Category Archives: Instructional Technology

The Care and Feeding of Low Brass Players

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Micah Everett

As a university low brass instructor, I have a vested interest in seeing thriving low brass players in the school music programs around me. While I want to see and hear great playing in schools simply because I want school … Continue reading →

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“CoronaTunes” Retrospective

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Micah Everett

When the stay-at-home orders relative to the COVID-19 event began to be issued in mid-March I resolved early on to spend part of the time away from my normal performance schedule making multitrack recordings to share on Facebook and YouTube. … Continue reading →

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“Gadgets and Gizmos:” Microphones, Mixing Boards, and Audio Interfaces…Oh, My!

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Micah Everett

I had planned to address a topic like this anyway, but a couple of weeks earlier. Events surrounding the COVID-19 virus had the contradictory effects of both making this topic very timely, but also delaying my having time to write … Continue reading →

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“Gadgets and Gizmos:” Tablet Computers as Sheet Music Replacements, Part 2

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Micah Everett

A little over four years ago I wrote an article defending my decision to not yet use a tablet computer for music reading, ending with the following words: Again, I am sure that at some point in the not-too-distant future … Continue reading →

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A Reliable Predictor of Music Majors that Succeed…and Those that Quit

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Micah Everett

Nearly ten years ago now I began a certificate program in systematic theology that consisted of five courses plus a substantial final project. I completed that program in 2011 and still consider it to have been a great blessing to … Continue reading →

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