997: Front Ensemble Advice Part Three
Lauren Teel, Kevin Shah, and Sandi Rennick share wisdom on creating an ensemble sound, creating great midi files, and using octaves in your writing.
996: Front Ensemble Advice Part Two
Brian Dinkel, Ian Hale, Jason Ihnat, and Matt Jordan share wisdom on the growth mindset, splits, and integrating electronics.
995: Front Ensemble Advice Part One
Ian Grom, Jim Ancona, and Iain Moyer share wisdom on composition, octave technique, and vibraphone.
934: Creating Memorable Front Ensemble Moments
Ian Grom and Iain Moyer show you how to get more music and impact from these performers.
Front Ensemble Friday: Matt Jordan – Integrating Electronics
Matt discusses techniques and strategies for making that possible in both indoor and outdoor ensembles. Â
Front Ensemble Friday: Jim Ancona- Four Mallet Octaves
Jim Ancona of Carolina Crown explains and demonstrates some one-handed octave exercises to facilitate muscle memory with the subtle changes in the size of the spread, plus octaves hand-to-hand, spread apart and a hand-to-hand, stacked.Â
Front Ensemble Friday: Ian Grom – Conquering the Blank Page
Ian Grom shares clar, concrete ideas of a process YOU can use to write more effective compositions and arrangements.
Front Ensemble Friday: Lauren Teel – Creating an Ensemble Sound
Balance, timing, and sound quality all make up the ensemble sound. Lauren Teel of the Troopers will talk and demonstrate each component and how to develop them as both a member and instructor. Â Â
Front Ensemble Friday: In Conversation with Kevin Shah
Through the use of Broken City Percussion score examples...Kevin will speak about his creative process and illustrate arranging challenges and their eventual resolutions.
Front Ensemble Friday: Sandi Rennick
Learn from Sandi Rennick, the renowned Front Ensemble Arranger and Composer for the Santa Clara Vanguard.