Category Archives: Music

Because It’s Pretty…Or, The Downside of Musical Competition

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Micah Everett

Once again this week I am finding myself without very much time to write, with the International Trombone Festival coming up in a few days and a new recording project just a couple of weeks after that. So, I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Christian Worldview, Music, Music and Theology, Music and Worship, Music Education, Pedagogy, Performing, Practical Christianity, Practicing, Teaching Low Brass, Work and Leisure | Comments Off on Because It’s Pretty…Or, The Downside of Musical Competition

Make Sure It Stays Fun

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Micah Everett

Believe it or not (I’m not sure I can), I just finished my twentieth year of teaching at the university level. I started as a terrified twenty-two-year-old teaching assistant with nine students and no experience, spent time in both the … Continue reading →

Posted in Career Choices, Education, Higher Education, Mississippi Lions All-State Band, Multitrack Recordings, Music, Music Education, Pedagogy, Performing, Practicing, Professional Organizations, Teaching Low Brass, The Business of Music, Work and Leisure | Comments Off on Make Sure It Stays Fun

The Importance of Story, Part 2: Why the Right Needs Great Art

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Micah Everett

Before beginning the content of this post in earnest, perhaps I should go ahead and answer one question that might have occurred to some of you: am I speaking about the Right with regard to politics, or with regard to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Bible, Christian Formation, Christian Worldview, Church, Church Choirs, Conservative Political Action Conference, Doctrine, Economics, Liturgy, Music, Music and Theology, Music and Worship, Political Systems, Politics, Popular Culture, Practical Christianity, Story, The Gospel, Theology, Truth, Virtue, Worship | Comments Off on The Importance of Story, Part 2: Why the Right Needs Great Art

The Importance of Story, Part 1: Developing Musical Interpretation

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Micah Everett

I joined a brass quintet during my first semester of college, and the professor coaching the group assigned for us to play the Quintet No. 3 by Russian composer Victor Ewald (1860-1935). I have become very familiar with and fond … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnold Jacobs, Gustav Mahler, Marco Bordogni, Music, Music Education, Musical Interpretation, Pedagogy, Performing, Teaching Low Brass, Victor Ewald | Comments Off on The Importance of Story, Part 1: Developing Musical Interpretation

“Fast Notes:” A Problem in Low Brass Instruction

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Micah Everett

My son, who is now eleven, began taking violin lessons at age six. While he has occasionally had the opportunity to perform in small ensembles of some kind, his musical experience thus far has consisted primarily of working alone on … Continue reading →

Posted in Alto Trombone, Baritone Horn, Bass Trombone, Contrabass Trombone, Euphonium, Music, Music Education, Pedagogy, Playing Fundamentals, Teaching Low Brass, Tenor Trombone, Timing, Trombone, Tuba | Comments Off on “Fast Notes:” A Problem in Low Brass Instruction