One of the key services the studio provides is audition prep. It could be for your student’s school band, for district or regional orchestra or band, college or university music school, or marching percussion at the DCA, WGI or DCI level. It is all about preparation and hard work.
Below is a screen shot of one of my favorite kinds of emails:
Preparation and hard work does indeed pay off.
The Dennis Chambers clinic was a terrific experience for our students and a lot of new friends who got a rare chance to see one of the best in the business up close.
Dennis talked a lot about the importance of playing with feel and groove versus showcasing your shops (i.e. playing as many notes as you can all the time).
Dennis performed with Oz Noy Trio later that evening to a sold out crowd and brought the house down.
Last night, Dan Ciccone’s band had their debut performance at a PACKED Kennett Brewing Company. It is always gratifying to see the students go out and turn in a professional performance in a real world setting, which is exactly what this is. Here is an excerpt of their interpretation of Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears. There were some equally adventurous song selections, which was great to hear, and not one seat available in the entire place.
Congratulations to Thomas L., who recently won the PMEA District 12 audition and will be participating in the District Band Festival (and also District Chorus)! District 12 is comprised of all high schools in Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties, so there is a lot of competition for these festivals. A lot of work went into preparing for the audition, which required pieces on snare drum, xylophone and timpani. A short clip is below.
As promised, video from each of our performers is below. These young people did an outstanding job. Enjoy!
The students that participated in grooveFEST on Saturday at The Kennett Flash all did a TERRIFIC job presenting their performances. Playing solo drums for a live audience is not an easy thing - and they all handled themselves like pros. We has musical selections from almost every musical styles: rock, rhythm & blues, power pop, big band, rudimental, and a video montage showing one of our students playing xylophone, concert snare drum and timpani.
Below are some photos and the video recap will be up and posted by the end of the week.
To the students: THANK YOU for your hard work and your dedication.
To the students’ parents, families and friends, THANK YOU for your support today.
Video to follow soon…
