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Category Archives: Band
From my Bucket List: Small Ensemble Musings
“As good as I am, I’m nothing without my band.” ~ Steven Tyler I was thinking about some of the things on my bucket list, most of them job, family and music related. I am not brave enough to share … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Band Management, Big Band, Bucket List, Hobbies, Jazz, Music, Sax Quartet, Seattle, WCB, YouTube
Tagged Dissonance, ensembles, professor gadget sax quartet, woodinville community band
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My kind of music, Jazz is
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.” ~ Abraham Maslow With my new job and extended commute, I am practicing less. I need to … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Big Band, Commuting, Entertainment, Family, Getting a Job, Gigs, Jazz, YouTube
Tagged Basie, Microsoft Jazz Band, Switch in Time
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Microsoft Jazz Band Vocalists ~ 2011
I wanna give a shout out to the fab vocalists for the Microsoft Jazz Band 2011 season. The crowds loved them, danced to them, and couldn’t get enough. Much of the standard Jazz repertoire was written for the voice and … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Band Management, Erotic, Female vocalists, Jazz, Microsoft, Saxophone, Swing Dancers, Vocalist
Tagged "Microsoft Jazz Band" Seattle
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New Year Projects 2012 ~ Milk Hill Crop Circles
Viewing one of the Milk Hill crop circles I muse, what will be your big project this year? This photo is from a blogger I follow (but who has not been active for a number of years) called “The Serpent”. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Band, Community, Everyday Science, God, Hobbies, Music, Music Instruments, Photograph, Religon
Tagged big band, Crop Circles, Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra, Milk Hill, new year, passion
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Why Don’t You Do Right?
Suzy and I spent a couple of months of practice and five weekend daze doing this year’s production of “In the Mood” with the Sky Notes Orchestra. How much fun is that! Suzy covered tenor sax and clarinet and I … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Big Band, Community, Gigs, Holiday, Jazz, Music Instruments, Theater, Vintage
Tagged Kansas Joe McCoy, Sky Notes Orchestra, Why Don't You Do Right
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Public Domain Band Music
I recently discovered the BandMusic PDF Library. It contains musical gems from the time of Gilmore, Sousa, Pryor, Liberati, Goldman, Reeves and other professional bands that were wildly popular in their day. In addition to touring the country, performing in … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Band Management, Community, library, Music
Tagged Band music, free music, Gilmore, Goldman, Liberati, PDF, Reeves, Sousa
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Introducing Tone Deaf ~ Dissection of a Band Director
Many of the band teachers I know have found this comic series called Tone Deaf by John Bogenshutz. But of those who haven’t … enjoy. John’s day job is with John Bogenschutz Music which provides affordable and quality custom arrangements … Continue reading
Posted in Band, Band Management, Education, Humor, Music, Music Instruments
Tagged Bogenschutz, Tone Deaf
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I’d Love to Change the World
Ten Years After ~ A Space in Time
The Bis Key Chronicles 