Blog | Richard Harris

PEDA-BLOGGY!

This is my pedagogy blog.

Thoughts about trombone technique, exercises for various areas of playing and performance advice. Also some pics of ongoing performance activities, family and friends.

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Oct 29, 2018
2 min

Setting Goals is Key

Setting goals is going to actively help you to achieve your ambition. There are tons of studies about it. Just go online and do some...

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Oct 3, 2018
1 min

Recording with Esperanza Spalding

I had the honor of recording with this extremely talented lady recently. I highly recommend checking out her music if you haven't had...

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Sep 30, 2018
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Determined to Succeed?

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Sep 10, 2018
2 min

Quality Articulation

What is great articulation? What to we mean by "clean," "crisp" or "clear" articulation. How do we recognize it? In my opinion great...

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Aug 23, 2018
1 min

Breathe Musically

Always breathe musically! Recently I had the pleasure of sitting next to Jim Markey with the Boston Symphony. I'm sure most people are...

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Aug 20, 2018
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Two Choices

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Aug 16, 2018
1 min

Buzzing!

Buzzing is critical to developing a great sound on the trombone. It’s an extremely useful tool to use during your warmup. But also use it...

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Aug 2, 2018
1 min

Accessing The High Register Lyrically

How to develop a relaxed and lyrical high register by using the Vocalises by Marco Bordogni transcribed by Joannes Rochut. Play the...

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Jul 18, 2018
2 min

Fastest Way To Learn New Repertoire

I'm regularly asked by students about how to learn a lot of repertoire in a short span of time. When you are in college everything is...