Part 1 was on your personal rehearsal etiquette, Part 2 was on your sectional rehearsal etiquette, so naturally Part 3 is about your orchestral rehearsal etiquette. And if this organization system doesn’t make sense, too bad. This is my party.
Month: September 2019
Plant Feature: Aloe Vera
Meet the mighty Aloe vera: the plant you might need most after my latest rehearsal etiquette installment. This is a series of plant profiles based on the houseplants in my collection. For each, I’ll take you through some basic plant facts and care information based on my research and personal experience!
Theme of the Week: Standards
My idea for Theme of the Week is to take a word or short phrase, put it under a microscope, and suck all the meaning out of it that I can. So buckle up, put your thinking cap on, and join me in thinking about standards.
Rehearsal Etiquette, Part 2
This is a continuation from Part 1, which looked at personal etiquette. Part 2 examines sectional rehearsal etiquette, or how you should behave in regards to the rest of your section. Hey so you know when you’re in rehearsal and your principal turns to you […]
Plant Profile: Fred the Boston Fern
Meet Fred, the Boston Fern! This is a series of plant profiles based on the houseplants in my collection. For each, I’ll take you through some basic plant facts and care information based on my research and personal experience!
Mr. Butters: Essential Objects
Everyone has some essential keepsake objects they would grab in an emergency. What you reach for can say a lot about you, so choose carefully or we’ll all judge you. Today we’ll find out what Mr. Butters considers essential, and you can judge his choices!
Rehearsal Etiquette, Part 1
So now that you’re a professional musician, it’s time to go to your first professional rehearsal! Professional orchestral musicians have some fun rehearsal etiquette rules that you should probably definitely know and follow if you want to be successful and be asked back to play […]
Plant Profile: Phil the Pothos
Meet Phil, a Golden Pothos! This is a series of plant profiles based on the houseplants in my collection. For each, I’ll take you through some basic plant facts and care information based on my research and personal experience!
Meet Mr. Butters
The one, the only, the magnificent, Mr. Butters.
How to be a Professional Musician
Have you ever thought about being a professional musician? Do you think you have what it takes? Follow my 15 easy steps and you can slide down the slippery slope just like me in no time!