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  • About
    • JAMS Bands >
      • Wind Ensemble
      • Concert Band
      • Symphonic Band
      • Music Conversion Band
      • Jazz Band
    • JAMS Orchestras >
      • Chamber Orchestra
      • Symphony Orchestra
      • String Orchestra
    • Directors
    • Music Clinicians
    • Contact
  • Why Music?
  • Support JAMS Music!
  • Calendar
  • MORE...
    • John Adams Middle School
    • Santa Monica High School Music
    • Santa Monica-Malibu USD
    • Aeries Student Information System
    • Music Links
    • Summer Music Opportunities

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 [email protected] 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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