The reason, Moats explained, is the need for each member to be comfortable and improve in a group setting, which he said can be done by techniques like playing with eyes closed to listen to the music more clearly or pointing the instruments in different directions to hear a different sound. "You can get a group of great musicians together who have never played together and they may be technically accurate, but it isn't exciting." Aaron Moats, a trombonist with the ceremonial brass. "Playing together is important," said Tech. Josh Lies, a trumpeter with the brass quintet, told the students that working together as a collective group is an important part of how the Ceremonial Brass Quintet improves. One of the other brass quintet members said another important aspect to improving was the age-old message of practice. The clinic involved the members of the Brass Quintet playing five pieces for the students, answering questions, and then working with the university's brass quintet to improve their playing style.ĭuring the question-and-answer session, Tech. Air Force Ceremonial Brass Quintet performed a clinic for 25 students from Palm Beach Atlantic University during a visit to the school Jan.
VA North Texas director Jeff Milligan said he is a firm believer in alternative therapies, including music therapy. The Perennial Brass Quintet, led by Scott Stratton, will perform the Armed Forces Medley, John Philip Sousa’s “El Capitan March,” and works by Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein and Paul Desmond.Ĭathy Barr, Texas Winds executive director, says that Texas Winds musicians use their “‘instruments of healing’ to strengthen morale, alleviate loneliness and improve quality of life for their audience members, allowing them to feel special rather than forgotten.” Lancaster Road, and the concert is free and open to the public.
“Texas Winds Musical Outreach will play a Veterans Day concert at the Dallas VA Medical Center Monday. Dallas Morning News, Robert Miller, Novem| View Article
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