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Warm-ups That Work This set of warm-up books for band includes dozens of chorales, technical exercises, major and minor scales, percussion rudiment training and much more. Download Free Sample (Eb-Bb Scales) Purchase Full Product

I. Embouchure A good embouchure allows a clarinetist to produce a good sound, with correct intonation, with any articulation, in any register, without a noticeable embouchure change. (See Example 1). A. Teach specifics - insist on “rightness” Lower lip over lower teeth. Feel teeth 1/2 way between the “pink” line and “wet” line. Mouthpiece between 1/4” and 1/2” in the mouth...

by Hanson, arranged Garland Album Title: The Northshore Concert Band: The Paynter Years Recording: Northshore Concert Band Conductor: John P. Paynter Publisher: Brewster 4-4106-2                 Purchase CD OLD COMRADES: a classic CD revisited The Northshore Concert Band has been active for sixty years and John Paynter was the founder and conductor from 1957 to 1995. This fine adult...

by Jay Bocook Album Title: REFORMATION 500: GRACE FOR ALL NATIONS Recording: Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony; Concordia-Chicago Kapelle; Senior Choir of Grace Lutheran Church and School Conductors: Richard R. Fischer; Charles P. Brown; Michael D. Costello Publisher: MARK Masters 52742-MCD  Purchase CD The heavenly sounds of the Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony herald the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation. As in previous...

by David Maslanka Album Title: HYMN FOR WORLD PEACE: THE MUSIC OF DAVID MASLANKA VOLUME 3 Recording: Utah Wind Symphony Conductor: Scott Hagen Soloist: Adam Frey-euphonium Publisher: MARK Masters 52293-MCD  Purchase CD Note: This recording was dedicated to the composer's wife who passed away last July. David Maslanka succumbed to colon cancer a month later The five compositions recorded on this excellent CD are rather unique...

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Album Title: MOZART SERENADE NO. 10 "GRAN PARTITA"  Recording: London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble Conductor: Lorenzo Iosco  Publisher: LSO Live SACD LSO5075           Purchase CD This legendary composition by Mozart doesn't need any introduction to orchestra and wind ensemble players. This masterwork for a dozen wind players plus string bass (or contrabassoon) is a historic seven-movement composition for a...

A special award of The John Philip Sousa Foundation Adam Wilke is the Director of Bands at James Logan High School in Union City, California. He has held this position for the past 6 years. Wilke Received his BA from Cal State, his MA from Cal State- Fresno and is currently DMA (ABD) with Boston University. Before he arrived in Union City Wilke served...

This Novos Radio/TV program features composer, Jan Van der Roost. It includes an interview and musical selections from Western International Band Clinic and the American Band College, where he frequently appears as a guest conductor/composer.

This Novos Radio/TV program features composer  Johan de Meij with an interview from 2005

Just a few pics from WIBC 2017, the 39th Western International Band Clinic, held in Seattle, Washington in November. See More