Category Archives: “Gadgets and Gizmos”

“Gadgets and Gizmos:” Tablet Computers as Sheet Music Replacements?

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Micah Everett

With every passing year, the number of students in my studio that want to read at least some of their music from laptop and particularly tablet computers increases. At first they did this only for the warm-up and scale study … Continue reading →

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Gadgets and Gizmos: An App and a Podcast

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Micah Everett

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with technology. On the one hand, I find all of the new things out there to be fascinating, but on the other hand many of the available “toys” out there are far … Continue reading →

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“Gadgets and Gizmos:” Smartphone Apps to Improve Low Brass Teaching and Performance

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Micah Everett

The development of smartphones and other hand-held computing devices has brought rapid changes to the ways in which we live, work, and play. Not all of these changes are positive; I doubt I’m alone in reporting that I am more … Continue reading →

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Gadgets and Gizmos: PowerLung

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Micah Everett

I had intended to use this week’s post to share videos from my February 6 solo recital, but due to an unexpected delay in preparing those recordings I have chosen an alternative topic. These thoughts were prompted by a discussion … Continue reading →

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“Gadgets and Gizmos:” P.E.T.E.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Micah Everett

(A short entry after a busy few weeks….) We humans are great at devising new methods and new contraptions intended to make our lives better, our jobs easier, and our time spent doing those jobs more productive. And, thanks to … Continue reading →

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