Hosted by Brian Luce and sponsored by the University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music, Mary Karen Clardy, Leonard Garrison, Katherine Kemler, Ronda Mains, Susan Milan, and Diane Schultz provide a roundtable discussion of flute teaching at the collegiate level during the international COVID-19 mitigation period. The discussion outlines teaching strategies, pedagogies, and outcomes on student performance measurement.
Brian Luce, professor of flute at the University of Arizona and Yamaha Performing Artist, will present this annual TMEA All-State Audition Masterclass at Plano West High School. In addition to audition techniques and technical tips, this class will focus on strategies for kinesiological body usage to prepare a successful, anxiety-free audition. For further information, contact Jackie Digby, director of bands, at jackie.digby@pisd.edu.
The Arizona Wind Quintet will be in residency at the Escuela Nacional de Música (UNAM) in Mexico City from February 27-March 2, 2018. In addition to teaching, conducting master classes, and coaching ensembles, the quintet will perform a gala conclusion concert on March 1st.