Facebook occasionally yields some good resources. This morning I found this post linking to the blog, Talking Trumpet, with Wynton Marsalis’s “12 Rules of Practice.” The post also advertises two books which are FREE for Amazon Kindle through Monday, January 18 (an additional book was available only through January 15). The list is practical and sensible, and worth sharing as well with your students. And who can say no to free books?

Monday’s rehearsal is the last at TMH until February 8. We are now confirmed at White Plains High School for January 25 and February 1. Bill Tonissen and the other music WPHS faculty have been very helpful and welcoming. I’ll send directions next week. There’s plenty of parking, and the school is right off of I-287 in White Plains at Bryant Avenue.

On Monday, we’ll dig a little more into the second “Valley” section of the Mackey (at letter “O” to the end), and continue work on the Tull (please be prepared with those WW and brass fanfares). We’ll add the complete percussion section for the Williams Sinfonians (thanks again, Liz Day, for helping us find the bass drum part!), and do some detailed work on all three movements of the Holst.

Looking ahead, if you’re looking for a summer conducting workshop, Emily Threinen will be hosting her Wind Conducting and Teaching Workshop again at Temple University, July 11-15, and she’s invited me back again as a clinician. Gene Corporan is the guest clinician this year, which will make for an amazing experience for all of us. Click here for more information & registration details. Mislav attended last year and can speak about the experience, from a participant’s perspective.

Enjoy your weekend, see you Monday!