[Trombone-l] Alessi Seminar...

[Dave Demko]

	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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