INTERNATIONAL - Bemidji State University

friday (CONTINUeD)
ITG2011ScHedULe
4:30-6:00 Pm GARETH fLowERS AND JoSH fRANK RECiTAL (CeNTRAL LUTHeRAN)
(4:10) Prelude: University of Missouri Trumpet Ensemble
Dr. Iskander Akhmadullin, conductor
Members: Brian Cooper, Caleb Franklin, Christopher Farris, Sean Hayes, Anne Linders,
John Norvell, Michael Rabadan, Alexandra Signor, William Strozier, Sean Sweany
Fanfare for a New Theater ...............................................Igor Stravinsky
Homage to Raymond Scott ...................................Garath Flowers and Josh Frank
Selections from Les Amusements ..............................Garath Flowers and Josh Frank
Soundscapes ............................................Garath Flowers and Josh Frank
RESEARCH Room (ROCHeSTeR ROOM)
Moderated by Kelly Parkes
Louis Hanzlik, Ed.D.
University of Connecticut
Fostering citizenship and democracy through chamber music coaching.
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the professional experiences of two accomplished classical
musicians informed their approach to coaching chamber music, and how the values and ideals they attach to
chamber music were realized in practice. Given that normative assumptions often connect chamber music to
larger democratic values, the author also examined the chamber music classroom’s alignment with larger ideals
of democratic communities, or what the author calls the practice of democratic mindfulness.
Michael Hengst, D.M.A.
Metropolitan State Music Department College of Denver
Approaching Trumpet Technique Through Etudes
The benefit of etudes, students and teachers alike may realize that mastering the technical requirements of
solo pieces and excerpts through etudes would make them much more manageable, especially in a recital
or audition format. In order to improve trumpet technique, especially range and endurance, students should
shift their focus to etude books in order to enhance solo and orchestral playing. The presenter has gathered
information by interviewing foremost players and teachers, including Phil Smith, Vince DiMartino, Frank Kaderabek,
Chris Gekker, and others, in order to compile their opinions and experiences with this etude approach
and researching older editions to show the benefits of this approach.
Jonathan Kruger. D.M.A
Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Liberal Arts
Unconscious Strategies to Adjust Air Support with the Throat in Trumpet
Research conducted to examine two research questions: What role does throat tension play in constraining
or enhancing control over air support during brass performance? And what is the connection between overall
muscular tension and brass performance? To our knowledge, no work has been done on the correlation
between muscular tension in the body, closure of the throat, and intra-oral air pressure. Preliminary analyses
indicate that involvement of the vocal chords during performance is commonplace. We will report the relationship
between throat contractions, intra-oral air pressure, electromyographical measures of muscle tension in
the shoulders and lower back. We will discuss the implications of these results for the standard pedagogy of
emphasizing the importance of keeping the throat open at all times
Dr. Paul-Loeb Van Zuilenburg
Fulbright Awardee 2011, Music Department fo the Univeristy of the Free State, South Africa
Is music entrepreneurship the solution to job insecurity for the professional trumpet player?
More than 6000 music students graduate from American music schools annually while worldwide similar numbers
are forced into a non-existent market place. Orchestral positions are dwindling while the current educational
situation still reflects the pedagogical thought patterns of the 19th century. As such, music entrepreneurship
offers alternative employment opportunities to graduated trumpet students globally. This presentation
investigates the personality traits of successful music entrepreneurs and offers alternative professional options
whilst at the same time sounding a warning as to the applicability of this form of job creation.
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