Category Archives: Daily Routine

Some Thoughts for Low Brass Players Who Want to Major in Music…or Who Just Want to Get Better!

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Micah Everett

A high school band director in my state reached out to me recently and asked if I would contribute to a project compiling advice from university faculty members on what prospective music majors on their instruments should know and be … Continue reading →

Posted in Bass Trombone, Christian Lindberg, Daily Routine, Digital Revolution, Euphonium, Higher Education, Low Brass Resources, Music, Music Education, Pedagogy, Performing, Playing Fundamentals, Practicing, Singing, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Tuba | Comments Off on Some Thoughts for Low Brass Players Who Want to Major in Music…or Who Just Want to Get Better!

On Video Games and Neural Pathways

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Micah Everett

When I started this blog ten (!) years ago I found it considerably easier to write frequently (usually weekly) than I do now. The change is mainly due to my son, who was two then and family life centered around … Continue reading →

Posted in Alto Trombone, Baritone Horn, Bass Trombone, Contrabass Trombone, Daily Routine, Euphonium, Music, Neural Pathways, Pedagogy, Performing, Playing Fundamentals, Practicing, Recordings, Teaching Low Brass, Technology, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Tuba, Video Games | Comments Off on On Video Games and Neural Pathways

Preparing for College and University Auditions

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Micah Everett

One of the first articles posted on this blog back in 2012 was a list of Fifteen Steps to Playing a Better All-State Audition. That piece was so popular and, I believe, so important that I have reposted it yearly … Continue reading →

Posted in Alto Trombone, Auditions, Baritone Horn, Bass Trombone, Career Choices, Community Colleges, Contrabass Trombone, Daily Routine, Education, Emory Remington, Euphonium, Higher Education, Music, Music Education, Music Theory, Pedagogy, Playing Fundamentals, Practicing, Scales and Arpeggios, Sight Reading, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Tuba | Comments Off on Preparing for College and University Auditions

“The Old Paths,” Part One

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Micah Everett

There is an ongoing debate among brass players that pops up from time to time on social media and internet message boards. The subject: “What do you do to warm up?” What should brass players do to prepare for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alto Trombone, Arnold Jacobs, Baritone Horn, Bass Trombone, Breathing, Daily Routine, Emory Remington, Euphonium, Music, Music Education, Musical Interpretation, Pedagogy, Performing, Physical Fitness, Playing Fundamentals, Practicing, Scales and Arpeggios, Teachers, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Trombone Ensembles, Tuba | Comments Off on “The Old Paths,” Part One

Method Books: “Concepts over Checkmarks”

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Micah Everett

As a high school and undergraduate student, I made it a particular goal to “pass off” as many studies and etudes as possible in my trombone and euphonium lessons. I prepared as much material as I could each week, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alto Trombone, Baritone Horn, Bass Trombone, Contrabass Trombone, Daily Routine, Euphonium, Method Books, Music, Musical Interpretation, Pedagogy, Playing Fundamentals, Repertoire, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, Trombone, Tuba | Comments Off on Method Books: “Concepts over Checkmarks”