I’ve noticed something in my musical life the past couple years. Either I have nothing to practice, or too much to practice. Right now, I have too much! Between WWQ stuff at work, VWS, and the President’s Own audition in December (just about 5 weeks away), I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. Overwhelmed mostly because I […]
As of my last post, my schedule was pretty ridiculous…I was not looking forward to being so busy. Well, since my last post, our awesome congress decided to let the government shut down. Luckily, we are still being paid, but there’s no money for gas for our vehicles to get to gigs! So we are […]
This week was the first week of official band camp for the kids I’m working with at a local high school in Virginia Beach. This is no joke for them, 10 hours a day Monday through Friday!! And they get to do it again next week. I get exhausted just thinking about it. Anyway, most […]
I wanted to write a post about a new practice tool that I’ve really come to love…my iPhone. There are several apps that I’ve been using lately to help with my practicing (some have actually replaced other things that I don’t need to lug around anymore), and to make practicing more fun. Its pretty amazing […]
Sandy Herrera, Clarinet