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Dream big and follow your heart

Today more than ever our school systems are at great risk of loosing precious opportunities in the arts. The majority of young people will not pursue arts as a career, but their exposure to be a part of arts creativity cannot be measured, and these opportunities should not be taken from the curriculum of any school. If music programs saw a small portion of the support that sports have we would not have anything to worry about. I want my future children, if I have any, to have every possible option available, especially the great gift of expression through art of any type. Sports are important activities and possible careers, but so are music, painting, acting, dancing, etc... Take a minute to check out this link: http://www.cso.org/main.taf?p=10,2,7,6 Chicago Symphony trumpeter, Tague Larsen from the Boston area followed his dream. I grew up in a moderately poor family from the south. I had a great band program, but could not afford lessons. I practiced, practiced, and practiced some

Competitions, Districts, State, and Youth Ensembles

From now through January auditions will be looming! Districts and State auditions are just a few months away, many of the local Youth Ensembles such as Boston Youth Orchestra , MYWE (Massachusetts Youth Wind Ensemble) , and others, usually have auditions around May. You may be a junior or senior and want to audition to be a music major or minor at your selected university. This is the time to either begin lessons, establish a coaching session, or schedule an audition prep set of lessons. My teaching method gets results fast when applied with practice. I can't practice for you, but I can give you the skills to approach any task with the most efficient practice methodology. Learn how to use your practice time efficiently and get results faster. Email for scheduling availability as soon as possible. You deserve to have all the tools available to you for optimum performance. Your confidence will soar!