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Coaches' Corner!

During our extended school closure, our amazing Dream Winds and Dream Strings coaches continue to share their thoughts and wisdom through the videos below.  Enjoy!






Ms. Call, our upper strings specialist, demonstrates how to tune open strings using a free app called insTuner.






​Ms. Linowes, our bass specialist, shows the smooth and fluid motion needed for the legato bowing style.
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Ms. Linowes demonstrates the fingering and shifting patterns for the two-octave E Major Scale.






Ms. Linowes combines a scale with a specific bowing pattern - a great way to multi-task your practicing!






Dr. Turner, our upper brass coach, offers a solid strategy (for any instrument) on how to manage tempos when practicing scales.  Accuracy AND speed can co-exist!





As a reward after a focused practice session on fundamentals, Dr. Turner offers our trumpet players some "fun" music (including popular movie themes).  Email her at meghanturner@gmail.com for a copy of these selections.





Dr. Chiang, our low brass coach, reminds us about the importance of daily warm-ups to help develop strong fundamentals in our playing.
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