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College Audition Tips from New York Philharmonic Trumpeter and Manhattan School of Music Faculty Ethan Bensdorf

College Audition Tips from New York Philharmonic Trumpeter and Manhattan School of Music Faculty Ethan Bensdorf How Brass Students Can Prepare for Audition Season and How Their Music Directors Can…

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“My Students Make Almost All of the Musical Choices for the Ensemble” 

“My Students Make Almost All of the Musical Choices for the Ensemble” An Interview with 2022 All-National Honor Ensemble Modern Band Conductor Bryan Powell This year the 2022 All-National Honor…

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Six Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2022 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kristen Rencher 571-323-5898 KristenR@nafme.org Six Renowned Conductors to Lead the 2022 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles The Nation’s Top High School Musicians to Perform in Six…

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Preparing Your Students for Auditions

Preparing Your Students for Auditions Resources Available for High School Teachers By Nora Segura-Barpal, sponsored by NAfME Corporate Member Music Inclusion Coalition The Music Inclusion Coalition (MIC) wants to make…

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Six Distinguished Conductors to Lead the 2021 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Kristen Rencher 571-323-5898 KristenR@nafme.org Six Distinguished Conductors to Lead the 2021 NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles The Nation’s Top High School Musicians to Perform in Six…

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Recording Strategies for Auditions

Recording Strategies for Auditions Tips for Quality Recordings By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik This is an expanded version of an article that first appeared in the April 2021 issue of…

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Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mozart Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 2

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mozart Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 2 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

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Tomas Cotik plays Mendelssohn Symphony

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

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Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Scherzo

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

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Tomas Cotik playing Brahms on violin

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Brahms Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 2, Solo

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Brahms Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 2, Solo By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021…

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