Rehearsal Quote
via goenglish.com"Practice is for learning your part. Rehearsal is for learning everyone else's."
I don't remember who said that, but it's a good thing to keep in mind for rehearsals with ensembles of any size.
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Maria Schneider Quote
I love this beautiful quote from Maria Schneider. It's so simple, yet something we musicians probably tend to forget to do more than we'd like to admit.
You can see Ms Schneider's enthusiasm and passion in her conducting of her band playing Bolería, Soléa & Rumba in the following clips - one of my personal favorites of her compositions, and from her Grammy-winning 2004 album Concert in the Garden.
Simple and Wise
This quote may contradict my thoughts in a recent blog post - or it may be a different way to view them. Either way, when I opened this book (from this series) I got from the library yesterday, it was what greeted me on the opening page:
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Coach John Wooden
Coach John Wooden passed away yesterday, June 4, 2010, at 99 years of age. The man was a giant of the basketball world, spending decades at UCLA, coaching the team to 10 NCAA championships and leaving with a record unmatched, 885-203. Yet his influence went far beyond the basketball court, thanks to his simple style of living and a number of maxims ... (read more)
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