The Summerglen Files

If you missed out on the Friday Night Playgroup here at Summerglen, here’s a video wrapup for you to enjoy. We drummed, painted, and had SUCH a great time! Stay tuned–we’re definitely going to have more of these groups!

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It has truly been the year of the book here at Summerglen Music. Back in June, Christina published her Women Embracing Creativity book, and now Andrew has a book of his own as well–Building Grooves: A Beginner’s Guide to Drumset Control and Coordination! Andrew’s proof copy came in the mail today, and it looks great! [...]

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Welcome to another edition of Sunday Shots here on the Summerglen Blog. Today we introduce the newest member of the Summerglen family, Buster the Bunny! Buster joined us over the summer, and lives next door to Christina’s trombone studio. He loves music, and spends most of his time sitting in on practice sessions and making [...]

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There’s been some kind of nasty tropical weather system passing over Summerglen for the past couple of days, and it’s made my sinuses and head quite, er, hostile toward trombone playing. During cold and flu season each year, many trombonists are in this same boat, facing the not-so-fun possibility of having to play sick. So, [...]

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Yesterday, we wrapped up our fall 2009 Women Embracing Creativity course…and as always, we had a great time. After doing several runs of the course, I’ve realized that my favorite part is almost always the final class meeting. Our last day tends to be bittersweet; after all, it’s time to leave the circle where we’ve [...]

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Marching season is officially over: we’ve worked 5 competitions, pushed through 3-1/2 months of rehearsals, and given silly awards and hot pizza to everyone in the percussion and brass lines. After growing accustomed to the hustle and bustle of marching season, it can be straight up weird to see a relatively empty November calendar! What [...]

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