By Paulo Camacho Different kinds of music affects all of us in different ways. Whether it’s a rock ballad taking us back to a particularly good (or bad) memory; the screeching of violins in a horror film track filling you with a
By Myrna Urbina Two weeks ago I attended the Texas Music Educators Association’s convention at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. I joined the rest of my Picardy team in this opportunity to showcase our company and attract some new Picardy
By Cassie Shankman I recently just got back from a conference in San Antonio, and was asked “how did you get your company’s exhibition table set up like that?” She thought we were pros and had been doing this for years. The
By Myrna Urbina Gah, my hands are cold! Can anyone see my hands shaking? I’m not nervous, it’s just really cold! Oh, a heater! Real quick before I go out on stage. Now my hands are sweaty… What’s up with this pedal?
By Paulo Camacho On February 6, the music world, the sports world, and American pop culture lost one of its maestros. He may not have the same name recognition as, say, John Williams, George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein, but generations of American
By Hermes Camacho Every music major takes at least one musicianship class in their college career (also called ear-training or aural skills), with most students dreading the dictation exercises above all else. Many have a difficult time with dications even during in-class
By Alex Newton Technology has both positively impacted the way educators think about teaching and heavily influenced pedagogical trends (e.g. the flipped classroom) in recent years. With the emergence of distance/e-learning, the effects of rapid globalization, and current trends like MOOCs, how has
By Cassie Shankman We’ve all been there — resumé in hand, business cards in your back pocket, toothy grin on your face. It’s the dreaded or not-so dreaded exhibition floor. This is the meeting ground for sales deals, friends, competitors, losers, and
(Almost) Ten Tips to Help You Through Finals and Juries By Hermes Camacho It was around this time, not that long ago, that I was a stressed out, seemingly overworked, exhausted music major. I was getting ready for final exams and juries
By Myrna Urbina Jason Smith — Music Education at The University of the Incarnate Word, Fall 2016: Myrna Urbina: Did you always plan on being a music education major? Jason Smith: Well it all started when I was 4. I wanted to