audition

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…

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 2

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 2 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik  Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved.  The April 2021…

An Opportunity to Create Life-Long Musical Relationships

An Opportunity to Create Life-Long Musical Relationships  An Interview with 2020 All-National Honor Ensemble Jazz Band Guest Artist Terell Stafford The 2020 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Jazz Band is taking…

“Making Memorable Musical Experiences”

“Making Memorable Musical Experiences” An Interview with 2022 All-National Honor Ensemble Symphony Orchestra Conductor Nobuyoshi Yasuda Nobuyoshi Yasuda also conducted the 2020 All-National Honor Ensembles Symphony Orchestra, which performed virtually…

“Dive into the Music within the Music”

“Dive into the Music within the Music”  An Interview with 2022 All-National Honor Ensemble Mixed Choir Conductor Frances Fonza Frances Fonza also conducted the 2020 All-National Honor Ensembles Mixed Choir,…

Guiding and Learning from the Audition Process

Guiding and Learning from the Process Educators use a variety of strategies to guide students through the application process for the NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles—and pick up new strategies for…

“Jazz Is the Aspirational Sound of Our Democracy”

“Jazz Is the Aspirational Sound of Our Democracy” An Interview with All-National Honor Jazz Ensemble Conductor Todd Stoll and 2019 Guest Soloist Camille Thurman Todd Stoll was once again the…

Bringing Popular Music to the National Stage

Bringing Popular Music to the National Stage An Interview with 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble Modern Band Conductor Scott Burstein This year the inaugural 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Modern Band…

Igniting Students’ Imagination, Creativity, Compassion: An Interview with Soo Han

Igniting Students’ Imagination, Creativity, Compassion An Interview with 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble Symphony Orchestra Conductor Soo Han   This year the 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Symphony Orchestra will perform…

Creating Those “Driveway Moments”: An Interview with Tesfa Wondemagegnehu

Creating Those “Driveway Moments” An Interview with 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble Mixed Choir Conductor Tesfa Wondemagegnehu   This year the 2019 All-National Honor Ensemble (ANHE) Mixed Choir will perform alongside…