I've been working like crazy on preparing music for the summer for my brass ensembles and my brass camp. I've got a very exciting program of music for my camp picked out, and I'm very excited to get the kids rolling on it. I'm really gonna push the kids this year to really own their parts. I am taking that approach across the board, really, because I feel like technically we just haven't had the confidence or the reliability when it comes to performance time. I've been focusing so much on tone, tuning, timing (which aren't really bad things to focus on) and not enough on technique. So it's time to do that. I'm excited for the results!
I have much more to write, but I gotta get to bed! Stay tuned!
Take care and value music.