Character, Education, Inspiration, and Performance http://www.keynotesmagazine.com/ Copyright (R) 2010 Conn-Selmer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. “Only a few of our students will pursue music as a career, but all of them will be well served if we can help them achieve a feeling of self-confidence.”http://www.keynotesmagazine.com/article.php?uid=276Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESTA band director spends weeks’ rote teaching the passage at "C" in the first movement, the dotted rhythms in the second movement, and the last run in the third movement. He pounds it out over and over, slowly at first and gradually increasing the tempo. Each section, for fifteen minutes a day, while the rest of the band sits quietly. http://www.keynotesmagazine.com/article.php?uid=277Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESTAlthough the flute is termed a monotone instrument, the improvising flutist need not limit himself to one color but should feel free to experiment with various sounds to enhance his individual musical personality.http://www.keynotesmagazine.com/article.php?uid=278Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST