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Scale of the Week – B Major

6 / 12 / 15

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B Major! We are very much in the land of sharps!

It’s really easy to get bored playing scales every day (or at least it’s that way for me), so another way to mix it up is to play them with different articulations.

You could double tongue, triple tongue, etc. on every note, or you could even apply those articulations on the way up and down the scale. I like to work on keeping my articulations even, so I will flip them and try the scale that way.

An example is to play the scale double tonguing the normal way up and down the scale (using the T and the K like normal). The next time you could flip the tonguing and use the K then the T. The K part of double tonguing is usually the weakest. By starting with the K you can work on keeping it even with the T.

How do you work on your articulations?

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Music Stand Lights

5 / 30 / 15

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With the recent death of my music stand light, I’ve been trying to find a new one to replace it. I had no idea there were so many options out there! While a stand light didn’t make it into my top 5 gig bag essentials list, I definitely use my stand light for most rehearsals.

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Scale of the Week – E Major

5 / 22 / 155 / 30 / 15

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New week, new scale! This week the focus is on E Major. There aren’t too many sharps just yet, and this scale is one of my favorites.

Practicing scales doesn’t have to be boring, especially if you don’t have any exercise books to use. One way to change up the normal the 2 (or 3) octave scale is to change the rhythm of the scale.

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Musical Instrument Insurance

5 / 2 / 155 / 30 / 15

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Are your instruments insured? Not everyone likes to think about what could happen to their instrument, but accidents do happen. One time my friend’s mom ran over her violin! What would you do if something happened to your instrument at a gig?

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DIY – Luggage Tag

4 / 21 / 155 / 30 / 15

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Creating your own luggage tag is actually easy! (And also much cheaper!) This is a great fabric scrap busting project.

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