As you may know, I am a proud member of the 129th Army National Guard Band. What this means is that I am in the Army, but it’s a part time job for me. I “drill” with my unit one weekend every month and for two weeks in the summer. Right now is that two-week time period, called Annual Training, …
Trip to Nicholls
See? Foam rolling can be fun These students were such great sports. We had a lot of fun learning and trying together. As I stated in an earlier blog post, I got invited to Nicholls University to do a presentation on Workouts for Musicians. We went through some basic anatomy and physiology and then we all did some dynamic integration …
Audition Travel Lessons Learned
As you know, when it comes to taking auditions, only take the ones you really want or that are close by because they can be expensive. How expensive? Well, let me tell you… This past Wednesday I flew up to Boston for a second round audition with the Air Force Band of Liberty. It was a challenge from the start. …
Going to the Florida Flute Fair
This coming weekend I’m super excited to be giving my first convention presentation at the Florida Flute Fair. Saturday morning, 9 AM at the Altamonte Springs Hilton, I will be giving the presentation “From the Weight Room to the Practice Room: Workouts to Prevent Pain”. I’m going to be addressing the various muscular imbalances that flutists tend to acquire, and …