Jaques Horn Studio

Most of my students have heard me sing this song…interleaved practice ftw!

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The theme of this week is interleaved practice! If you’ve never tried interleaved practice before, I hope you’ll try it this week. It has been the biggest game-changer for me personally in terms of how quickly I can learn music and how consistent I am on stage. Today’s tip is a way to test different sections for performance readiness. Use this on music you’ve practiced and are getting ready to perform. I’ll put links in my story to the resources I mention in the video if you want to learn more about the science behind interleaved practice. #violin #stringplayer #classicalmusic #musiceducation #musiced #viola #cello #bass #flute #oboe #clarinet #bassoon #horn #trombone #tuba #trumpet #percussion #piano #voice #teaching #practicing #practicechallenge #neuroscienceofmusic #learnfasterperformbetter

3 powerful women hornists lead the way this weekend Symphony Tacoma

We are thrilled to welcome Leelanee Sterrett Third Horn with the New York Philharmonic performing a world premiere by our own former Assistant Principal Hornist, composer and Pacific Lutheran University professor, Gina Gillie in Reverie. (written to be accessible to hornists with focal dystonia.

The rest of the program is also very cool! (De Falla, Marquez & Kodaly!)

Being a former hornist myself, I fondly recall playing Strauss’s Concerto No.1 & can’t wait to hear Leelanee’s expressive rendition of it. Being often the only woman in the band as a young hornist, I know very well the journey of these women and what they have broken through - it’s not long ago that women broke into professional orchestras, onto the podium, into the repertoire fully as voices finally being heard. Let’s celebrate the gifts we have and never let them be silenced, mistreated or taken advantage of.

Gillie’s compositions are known as works that resonate with emotional depth and I feel that in every note she writes - an absolutely gorgeous, lush string and horn work!

Leelanee’s artistry illuminates concert halls around the world, enchanting audiences with her lyrical expressiveness and she is also known for her dedication to education and outreach, inspiring young musicians through masterclasses, workshops, and community engagement initiatives.

Tremendous and deserved that we now have more women in key positions in major orchestras and as university professors! I cannot wait to hear all of the hard work that will show up beautifully & powerfully in this weekend’s concert!!

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Which one will you take today? #the360musician #practiceboosters #practicetips