It's been awhile since I have posted on my blog. It's been a bit of an eventful month and I haven't just forgotten about posting. Adam and I got married on August 13th and went on our honeymoon in Belize. Then, we got back right in time for an earthquake and a hurricane. Now that our basement is almost water-free, I have some time to work on a few more entries in my blog.
I was looking around the internet and happened to find a wonderful resource written by euphonium player Gail Robertson for the 2007 Midwest Band Clinic. The incredibly cute title drew me in: How to Fall in Love with the Euphonium and Want to Play it Forever. This cute and informative outline to a seminar that she led outlines reasons why some people may be attracted to playing the euphonium in school bands and why some people may become bored on the euphonium in school bands. I would think that this would be a pretty good breakdown for band directors who would like to suggest an instrument that would fit each student best. Then, she has a really pretty comprehensive repertoire list that begins at the sixth grade level and runs through early undergraduate level. Its comprehensive enough that it would be of use to any private lesson studio teacher to at least take note of. All in all, this is an outline worth a good look through.
