John Williams is a living national (world) treasure.
Month: August 2019
The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality)
From intellectualtakeout.org, this article was very very good.
“Throughout grade school and high school, I was fortunate to participate in quality music programs. Our high school had a top Illinois state jazz band; I also participated in symphonic band, which gave me a greater appreciation for classical music. It wasn’t enough to just read music. You would need to sight read, meaning you are given a difficult composition to play cold, without any prior practice. Sight reading would quickly reveal how fine-tuned playing “chops” really were. In college I continued in a jazz band and also took a music theory class. The experience gave me the ability to visualize music (If you play by ear only, you will never have that same depth of understanding music construct.)“
Sheet Of The Week – Señorita (Shawn Mendes)
Here is one by Shawn Mendes. Enjoy
Señorita by Shawn Mendes for Eb Instruments (153.2 KiB, 30 hits)
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Señorita by Shawn Mendes for Bb Instruments (146.9 KiB, 27 hits)
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