Music Links

Brass Education and Links Pages

• Alto Trombone Home Page
• Bassbone.com
• BoneZone
• BowTie Brass
• Brass Bulletin
• Brass Resources
• British Trombone Society
• Historic Brass Society
• International Horn Society
• International Trombone Association
• International Trumpet Guild
• International Tuba Euphonium Association
• International Women�s Brass Conference
• Making Music: Better Living Through Recreational Music Making
• The Musical Intervals Tutor
• Music For Brass.com
• Musictheory.com
• Musictheory.net - ***Must Try***
• NewCenturyMusic webSchool
• Online Trombone Journal
• Palatine Music and Ear Training Software - free downloads
• TromboneExcerpts.org - ***Must See and Hear***
• Trombone History
• Trombone Jokes
• Trombone Jokes
• Trombone Jokes
• Trombone Jokes
• Trombone Lessons.com
• Trombone-L List
• Trombone Shrine
• Trombones Online
• WindSongPress.com

Practicing

• The Art of Practicing
• Effective Practice Strategies
• If You Practice�
• Increase Your Practice Efficiency by Making a Practice Binder
• Learning Golf - click on �the joy of learning�
• Performance Standards: How �good� is �good enough�
• Personalizing Your Daily Routine
• Philosophy of Practice/Ten Efficient Practice Techniques
• Play-along Materials
• Trumpet Practice
• What is the best way to practice?
• Zen and the Art of Practicing

Repertoire Lists

• Alto Trombone Literature
• College Level Bass Trombone Repertoire
• Trombone Studies Curriculum, Undergraduate and Graduate Levels

Trombone Discographies

• Henri Eynard's Collection

Trombonist Directories

• Cincinnati Trombones
• Directory of Women Trombonists
• International Trombone Association Trombonist Links
• Online Trombone Journal Directory of Trombonists
• Trombone Players in Los Angeles, CA
• Trombones Online Worldwide Trombonist Database

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Trombonist Homepages

• Adams, Jeff - Jazz Ambassadors member, improv & theory lessons, warm-up posting
• Albert, Jeff - His jazz CDs, sample recordings, free jazz sheet music (piano scores)
• Alessi, Joseph - NY Phil, schedule, annual seminar, recordings, publications, pics
• Alessi, Joseph - not his website, but a recording of "The Alessi Interview"
• Alessi, Joseph - not his website, but a video of "Two Sides of the Slide" with Wycliffe Gordon
• Avitsur, Haim - soloist, chamber musician, world premieres, sound clips, schedule
• Barron, Ron - Boston Symphony, CDs, articles, master-class handouts
• Beecher, Bob - music editor for film & tv, variations on low brass instruments with pics
• Bledsoe, Josh - Very insightful ASU student, blog, free exercises, sound clips, more
• Bolter, Norman - Boston Symphony, Frequency Band, CDs, music, texts
• Brookmeyer, Bob - jazz valve trombonist, CDs, "currents" weblog
• Bruchez, David - soloist, CD, sample playing while viewing site
• Burtis, Sam - NY freelancer & educator, numerous articles, Sam's dictionary
• Buzzarte, Monique - Zanana improv duo, sound & vid clips, women's brass advocate
• Campbell, James - trombone chamber resources, jazz influence on French music, more
• Campbell, James - lessons, performance schedule, Bennelong Brass
• Cherry, Gordon - live music, orchestral low brass parts on CD Rom, sheet music, CDs
• Clymer, Jeffrey - links to groups in the Cincinnati region
• Conant, Abbie - soloist, performance artist, unique articles on listening & philosophies
• Dixon, Joe - over a dozen exercises for play-along, blog, links, for all levels
• Eastop, Pip and Nick - (trombone and horn) equipment info & history, F bass trombone
• Edwards, Brad - basic routine pdf, sound clips, drones for intonation practice, much more
• Ellefson, Peter - sound clips, blog, scale pyramid, improvement umbrella, articles
• Ervin, Tom - practice, classical & jazz teaching, college auditions, ear training
• Finlayson, David - NY Phil, bio, photos, events schedule, equipment outlined
• Fox, Rodger - info and store for this top New Zealand jazzer
• Friedman, Jay - Chicago Symphony, style, interpretation, orchestral, CDs, arrangements
• Funderburk, Wes - recital videos, jazz sound clips, practice tips, funny videos
• Ganicenco, Cristian - Cincinnati Symphony, bio, news
• Gordon, Wycliffe - CDs, free samples from CDs, bio, press kit
• Gibson, Tom - Daily Routine & Bordogni piano parts online, quartets, practice, breathing
• Gordon, Wycliffe - CDs, free samples from CDs, bio, press kit
• Gordon, Wycliffe - not his website, but a video of "Two Sides of the Slide" with Joseph Alessi
• Groves, John - trombone & didgeridoo lessons, events schedule
• Guilford, Matt - National Symphony bass trombonist, weblog, non-technical articles
• Hauser, Joshua - Tennessee Tech, exercises, play-alongs, scale patterns, college requirements
• Hartman, Scott - soloist, chamber musician, arrangements, discography, exercises
• Howland, Brad - Victoria Symphony, tax accountant, numerous articles
• Izzo, Tom - equipment - only privately-owned complete set of trombones in the world
• Jeun, Alex - jazz, sound clips, resume
• Karahalis, Dean - Concert Pops of Long Island, my private teacher in grades 5-12
• Kay, Brian - renaissance trombone page, student clips, charts, flashcards, articles for all
• Kitzman, John - Dallas Symphony, schedule, variety of F.A.Q.s
• Laanen, Rene - links, photos, C.V.
• Lawrence, Mark - San Francisco Symphony, schedule, CDs, publications
• Lenthe, Carl - articles, sound clips, links to excerpts & solos for print,
• Lindberg, Christian - soloist, composer, conductor, schedule, 66 CDs!
• Low, Yuen Li - lists of current, discontinued, stencil-line, custom trombones, & more
• Lundberg, Torbj�rn - G�vle Symphony bass trombonist, historical equipment info
• Lusher, Don - bio, links, CDs, info about bands he played with
• Mackie, James - trombonist, versatile composer, novelist
• Magliocco, Hugo - links down, 11/22/06
• Manson, David - electro-acoustic trombone recording, trombone history, grant article
• Markey, Jim - NY Phil, reflections, CDs, bio, schedule
• McDougall, Ian - soloist, big band leader, schedule, discography, CDs
• McFalls, Jim - Baltimore-area trombonist, schedule, discography
• Melendez, Ozzie - lazz/latin/commercial trombonist, schedule, discography, sound clips
• Meyer, Adam - chamber group, links, schedule, Australian classical/jazz player
• Mindeman, John - Western Illinois University, articles, college rep lists for bone, bass bone, euph
• M�wes, Frank - info/specs about every brand of double-valve bass trombone
• Neumeister, Ed - jazz trombonist, free creative practicing video, composition & improv articles, more
• Oft, Toby - San Diego Symphony Principal, wram-ups, scales, schedule, blog
• Parkinson, Scott - memorial page
• Partyka, Ed - jazz trombonist and band leader, CDs, sample recordings
• Patterson, Ben - jazz trombonist, Ben Patterson Sextet, CD, sound clips, links
• Pokorny, Bryan - live journal entry
• Posch, Carl A. - jazz trombonist & guitarist in CA, links, events
• Powell, Michael - Orchestra of St. Luke's, American Brass Quintet, discography
• Pugh, Jim - jazz/commercial trombonist, biography
• Rutherford, John - schedule, biography, discography, resume
• Schot, Marcel - schedule, biography, recording samples, video
• Scott, Debra - very clear on beginner basics, more articles
• Smith, Christopher - "Jazz Trombone F.A.Q.s," J.J. Johnson info, CDs, sound clips
• Sorensen, Dale - Symphony Nova Scotia, bone CD list w/rep & links, Canadian info
• Stevens, Milt - memorial cover page, scale book, articles on Bolero, tone production, college rep, more
• Troiano, Brian - resume, schedule
• Trudel, Alain - soloist, Toronto Youth Symphony conductor, sound & vid clips, discography, more
• Tulga, Phil - math & music, homemade instruments, early education, much more
• Turre, Steve - trombonist & seashellist, CDs, sound clips, pics, schedule
• Upchurch, John - The Slide Doctor
• van Dijk, Ben - Rotterdam Phil bass trombonist, news, breathing, warmups, CDs, more
• Vining, David - bio, dystonia recovery, CD, articles on fundamentals, auditioning, and more
• Washburne, Chris - SYOTOS latin band, salsa ethnomusicology, schedule, sound clips
• Werblin, Stacy - professional news, auditions & competitions, excerpt lists, more
• Wiest, Steve - trombone & jazz solo & clinic booking, schedule, non-technical articles
• Wilken, David - teacher & student resources, middle school brass & jazz warmups, more
• Yeo, Douglas - Boston Symphony bass trombonist, articles, resources, CDs, must see
• Zalkind, Larry - Utah Symphony, schedule, CDs, discography

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Tuba/Euphonium

• Euphonium.com (Adam Frey)
• Euphplayer.com (Kevin Thompson)
• International Tuba Euphonium Association
• Sheridan, Patrick
• TubaChristmas
• Tubaeuph.com (David Werden)
• TubaNews.com
• Tubenet (Sean Chisam...has recordings of Arnold Jacobs classes!)

Trumpet

• Bill Adam articles, links, PDF files of his routine
• Bill Adam revisited
• Bill Adam Tribute Website
• Great Teachers - Bill Adam
• Bud Herseth Tribute Page
• Herseth Lesson Notes by Tim Kent
• International Trumpet Guild
• O.J.'s Trumpet Page
• Trumpetherald.com

Jazz

• The Capitol Bones
• Commander Trombone
• Contemporary List of Jazz Links
• Groovebone: Jazz, Latin, and Funk Trombone Show
• International Association for Jazz Education
• Jamey Aebersold Jazz - hover over "Free Jazz" along the top for educational materials
• JazzAdvocate.com
• Jazclass Primer - Jazz Improvisation - must see!
• Jazz Corner.com
• Jazz Handbook - download each section
• Jazzheads Records
• Jazz Improvisation for Beginners
• A Jazz Improvisation Primer - must see!
• Jazzmasters
• Johnny Mack Super Big Band
• Pathways to Jazz Improvisation - has many more links embedded in the article
• Starr-Gennett Foundation, Inc.
• Tom Daugherty Orchestra
• Truth in Music
• University of Wisconsin Course & Articles

Brass Composers

• Alessi Publications
• Norman Bolter
• Brassjar Music
• Brass Music Online (custom arrangements upon request delivered in under six weeks)
• Brelmat Music (Frank Siekmann)
• Carlos Perón Cano
• Chase Sanborn
• Chris Brubeck
• Ed Neumeister
• Hayg Boyadjian
• Michael Colgrass
• Robert Elkjer
• Eric Ewazen
• Firebird Editions (Scott Hartman's & others' transcriptions)
• James Mackie
• Joe Miserendino
• Jon Welch Music
• Lior Navok
• Mountainpeak Music
• Peakview Music (Dan Leavitt)
• Daniel Pinkham (1923-2006)
• Spindrift Music Company (Pamela Marshall)

Brass Ensembles

• American Brass Quintet - site has a brass quintet music database
• Apollo Brass
• Bala Brass
• Bones Apart
• Boston Brass
• Canadian Brass
• The Capitol Bones
• Carolina Brass
• Center City Brass Quintet
• Ceremonial Brass
• Chicago Trombone Consort
• Chicago Trombone Quartet
• Clarion Brass
• Empire Brass
• Extension Ensemble
• Kaneshie Presbyterian Trombone Choir
• Kaneshie Presbyterian Trombone Choir additional information
• I Tromboni
• Majestic Brass
• New England Musical Artists
• New Trombone Collective
• Novus Trombone Quartet
• Potsdam Brass Quintet
• Proteus Seven
• Stentorian Consort Trombone Quartet
• Synergy Quintet Brass Ensemble
• Washington Symphonic Brass
• Westside Trombone Quartet

Useful Musical Products

• Brass-Saver - also Pad-Saver, for woodwinds
• The Breathing Gym - Book and Video
• B.E.R.P. - Buzz Extension & Resistance Piece
• clubhip-bone - brass book/CD/DVD sets for kids
• D.I.T. - Daily Intellectual Training - similar concept to B.E.R.P.
• Ergobrass
• Hetman Musical Instrument Lubricants
• Leather Specialties Company, LLC
• Peterson Strobe Tuners
• Play-along Materials
• RhythmSource - specially designed metronomes, free rhythm software, and more
• Superscope - CD Players & Recorders, enhanced with Play-along CDs
• Trombone Poster - by Aniello Sessa
• WindSong Press - Breathing Devices, Related Downloadable Videos, Rims/Buzz Aids

Trombone and Other Brass Instrument Manufacturers

• Links to Trumpet Makers
• Bach
• Benge
• Conn
• Courtois
• Edwards Instrument Co.
• Getzen
• Greenhoe
• Holton
• Kanstul
• King
• Kuhnl and Hoyer
• Latzsch
• Martin
• Rath
• Shires
• Thein
• Yamaha

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Brass Mouthpiece Manufacturers

• Links to Mouthpiece Makers
• Curry Precision Mouthpieces
• Dennis Wick
• Doug Elliott Mouthpieces
• Giddings and Webster Mouthpieces
• Greg Black Mouthpieces
• Griego Mouthpieces
• Houser Mouthpieces
• Josef Klier Mouthpieces
• Laskey Mouthpieces
• Loud Mouthpieces
• Monette
• Parke Mouthpiece Center
• Schilke
• Sidey SSH Tuba Mouthpieces

Trombone Valve Manufacturers

• Greenhoe
• Hagmann Free-flow Valve
• Thayer Valve Tribute Website

Instrument Care and Maintenance

• Axial Flow Valve Maintenance
• Care and Feeding of Your Trombone
• Help for Sick Slides (and Even Good Ones)
• How to Loosen a Tight Tuning Slide
• Keep it Clean: A Basic Guide to Trombone Care
• Maintenance (for the Hagmann Free-flow Valve) - click �Enter� then click �Maintenance�
• Quick Cleaning Method for the Mobile Trombonist
• Slide Care and Maintenance
• Slide Maintenance and Care
• The Slide Doctor
• The Slide Doctor Videos - scroll down for parts 1 and 2
• Trombone Slide Maintenance
• Valve Care and Maintenance

Choosing an Instrument

• Buying Used Brass Instruments on eBay �- Some Links and Tips
• Comprehensive list of bass-trombone models with pictures - click on �Bass-Trombone�
• How do you go about choosing a trombone?
• Some Thoughts for Trombones for Beginners
• A Step Up Trombone?
• Suggestions on Buying a Pre-owned Instrument

Free Conservatories of Music

• The Colburn School
• The Curtis Institute of Music
• Yale School of Music

Music Camp, Festival, and Competition Directories - "Must See" Websites to Supplement the Categories Below

• Brian Kay's list of Summer Music Camps
• Classical Music Web Ring
• Diane Muffitt's list of Summer Music Camps
• Festival Finder
• ITA Trombone Competition List
• List of Summer Music Camps and Opportunities from the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras
• Mysummercamps.com - long list that can be divided by topic and region
• Stacy Werblin's list - go to "Links" then "Summer Festivals"
• William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University

Music Camps - Junior High through High School

• Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
• Brian Kay's list of Summer Music Camps
• Diane Muffitt's list of Summer Music Camps
• Interlochen Center for the Arts
• Mad River Brass Seminar
• Mysummercamps.com
• New England Music Camp
• Scotia Festival of Music
• Treble-Makers Bands - Dayton, OH

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Music Camps, Festivals, & Competitions - High School

• American Institute of Musical Studies
• Art of Sound Festival of Brass - San Francisco Bay
• Aspen Music Festival and School
• Brevard Music Center
• Bar Harbor Brass Week
• Boston University Tanglewood Institute Two-Week Workshops
• Bowling Green State University Brass Camp
• Brian Kay's list of Summer Music Camps
• College Audition Preparation
• Colorado College Summer Music Festival
• Conn-Christian Lindberg Trombone Competition
• Diane Muffitt's list of Summer Music Camps
• Dutch Bass Trombone Open
• Eastern Music Festival
• Eastern Trombone Workshop
• Eastman Summer Trombone & Trumpet Institutes - at bottom of the page
• The Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
• Hot Springs Music Festival - requires chaperone if below 18
• Indiana University Summer Music Clinic
• Interlochen Center for the Arts
• International Festival-Institute at Round Top - must be at least 18
• Italian Music School "Il Trillo" - no program for trombonists (last checked November, 2006)
• Mad River Brass Seminar
• Mysummercamps.com
• Music Academy of the West - must be at least 16
• National High School Music Institute - at Northwestern University
• National Repertory Orchestra - must be at least 18
• New England Music Camp
• Northwestern University Master Classes - Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Flute, & Piccolo
• NYU Intensive Classical Brass Workshop
• Pacific Music Festival - must be at least 18
• Penn State High School Summer Music Camp
• Pine Mountain Music Festival
• Scotia Festival of Music
• The Slide Heard 'Round the World - Internet Festival
• The Sound of America Honor Band and Chorus
• Summer Trombone Workshop
• Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific
• Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)
• Tanglewood Institute Trombone Workshop - also has it for other instruments
• Winter STW (offshoot of Summer Trombone Workshop)

Music Festivals & Competitions - College, Graduate Students, Post Graduates

• American Institute of Musical Studies
• Art of Sound Festival of Brass - San Francisco Bay
• Aspen Music Festival and School
• Banff Center for the Arts
• Bar Harbor Brass Week
• Bay View Music Festival and Summer Conservatory
• Big 12 Trombone Conference - Tenor & Bass Trombone Solo Competitions
• Brevard Music Center
• Brott Music Festival - Canadian
• Burgos Chamber Music Festival
• Chamber Music Festival at Kent State Univerity
• Chautauqua Music Festival
• College Audition Preparation
• Colorado College Summer Music Festival
• Conn-Christian Lindberg Trombone Competition
• Dutch Bass Trombone Open
• Eastern Music Festival
• Eastern Trombone Workshop
• Eastman Summer Trombone & Trumpet Institutes - at bottom of the page
• The Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
• The Henry Mancini Institute
• Hot Springs Music Festival
• International Festival-Institute at Round Top
• Jazzakademie
• Low Brass Boot Camp
• Music Academy of the West
• National Orchestral Institute
• National Repertory Orchestra
• Northwestern University Master Classes - Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Flute, & Piccolo
• NYU Intensive Classical Brass Workshop
• Pacific Music Festival
• Rafael Mendez Brass Institute
• Rotterdam Conservatory Trombone Class
• Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
• Scotia Festival of Music
• Slide Factory
• The Slide Heard 'Round the World - Internet Festival
• Stacy Werblin's list - go to "Links" then "Summer Festivals"
• Summer Trombone Workshop
• Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific
• Tanglewood Music Festival
• Texas Music Festival
• Winter STW (offshoot of Summer Trombone Workshop)
• Zellmer-Minnesota Orchestra Trombone Competition

Music Festivals & Competitions - Professional

• American Institute of Musical Studies
• Colorado Music Festival
• The Conductor's Institute at Bard - musicians are contracted for the Institute Orchestra
• Conn-Christian Lindberg Trombone Competition
• Durham Brass Festival - Brass Bands
• Dutch Bass Trombone Open
• Eastern Music Festival
• Eastern Trombone Workshop
• Festival of Two Worlds
• The Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
• Grant Park Music Festival
• The Henry Mancini Institute
• National Academy Orchestra - Canadian
• Northwestern University Master Classes - Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Flute, & Piccolo
• Oregon Bach Festival
• Oregon Coast Music Festival
• Rafael Mendez Brass Institute
• Slide Factory
• The Slide Heard 'Round the World - Internet Festival
• Spoleto Festival USA
• Summer Trombone Workshop
• Symphony Orchestra Academy of the Pacific
• Texas Music Festival
• Winter STW (offshoot of Summer Trombone Workshop)
• Zellmer-Minnesota Orchestra Trombone Competition

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Workshops & Conferences

• American Brass Quintet Mini-Residencies
• Alessi Seminar - trombone
• Big 12 Trombone Conference
• Boston University Tanglewood Institute Two-Week Workshops
• Chicago Reading Orchestra Workshop
• Dutch Bass Trombone Open
• Eastern Trombone Workshop
• Eastman Summer Trombone Institute - scroll down or do a find for "trombone"
• International Women�s Brass Conference
• International Trombone Festival
• International Trombone Week
• Melos Brass Summer Academy
• Northwestern University Master Classes - Trombone, Tuba, Trumpet, Flute, & Piccolo
• NYU Intensive Classical Brass Workshop
• Rotterdam Conservatory Trombone Class
• Slide Factory: International Trombone Festival in Europe
• The Slide Heard 'Round the World - Internet Festival
• Summer Trombone Workshop
• Trombonanza - Argentina
• Vintage Band Music Festival
• Winter STW (offshoot of Summer Trombone Workshop)

Auditions and Performance Anxiety

• Multiple Authors, compiled by Seth Vatt
  TromboneExcerpts.org - ***Must See and Hear***
  
• Multiple Authors
  �Orchestral Excerpts for the Tenor Trombonist�
  home page: http://www.trombone.org/
  
• Abraham, Robin and Katherine Schneider
  �Coping with Music Performance Anxiety�
  home page: http://www.uwec.edu/counsel/index.htm
  
• Barron, Ron
  �10 Helpful Hints about Auditioning for a Symphony Orchestra�
  home page: http://www.trombonebarron.com/ (click on "Master Classes")
  �Do You Have to be a Soloist to Win an Audition?�
  home page: http://www.trombonebarron.com/ (click on "Master Classes")
  �Notes From Candidate 13�
  home page: http://www.trombonebarron.com/ (click on "Master Classes")
  
• Becker, Michael
  �Trouble with Auditions�
  home page: http://www.jayfriedman.net/ (click on "Articles")
  
• Begel, Richard
  �College and Professional Audition Preparation�
  home page: http://www.oocities.org/richardbegel/ (click on "Articles" then scroll down)
  �Performance Anxiety�
  home page: http://www.oocities.org/richardbegel/ (click on "Articles")
  
• Colgrass, Michael
  �Coping With Stage Fright�
  (click on �Excellence in Performance� then scroll down)
  �Performing at Your Best�
  (click on �Excellence in Performance� then scroll down)
  
• Currie, Keith Allan
  �Performance Anxiety Coping Skills Seminar: Is It Effective in Reducing Musical Performance Anxiety and Enhancing Musical Performance Quality?�
  (scroll down and download by chapter)
  
• Ellefson, Pete
  �Auditions: Expectations & Disappointments�
  home page: http://www.peterellefson.com/ (click on "Blog" then "May 2006")
  
• Ervin, Tom
  �Preparing for College Auditions�
  home page: http://www.tom-ervin.com/ (click on "Articles")
  
• Friedman, Jay
  �Audition First Aid�
  home page: http://www.jayfriedman.net/ (click on "Articles" then scroll down)
  �Auditions, Schmauditions�
  home page: http://www.jayfriedman.net/ (click on "Articles" then scroll down)
  �Winning Trumpet Audition Strategies�
  home page: http://www.jayfriedman.net/ (click on "Articles" then scroll down)
  �Win Some, Lose Some�
  home page: http://www.jayfriedman.net/ (click on "Articles" then scroll down)
  
• Guarr, Joe
  �The Audition Experience�
  home page: http://www.ibowtie.com/ (click on the left entrance then scroll down to "From the Student's Perspective")
  
• Guilford, Matt
  �Audition Musings�
  home page: http://www.matthewguilford.com/
  
• Hagstrom, John
  Winning is Not Everything home page: http://www.jayfriedman.net/ (click on "Articles" then scroll down)
  
• Harby, Karla, Kathrin Kucharski, Sarah Tuck, and Julia Vasquez
  �Beta Blockers and Performance Anxiety in Musicians�
  home page: http://www.ethanwiner.com/default.asp
  
• Howland, Brad
  The Complete Low Brass Excerpt Collection
  home page:http://www.musicforbrass.com/ (click on �Professionals� then scroll down)
  �The Orchestra Audition: How to Win Your First Job�
  home page:http://www.musicforbrass.com/ (click on �Students� then scroll down)
  
• Kitzman, John
  �What is the best way to prepare for an audition?�
  home page: http://faculty.smu.edu/jkitzman/ (click on �Questions�)
  
• Leisner, David
  �Six Golden Rules for Conquering Performance Anxiety�
  home page:http://www.musicforbrass.com/ (click on �Professionals� then scroll down)
  This article also appears here.
  
• Long, Phillip
  �Propranolol � Brand Name: Inderal�
  (conduct a search on �Inderal� then click Propanolol)
  
• Matlick, Eldon
  Auditions, an Observation
  home page:http://music.ou.edu/applied/horn/studio.html (click on �editorials� then scroll down)
  �Selecting A College�
  home page:http://music.ou.edu/applied/horn/studio.html (click on �editorials� then scroll down)
  �Selecting and Auditioning for Graduate School�
  home page:http://music.ou.edu/applied/horn/studio.html (click on �editorials� then scroll down)
  
• Markey, Jim
  �How to Win and Keep a Job�
  home page: http://www.markeybone.com/ (click on �Articles�)
  
• Pokorny, Gene
  �Audition Advice�
  home page: http://www.tubaeuph.com/ (hover over "tuba" then hover over "tuba rticles")
  
• Scott, James
  �Auditioning 101�
  home page:http://www.musicforbrass.com/ (click on �Students� then scroll down)
  
• Stevens, Milt
  �150 Difficult Excerpts for the orchestral trombonist�
  home page: http://www.miltstevens.com
  
• Taylor, Les
  �Coping With Performance Anxiety�
  
• Tsui, Seth
  �Winning Auditions on the High School Level�
  home page: http://www.ibowtie.com/ (click on the left entrance then scroll down to "From the Student's Perspective")
  
• Yeo, Douglas
  �Auditions for German Orchestras�
  home page: http://www.yeodoug.com/ (click on �Resources� then scroll down)
  �The Bass Trombonist�s Orchestral Handbook�
  home page: http://www.yeodoug.com/ (click on �Resources� then scroll down)
  �Can you give any tips specifically for high school students
  who are preparing for district/region and all state solo auditions?�
  home page: http://www.yeodoug.com/ (click on �FAQ,� then click on #13)
  �I suffer from performance anxiety, or what most people
  simply call "getting nervous" when I play in front of
  people. What can I do about this?
  home page: http://www.yeodoug.com/ (click on �FAQ,� then click on #20)
  �Orchestral Audition Repertoire"
  home page: http://www.yeodoug.com/ (click on �Resources�)
  �Symphony Auditions: Preparation and Execution�
  home page: http://www.yeodoug.com/ (click on �Resources� then scroll down)
  

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Expression and Musicality

• Begel, Richard
  �Brass Players are Musicians, Too!�
  home page: http://www.oocities.org/richardbegel/ (click on "Articles" then scroll down)
  
• Bruser, Madeline
  Excerpt from The Art of Practicing
  home page: http://www.artofpracticing.com/index.html
  
• Feuermann, Emanuel
  Notes on Interpretation
  home page: http://www.celloheaven.com/index.htm
  
• Fink, Seymour
  �Musicality: The First Rule of Piano Technique�
  home page:
  http://www.pianoatpepper.com/catalog/pap_index.jsp
  
• Fox, Jim
  �Do We Have a Lack of Musicianship�
  home page: http://www.ibowtie.com/
  
• Grassel, Jack
  �Technique vs. Musicality�
  home page: http://www.jackgrassel.com
  
• Janof, Tim
  �Interpretational Angst and the Bach Cello Suites�
  home page: http://www.cello.org/
  
• Lipp, Charles
  Arnold Jacobs' Master Class Notes
  
• Schoonmaker, Bruce
  �Expression� and "Tone and Emotion"
  home page:http://www.vocalist.org.uk/index.html
  
• Scott, Deb
  "Thoughts about Balancing Instrumental Technique and Concepts of Musicality in the Teaching Studio"
  home page: http://www.tsmp.org/band/scott/scott1.html

Tone Quality

• Characterizing Tone Quality
  home page: http://www.miltstevens.com
  
• Trombone Sound, Bore, and Timbre
  home page: http://www.ibowtie.com
  
• 50 Minus 50 Equals 100
  home page: http://www.jayfriedman.net/
  

Range

• Developing High Range
  home page: http://www.trombonelessons.com
  
• High Range
  home page: http://www.bonezone.org
  
• How to Play High
  home page: http://www.musicforbrass.com
  
• Range Extension for the Trombone
  home page: http://bands.army.mil
  

Yoga Breathing (useful for wind players)

• Health and Yoga �Types of Pranayama�
  home page: http://www.healthandyoga.com/
  
• Holistic-online �Yoga and Pranayama (Breathing) Info Center�
  home page: http://www.holistic-online.com/

Stretching (a good habit for everyone)

• Stretching Exercises
• Stretching Your Potential
  home page: http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/
  
• Shelter Publications Fitness books, products, and information
• Stretching Inc. Online Books, posters, video, and more, mostly from
  Bob and Jean Anderson
  

Alexander Technique and Body Mapping

• The Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
• Musicians and the Alexander Technique
  
• Bodymap.org: What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body

College Selection (general guides)

• College Confidential.com
• Fiskeguides.com
• Kaplan, Inc.
• My College Guide
• The Princeton Review
• Thompson Peterson�s
  

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