Full Program - Missouri Music Educators Association

Sam Pilafian is perhaps best known as the founding tubist of the internationally
renowned Empire Brass Quintet. He has also recorded and performed with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St.
Luke’s, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Lionel
Hampton, and Pink Floyd. While a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center he was
invited by Leonard Bernstein to perform on-stage in the world premiere of Bernstein’s
MASS, which opened the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is
currently Professor of Music and Director of the Concert Jazz Band at Arizona State
University.
“Breathing Gym - Sessions 1 & 2” (p.24, 27)
Warm-ups for wind instrument players usually consist of exercises to prepare the fingers and lips. Warmups
for singers often deveolp range and diction. However the source of the sound when playing a wind
instrument or singing is often overlooked: breathing. Put simply: AIR-VIBRATION-SOUND.
Breathing correctly when singing or playing a wind instrument uses a great deal more of our lung capacity
than we normally use in everyday life. This extreme use of our airflow is a skill that must be practiced.
The exercise in The Breathing Gym are designed to give musicians contral and efficiency of breath.
“Breathing Gym: Application for the Choral Ensemble” (p. 29)
Breathing correctly when singing or playing a wind instrument uses a great deal more of our lung capacity
than we normally use in everyday life. This extreme use of our airflow is a skill that must be practiced.
The exercise in The Breathing Gym are designed to give musicians contral and efficiency of breath.
Dr. Glenn D. Price is recognized as one of the leading international conductors of
today. He has conducted in over 20 countries on five continents, covering the gamut
from professional chamber players to 450 piece string orchestra, symphony orchestras
and wind ensembles to mass bands of over 1500 musicians. (Complete bio is located
on page 76.)
“Innovative Rehearsal Techniques” (p. 26)
Direct and practical rehearsal strategies toward improved technique, musicianship and interpretation.
Whoever has the skill in music is of good temperament and
fitted for all things. We must teach music in our schools.
~Martin Luther
Andrew Pulliam is currently the Director of Bands at Southeast Middle School in
the Hazelwood School District. Prior to teaching at Hazelwood Southeast Middle
School, he served as Director of Bands at Southwest Early College Campus in the
Kansas City, MO School District. Andrew is currently in his fifth year of teaching.
He has taught at the middle school and the high school levels. Andrew has served as
department chair; he has been on course revision committees, and also helped rewrite
curriculum. He is a member of MMEA/NAfME, HNEA, and Phi Mu Alpha- Music
Fraternity for Men. Andrew received his Bachelor of Music Education from the
University of Central Missouri in 2007. Upon graduation, Andrew participated in
the Kansas City Residential Urban Internship, where, in place of traditional studentteaching,
he began teaching as a regular classroom teacher.
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