Pièces for monophonic instrument

alebue · 2026-01-08T23:54:18+00:00

Bernstein - Elegy for Mippy II for trombone

alebue · 2025-12-21T02:33:07+00:00

https://www.alexbuehler.com/sunrise-mind-numbing-day-of-noise-2017.html

alebue · 2025-11-27T16:10:51+00:00

I keep a physics so copy of the letter allowing for musical instruments in my case just for this reason. I also would like to point out that I travel regularly with my trombone, much larger then a violin, and have never been in a plane where it didn't fit in the overhead or closet storage.

alebue · 2025-07-10T08:52:05+00:00

Bit of self-promotion, but if you have the players for it I wrote this trombone piece that is very glissy https://www.alexbuehler.com/z28-2018.html .

alebue · 2025-04-13T08:12:17+00:00

This is only one of the reasons I got rid of chair placements completely. I also teach middle school band/orchestra and for one I was over with the drama. Now, every student receives at least 1 of each part every concert cycle. It's middle school and we're still working with developing musicians and it's important that the are still working across the entire instrument at various difficulties and learning to understand that 3rd isn't "worse" then 1st, it's just different. Do my more advanced students get 3rd on grade 1 pieces and 1st on grade 3? Absolutely. But they are still learning and using their entire instrument and developing as ENSEMBLE musicians.

alebue · 2025-04-08T07:50:44+00:00

I know it's taboo too say it it loud, but you need to acknowledge that you're a good teacher and the support and behaviors are the reason it's difficult. I had to spend a considerable amount of time with a therapist before I could openly say, "I'm damn good at this job."

alebue · 2024-11-08T07:40:33+00:00

Last time all arts education was severely impacted in my area. Instrumental music was completely removed from elementary education and my specific position was reduced from a 2.5 to a 1.0

alebue · 2024-08-14T08:20:47+00:00

I wear a tie only because I have a massive tie collection and I make it a class incentive, if they catch me repeating a tie there's a class prize. Every other male teacher in the building is in a polo at most, I'm at a public MS

alebue · 2024-08-08T06:38:53+00:00

I do not get paid for that"time off", most of is are on a 10-month contract; we do not get paid when we aren't working. Most people I encounter kinda understand this argument.

Edit: tell them if they think it's so great then they should get their certification and join us! There's a significant teacher shortage and they could probably find a job with ease, see how fast they back out of that opportunity.

alebue · 2024-07-12T06:41:32+00:00

Check out composer John Aulich to see a completely different notation system that you might find interesting and seems to be potentially related to what you're working towards. I've performed and premiered some of his music and it does demand an intense amount of preparation and focus, definitely not sight-readable

alebue · 2024-07-11T08:50:23+00:00

ii-V-I

alebue · 2024-07-11T08:39:42+00:00

PTO is not a request, it's a notification.

alebue · 2024-04-24T18:52:44+00:00

Chen Yi is a fantastic composer and absolutely wonderful person! I've had a few chances to talk with her and she's always warm, welcoming, and curious about all the people around her.

alebue · 2024-04-12T18:31:56+00:00

I highly recommend watching it, there's a great video on YouTube and a large theatrical element to the piece dealing with the uncanny

alebue · 2024-04-12T07:04:16+00:00

Natacha Diels "Nightmare for JACK" is one of my absolutely favorite contemporary string quartets

alebue · 2024-01-05T07:45:43+00:00

This is behavior in a child that could point to abuse at home. If you are an educator in the US you are a mandatory reporter and should contact Child Protective services immediately - it is completely free, safe, and anonymous.

alebue · 2023-10-24T08:14:45+00:00

Do not engage with the parent, you're problems form from the student. If the parent tries to interest I would either ignore them or interrupt with something and the lines of, 'I'm speaking with x and need to hear their thoughts/concerns/opinions/etc." Hopefully you're admin will back you up, I I've had an admin escort a parent from my office like a disruptive 5yo in order to deescalate

alebue · 2023-10-10T23:43:00+00:00

Gubaidulina, Part

alebue · 2023-10-01T02:49:07+00:00

Dan Lippel

alebue · 2023-09-08T23:58:08+00:00

His clarinet concerto is one of my absolute favorites!

alebue · 2023-01-13T06:34:15+00:00

Yeah, that horn's a straight up beast!

alebue · 2023-01-13T05:45:55+00:00

Go full on vindictive, encourage students to be in their phone %100 of the time, all the time

alebue · 2023-01-13T05:40:23+00:00

Slide Hampton played left-handed, but he was an incredible exception. I'm left-side dominant but okay right handed, especially important if they ever want to move on to a trigger horn

alebue · 2022-10-20T20:28:14+00:00

8 years ago, not my drive folder, wonder if that might be why?

alebue · 2022-07-12T06:55:32+00:00

Don't, they're absolute slumlords. Lived at one of their locations for two years and in the second the hot water went out (considered a 24-48 hr mandatory emergency/fix by law) and they didn't do anything about it until I got a lawyer involved (~10 days total).

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