Long day and didn't get to write last night. There is so much to see and do here at the convention. In the picture you see an instrument I had not seen before...a contrabass flute! It really is an interesting instrument.
I was also in two interesting conferences. The first was about the teacher and how it is more than the teaching ability, it is who you are as a person that often communicates loudly. I want to teach well, but more importantly I want to be a good example and role model.
The other conference dealt with the inner game of music...www.theinnergameofmusic.com. It is about learning to ignore the critical voices that shout at you while you perform, and often make you perform poorly. One must learn to focus on aspects of the performance and not listen to the commentary going on inside one's head. This will help us as an ensemble and as individual performers to play more skillfully.
Well, it is time for another clinic......
M
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Whoa... contrabass flute. it's very.. unflute-like! lol
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