Category Archives: Repertoire

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 →

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Influential Recordings: Absolute Trombone

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Micah Everett

In my last post I discussed how listening to a borrowed copy of Romantic Trombone Concertos began to open my eyes to a bigger world of repertoire and possibilities for the trombone. A few things happened not long after that … Continue reading →

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Spring Concerts and Activities Preview

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Micah Everett

Happy New Year! After my usual winter break from blogging I am glad to be back with you again and have a full slate of planned topics to cover here this spring. To begin, though, I’d like to share with … Continue reading →

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Four Considerations for Music Majors Transferring from Community Colleges

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Micah Everett

Withdrawn. An updated and revised version is available here.

Posted in Auditions, Community Colleges, Education, Higher Education, Music, Music Theory, Practicing, Repertoire, Scales and Arpeggios, Teaching Low Brass, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Four Considerations for Music Majors Transferring from Community Colleges

The Old Man at the Music Store was Right!

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Micah Everett

Although this habit seemed mundane to me at the time, one of the greatest boons to my musical development as a teenager was driving to the nearby music stores and looking through the available sheet music. Back then Mississippi was … Continue reading →

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