Thank you for your interest in our Lightning Talk and ePoster. This post houses information, contact information for the presenters and our list of references. Title: Unforeseen Learning Dynamics: Empowering Action through Community of Practice-based PedagogyDate: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024Location: College Music Society National Conference, Washington, D.C., USAPresenters: Dr. Aaron Hodgson, Western University (ahodgson@uwo.ca) – …
Thank you for your interest in our workshop. This post houses information about the workshop, contact information for the presenters and our list of references. Title: Master-less classes: Alternative models and learning outcomes in recurring studio masterclassesDate: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024Location: College Music Society National Conference, Washington, D.C., USAPresenters: Dr. Aaron Hodgson (ahodgson@uwo.ca), Gustavo Jimenez …
Thank you for your interest in our paper! This post houses information about the paper, contact information for the presenters and our list of references. Title: Facilitating Holistic Musical Identities through Communities of Practice: A Case Study in Studio PedagogyDate: Tuesday, July 30, 2024Location: International Society for Music Education World Conference, The University of the …
Thank you for your interest in our paper! This post houses information about the paper, contact information for the presenters and our list of references. Title: From Performer to Pedagogue: Transformative Modalities in Music Studio TeachingDate: Friday, March 15, 2024Location: College Music Society, Northwest Chapter Regional Conference, UBC School of Music, Vancouver, BCPresenters: Dr. Aaron …
Trumpet performance reflection Follow-up readings we really like Hanken, I. M. (2017). The Role and Significance of Masterclasses in Creative Learning. In J. Rink, H. Gaunt, & A. Williamon (Eds.), Musicians in the Making: Pathways to Creative Performance. Oxford University Press. Available to read online through Western Libraries. Long, M., Creech, A., Gaunt, H., Hallam, …
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January 27, 2024: Brass day class Robert Fraser: ENSEMBLE ETIQUETTE: GROUP DYNAMICS AND MUSIC – “Playing well is only part of it”
Blier-Carruthers, Amy. “The Problem of Perfection in Classical Recording: The Performer’s Perspective.” The Musical Quarterly 103, no. 1–2 (December 1, 2020): 184–236. https://doi.org/10.1093/musqtl/gdaa008. Bose, Sudip. “In Praise of Flubs: The Pursuit of Perfection Has Taken All the Personality out of Recorded Classical Music.” The American Scholar 74, no. 1 (2005): 115–18. Burns, David D. Feeling …
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These notes are for a presentation I offered at Orchestra North Owen Sound on July 16/18, 2018. Feel free to take a look and use these resources if you’re interested in upping your own practice game! Resources Metacognition (PDF): an exploration of various limits to self-knowledge Christine Carter, Athletic Advantage from The Strad Wynton Marsalis, Twelve …
Tomorrow, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. I love this country (warts and all): I’m proud of our arts and culture, our society, our national quirks and I’m especially proud to contribute to Canada’s future by working and teaching here. Many classical musicians in Canada feel detached from their nation’s composers. I think that’s especially true …
Happy Canada day! A round-up of Canadian music for trumpet Read More »
One of the most meaningful experiences of my life as a musician was a 2008 tour of coastal Labrador. Memorial University’s School of Music was my first academic job, and I had only been teaching there for a few weeks before I boarded a very small plane and set off for Happy Valley-Goose Bay with …
Labratour 2008 – exploring a surprising history in brass Read More »