First off, Happy Thanks giving! Ben and I were lucky enough to spend time with our friend Andy and his family for the holiday in Syracuse. It was really great! And I had my first garbage plate ever on Wednesday night. I guess I couldn’t leave Rochester without having one! Anyway…. For the past week […]
Author: sandyclarinet
After achieving my dream of graduating from Eastman with my MM degree in 2009, I chose to not to go back to school for a doctorate (which is what many musicians do after their masters degree) and decided to go for it and pursue a full time performance job. After over a year of working an office "day job" and auditioning like crazy, I have won a job with the U.S. Navy fleet bands and will be shipping out in May 2011. But my auditioning adventures are not over, there is a position open in the premiere Navy Band in Washington D.C.! I will be auditioning for that position in January 2011.
Here I document my successes, my failures, and my overall thoughts on life.
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duple vs. triple
This past week I’ve been exploring the use of a technique that I’ve kind of developed on my own. I call it the “two-against-three” practice technique. What I’ve been experimenting with is if playing duples against triplet rhythms actually makes your duples more even (and visa versa). In the past, I’ve used this on an […]
I have decided to post my arrangement of Debussy’s Syrinx that I performed at my recital last month. And don’t worry, the original composition is in the public domain! (I checked) People seemed to love it, and a couple people told me that they would be interested in playing it themselves! So here you go: […]
If I can after a big event, usually I like to take some time completely away from my clarinet. Although I love playing (and sometimes it takes a lot of effort to not pick up my instrument!), time away from the instrument allows me to de-stress and recover faster and better. Usually I will take […]
So instead of practicing this week, I have filled my evenings with updating my blog site! I have gotten my own domain, which is something I’ve been meaning to do for awhile now. So now my blog is at http://www.sandyclarinet.com! Woo so exciting! I have also posted my resume, and I figured out how to […]
Wow! The last week has gone by in a flash! I had such a great time in Colorado, I really didn’t want to come back! Actually, if my husband wasn’t still in NY I probably would have stayed! I arrived in Denver after a very smooth trip; the only delay was in Rochester because […]
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Updated site
Just a quick update…this weekend I was able to completely update my blog site. Now you have access to my bio and other information, and I hope to have my resume and other features up very soon. Yay! Closer and closer to a real website. I’m hoping to reformat it to the logo my dear […]
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the home stretch…
The last couple weeks I have been practicing like a mofo…seriously. My aspirations are getting the best for me again. Literally Monday through Friday I practice 2 1/2 to 3 hours after work…and somehow I am still finding time to work out! I can’t really do anything else though, and I’m feeling exhausted by bedtime. […]
This post doesn’t have much to do with clarinet, I’ll be perfectly honest. But I experienced a couple major “firsts” that I feel I must share. The one that I’m most proud is from Saturday. I completed my first 5k race! It was never a goal for me to do a race when I started […]
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Recital!
So it’s set! I am officially giving a recital in CO in October! This is thanks to my awesome sister, who has graciously put in the time and effort to raise funds for the trip and recital related expenses! I am so excited for it. It will take place on October 22 at 7:30pm at […]
Sandy Herrera, Clarinet 