Greetings, 

 

With spring break a mere 48 hours away, I thought I'd make an update regarding the spring thus far.

 

1. This semester is the realization of an immense amount of work for our music department at Adams State University…

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Instrument(s)
Music
Tuner
Pencil
Metronome
Recording Device
Practice Journal or Checklists
Water*
and...
Kitchen Timer

That's right, a kitchen timer. Preferably not a wind up, tick-tocking timer but an inexpensive, easy to use digital timer. The kind available at the… Read more

 

How many times have you been making your way through your practice routine and found yourself guilty of the following:

Play, play, play, mistake, back up, play, continue (got it right!) play, play, etc....

or worse:

Play, play, play, mistake… Read more

 

How do you build a collection of the music, mallets, and instruments needed to freelance, teach privately, and make a living as a musician? 

One purchase at a time.

Like all planning, think in the short, medium, AND long term… Read more

In Part 1 of Steel Pan Banding 101, I addressed how I came about implementing a steel band and how you can, too. In this post, I’ll share my “why.”

 

There are three convergent reasons I started a steel…

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In 2013, I took a leave of absence from my perpetual visiting assistant professor position at Adams State University and for the first time since May of 2000, was a graduate student. After three years, countless flights, much studying, intense…

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Program Notes by James Doyle

Watch the live stream here! 

Deep and Distant Thunder

Having spent the first 22 years of my life living in the Midwest, springtime meant eerie skies, vicious thunderstorms, and taking shelter at the sound of…

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A blog post should never start with a disclaimer, yet here I go:

 

I do not profess to be a leading steel pan scholar, pedagogue, expert, or pan performing artist. I haven’t been to Panorama (yet!), will never publish a…

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If you’re like most musicians, down time comes with mixed emotions. The battle waging in my head is usually:

-I should relax

-I should practice

Will James, Principal Percussionist with the Saint Louis Symphony wrote eloquently about this very topic…

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Streaming at www.adams.edu/live

Program Notes by James Doyle, except where attributed.

 About Tonight’s Performance:

Tonight’s performance is a survey of the repertoire studied and performed during the fall semester by the three groups represented. Adams State percussionists were involved in…

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PASIC15 is now a thing of the past and the fall semester is quickly coming to a close. As usual, the convention serves as equal parts inspiration, social reunions, professional networking, and the acquisition of new music and other percussion…

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Here's a quick and simple promo for a couple of PASIC activities this year. I'm performing with the Animas Percussion Quartet on Thursday, November 12th at 9am in Ballroom C2 and giving a Snare Drum FUNdamentals clinic on Friday, November…

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