confidence and competence. It’s not as hard as you think! Simply devoting a few minutes a day to the task will lead to significant progress over the course of a year.

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GE Demystified

The scores have been tallied and winners announced for WGI Indoor Percussion. But what were some of the key factors that determined those outcomes? The WGI Percussion General Effect (GE) sheet considers “communication” and “entertainment.” What do they mean in the context of competition?

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Aim for 100

Picking up rifle for the first time? Here are some tips for getting started. Right and Left Hand Spins (also called “Butt Spins” or “Slap Spins”) are difficult. You may struggle for what feels like weeks to get more than a few consecutives, but one day it will just “click.”

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