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Continue reading →: A good rehearsal
A good rehearsal is one that is just that – a good rehearsal. What makes a good rehearsal? Friends. Friends who share the same ideas about what makes a rehearsal, good.
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Continue reading →: Teaching Music or Teaching Band?
I am writing this for my literature review and I was thinking how to craft it. Having left a professional band to focus on teaching school bands, I find myself at a really interesting point of my journey. Am I teaching music or am I teaching band? Is there a…
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Continue reading →: Dalcroze
This was a great revelation! I am a believer! Today, I made the students in my band play from memory with their eyes closed and it was amazing! They felt the music and played with so much expression.
Hello,
I’m Yusri
I am a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Bands at the University of Minnesota. I am the Director of the Gold Campus Band. I assist with the Pride of Minnesota Marching Band, the Gopher Groove, the University Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band and the University Band. I am also the Principal Conductor of the Twin Cities Gamer Symphony Orchestra.
Muhamad Yusri 