Every year, as a member of the Marching Virginians, the marching band at Virginia Tech, I come to campus earlier than most students to participate in band tryouts, drill downs,...
Clad in a bright blue, yellow, and red warm-up jacket which matches all of the members of the double-sized orchestra, an inordinately young conductor steps to the podium to "Beatle-esque"...
Although evidence exists of four-mallet playing in Asia as early as the 16th Century, on Western mallet instruments it is a fairly recent development. In modern times, a handful of...
photo #169; stevemarselstudio.comOften a controversial topic among choral purists, show choir has been steadily gaining popularity across the country as a viable outlet for musical and artistic creativity. Charlene Dalrymple...
Though most would agree that practice makes perfect, making practice perfect is a challenge in its own right. The variables of ensemble type, size, age, maturity, and even location weigh...
