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Feeding our souls with the stuff that matters | Rena Urso-Trapani
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Upcoming Performances and Master Classes. A day in the life of a flute player. Feeding our souls with the stuff that matters. Asymp; 3 Comments. 7 Devils Brewing Co. Oregon Coast Music Festival. San Francisco Opera Center Orchestra. Let’s back up to last week at what I believe is the best music festival ever, the Oregon Coast Music Festival. Fishing boat off of Bastendorff Beach, near Charleston, OR. List In retrospect, that was a pretty lame move on my part. Never having been a fan of his “Sui...In addi...
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Body Mapping | Rena Urso-Trapani
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Upcoming Performances and Master Classes. A day in the life of a flute player. Photo by Rachel Hickey. What is Body Mapping? Body Mapping is the conscious correcting and refining of one’s body map to produce efficient, coordinated, effective movement. Body Mapping, over time, with application, allows any musician to play with an ease and fluidity. Body Mapping not only helps musicians avoid injury; it also enhances musicians’ technique. Photo by Rachel Hickey. The course outline is as follows:. The Juill...
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Http:/ www.playinglesshurt.com/. Http:/ www.movewellplaywell.com. June 1, 2016. Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra by Martin Rokeach. June 1, 2016. Living a Musical Life. June 14, 2015. Your Career Is What You Make It To Be. May 24, 2015. Andover Educator Conference in Portland, Oregon. February 2, 2015. Theme by Theme Trust.
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Surrounded By Inspiration | Rena Urso-Trapani
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Upcoming Performances and Master Classes. A day in the life of a flute player. Asymp; 1 Comment. The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of inspiration. I’m talking about. Every bit of it has been pretty darn awesome, to say the least. Then this morning, I woke up to another one of Dana Fonteneau’s terrific blog posts. Her topic this week is “Who Do You Surround Yourself With.”. Pre-concert shenanigans with Nicole… what could go wrong? Let’s go back to Iowa City, shall we? Me with Nicole Esposito ...
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Rena Urso-Trapani | A day in the life of a flute player
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Upcoming Performances and Master Classes. A day in the life of a flute player. Photo by Todd Sharp. I was lousy at the violin. But the flute…. now. Was the instrument for me; it was a shiny, silvery tube with lots of cool buttons. I overheard them talking later that night, saying something to the effect of “this won’t last, it’ll be like the violin … or ballet.” Meanwhile, I listened from the other room thinking “Oh yeah, I’ll show them! The Del Lago Trio. Having played Muramatsu flutes my entire profess...
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Getting out of our own way | Rena Urso-Trapani
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Upcoming Performances and Master Classes. A day in the life of a flute player. Getting out of our own way. Asymp; 1 Comment. Why is it when faced with a tricky passage in music we grip our instruments tighter? Do we think this is going to magically help us to play with greater accuracy? Or how about when we need to really project in a loud section; why grip here? Exactly how is this helpful in our music making? My good friend and OEBS. Post concert fun at Lost and Found. And, we totally knocked it out of...
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“Life is a journey, not a destination.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson | Rena Urso-Trapani
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Upcoming Performances and Master Classes. A day in the life of a flute player. 8220;Life is a journey, not a destination.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson. Asymp; 1 Comment. Bob Cole Conservatory of Music. California State University Long Beach. I was definitely focused on the destination, and the journey was sort of a means to an end. Unfortunately, it is too often the case that we focus on the destination rather than the journey. The “If I , then ” or “When I ., then .” scenari...Getting better” picking our...
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Collaborating, Sharing, Laughing, Trusting … & drinking great craft beer | Rena Urso-Trapani
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Upcoming Performances and Master Classes. A day in the life of a flute player. Collaborating, Sharing, Laughing, Trusting … and drinking great craft beer. Asymp; 2 Comments. I just returned home from four incredibly full days in Portland, OR at the Andover Educators. Here are a few personal highlights from the 2015 conference:. With the amazing Mary Kogen. Of course, you can click here. 2 Supervised teaching class with Janet Alcorn. 3 Melissa Malde’s. 4 Amy Likar’s. Hour 5 presentations were both AWESOME!
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