[Trombone-l] Alessi Seminar...

[Don Lucas]

Ditto!!
Don Lucas

> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:24:06 -0400
> From: demko61 at gmail.com
> To: trombone-l at server5.samford.edu; trombone-l at samford.edu
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Alessi Seminar...
> 
> 	I haven't been to the Alessi Seminar, but I did attend his master
> class at Tennessee Tech during Trombone Day (weekend, really) in
> November 2007, organized by Joshua Hauser.
> 	You all know Alessi is a good player. One thing I learned that
> weekend is that he's a really good teacher, too. He showed a knack for
> zeroing in on some aspect of a student's playing and working on that
> in an encouraging manner. Joe Alessi took a number of college and high
> school students, put them more or less at ease (considering they were
> on stage in front of a bunch of players and standing next to a
> trombone superstar), and actually got some work done on their playing.
> One of the TTU guys said it was great having Alessi sitting in the
> section with the concert band, too.
> 	So don't think of Joe Alessi as a virtuoso who happens to teach on
> the side. From what I saw, he's a masterful teacher.
> 
> Dave D.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Don Lucas<donlucas22 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I would like to add to Steven's comments, I have attended now four seminar´s with Joe and they are absolutely the greatest thing.
> >
> > Highly, highly recommended!!
> >
> > Best, Don Lucas
> >
> >> From: langebone at gmail.com
> >> To: trombone-l at samford.edu
> >> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:12:35 -0500
> >> Subject: [Trombone-l] Alessi Seminar...
> >>
> >> Hi everyone,
> >>
> >> Anyone out there going to the Alessi Seminar (August 3-11) this year?
> >> I just heard from my good friend Jon Whitaker that there are actually
> >> a few auditor spots left.
> >>
> >> I have participated twice, in 2003 and in 2007.   As a professional
> >> trombone player myself, I really enjoy the learning environment that
> >> Joe has created.  I'm not sure how it happens this way, but it always
> >> feels like everyone checks their egos at the door, and everyone ends
> >> up learning from one another, as well as from Joe.
> >>
> >> Yes, I studied with Joe, and I may be a bit biased, but I am still
> >> amazed that I always come away from these seminars having learned
> >> something new, not to mention being truly inspired and pumped up to
> >> practice.  You also won't want to miss Joe's recital.  He always pull
> >> out all the stops for this recital!
> >>
> >> I plan to be there for the first half of the seminar as an auditor
> >> this year.  If you have any questions about it, please feel free to
> >> contact me directly or I'm happy to answer any questions about it in
> >> the forum.
> >>
> >> Pete Ellefson, Professor of Trombone and IU and Northwestern
> >> University,  said recently that "Joe Alessi is our Tiger Woods….our
> >> Michael Jordan. The opportunity to witness this great player and
> >> teacher personally for a week will change your life. It did mine and I
> >> continue to learn from him each Seminar. Why not experience the best
> >> that trombone has to offer in a beautiful setting such as Albuquerque?
> >> Plus…I have never had a bad meal in Albuquerque."  I whole-heartedly
> >> agree with Pete!
> >>
> >> You can find all the information here:
> >>
> >> www.alessiseminar.com
> >>
> >> Contact Jon Whitaker directly to reserve one of the last auditor
> >> spots:  whitakerj at mac.com
> >>
> >> And if you have any questions you would like to ask me, you can email
> >> me: langebone at gmail.com
> >>
> >> Thanks for listening, and I hope to see you in Albuquerque!
> >>
> >> Steve Lange
> >> Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
> >> www.slso.org
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