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Joke of the Day: Drowning bassists

Mark — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:22:26 +0000

As a bassist, I find bass jokes particularly funny. That's because they're talking about those other bassists, of course. So, in honor of all those other bassists... ;-)

Music training boosts learning

Mark — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:12:20 +0000

This study has gotten a lot of coverage lately, and at the risk of "piling on", I wanted to offer a few tidbits that seem to be missing from the discussion.

We’ve been busy!

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:25:18 +0000

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Learn music and learn everything better

Mark — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:49:09 +0000

Let's reach into the news pile and check out something that ought to make anyone who plays an instrument feel just a bit smarter.

Quote of the Day: Author Unknown

Mark — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:52:55 +0000

Although it has no attribution, this quote was too good not to share.

Take in the Music

Mark — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:20:03 +0000

As I type this, we’re at an awards ceremony for one of our daughters, and we couldn’t be more proud! Events like this make you pause and reflect upon the blessings we each enjoy. A very nice surprise at this very nice event was the music featured leading up to the awards. Laying down some [...]

What to do when work takes you away

Mark — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:05:03 +0000

I just returned to town from a several-day business trip, and the absence from home, family, and instruments made me think about the many things in life that take us away from our playing obsessions...whether for short time or long. How do we as Part-Time Musicians (PTMs) cope?

Joke of the Day: Trombonists and Women

Mark — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:42:43 +0000

For my few remaining trombonist friends (!), please let me apologize in advance...although some of you may want to pass this one along to your section mates. After all, it's really about them... ;-)

Modern classical music and the brain

Mark — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:00:56 +0000

If you want to pick a fight with someone, just pick on their music. :-)

The trumpet gig to end all gigs

Mark — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:52:12 +0000

I think everyone who's done their time gigging can relate to this one...even if a trumpeter takes the fall this time. Enjoy!