The blog of Larry Marra, music educator and publisher of the Music Teachers 911 Podcast.
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Music Teachers 911
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Written by Larry Marra of musicteachers911.com
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It's the little things that count.
Last night, I was the pianist with the Hauer 18 piece big band for the Miamisburg, Ohio Veteran's Memorial Day Dance.
The band featured music from the 1940 WWII years and also included many of the Armed Forces Songs.
Since I wasn't the Band Leader, my thoughts were concerned with being a good sideman.
Thoughtful sideman will be offered work more then poor ones.
Here are some of my ideas.
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Top ten items in my gig bag. |
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Music Teachers 911
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Written by Larry Marra of musicteachers911.com
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 Here are 10 items that you might consider taking to your next gig.
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Speaker stands are over and above |
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Music Teachers 911
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Written by Larry Marra of musicteachers911.com
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 Last week, I played electric bass guitar for our local senior center with the University of Dayton Big Band. UD purchased a rather large and heavy 400 watt bass amp for me to use for this.
At rehearsals, I love how this amp cuts through the horns and give a booming feel to the overall sound of the band. However, I don't like having to lug the thing around the campus and heave it in back of my car.
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Music Teachers 911
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Written by Larry Marra of musicteachers911.com
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.jpg) This week I am going to focus on printed gig charts.
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Don't make a rule that you aren't willing to follow. |
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Music Teachers 911
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Written by Larry Marra of musicteachers911.com
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 This week I am going to focus away from the professional side of performance and talk about something that I tried musically just for fun.
I heard about a great new site for meeting people of similar interests called meetup.com.
This free site is so simple to use, but such fun as it involves meeting people in your area with the same interests.
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