Notes from the Alessi Seminar

In the summer of 2007, I was selected as a participant for the Alessi Seminar, an intensive workshop conducted by Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombonist of the New York Philharmonic.

During Mr. Alessi's masterclasses, I took notes and have posted them on my blog. Please remember that these notes are not a literal transcript and that many of Mr. Alessi's comments were specific to the needs of an individual student, not universal mandates to be mindlessly followed.

Here are the blog entries:
Day 1...SING! LISTEN!
Day 2 (part 1)..The Warm-Up
Day 2 (part 2) Masterclass No. 1
Day 3 (part 1)...Aim and Fire
Day 3 (part 2)...Attack and Response
Day 4 (part 1)...Rhythm is King
Day 4 (part 2)...Singing in the Fast Lane
(Day 5 was a day off)
Day 6 ...Beat Boxing
Day 7...Be True to the Music
Day 8..."Jaw Droppers"
Day 9...The Last Day