Category: Web Resources
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Justin Gingerich – New Website
Iowa trombonist Justin Gingerich has started a new personal website. Justin was recently a participant at the Southeast Trombone Symposium; the first several posts on his new site are his experiences and thoughts on the conference. Add this one to your blogroll: www.justingingerich.com
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Online Resource – NoteFlight
NoteFlight is an online music notation tool (the first that I am aware of). Two options are available to users: a free account which allows up to ten scores, and a paid account (referred to as “Crescendo”) at $49/year or $7.99/month for unlimited use. These pricing options are significantly lower than the annual upgrade fees…
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New ITA Website is Live
The International Trombone Association has just completed a complete redesign of the website. The previous site had been wholly designed by trombonist Joshua Brown; the new site is built on the free WordPress software and will allow for easier upgrades in the future. At the time of launch the content is identical to the previous…
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Web Resources: Will Kimball on Breathing
Dr. Will Kimball, Professor of Trombone at Brigham Young University, is an expert on breathing and how to increase lung capacity. Check out his research here: http://www.kimballtrombone.com/breathing/
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Web Resource: Amazon Cloud Drive
Amazon recently announced their Cloud Drive and Cloud Player. This service provides 5 gigabytes of free storage to all users with an Amazon.com account. If you purchase one MP3 album per year, you get 20gigs of space (additional space is priced at $1 per gig per year, up to 1 terabyte). Amazon has provided an…
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Orchestral Excerpts on YouTube
One of the great resources available to us is video sharing sites like YouTube. Did you know that there are videos of some of the great trombonists playing orchestral excerpts? I have included a few below: There are many, many more videos of masterclasses, solos, and orchestral performances. Feel free to link to your…
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Web Resources – Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
The Berlin Philharmonic has launched Digital Concert Hall. For 9.9 euro (24 hours), 29 euro (30 days), or 150 euro (12 months), one can subscribe to an entire season and watch all Berlin Philharmonic performances live. The subscription also grants you access to their Concert Archive. There are also many video clips that are free…
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Web Resources – New York Philharmonic Archives
The New York Philharmonic has recently launched the Archive portion of their website. This is an ambitious project that will benefit us musicians greatly. Current content: 1.3 million pages of archives, including scans of printed programs and Bernstein’s scores with notes. Performance History – a complete list of all New York Philharmonic performances, searchable by…
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Web Resources: Free Trombone Sheet Music
If you are looking for free, public domain, music online, look no further than IMSLP. There is a ton of content here, but I was able to find some of the most popular pieces for the trombone that are public domain. Ferdinand David Concertino Camille Saint-Saëns Cavatine Friedeblad Gräfe Concerto Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Concerto Joseph…
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