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Paul Trapkus

Music in The Context

Music in The Context

…while removing context can cut away the unimportant, it also runs the risk of cutting away the glue that holds the music together in the first place.

Be Cautious with Rehearsing Under Tempo

Be Cautious with Rehearsing Under Tempo

There is a terrific new article in American String Teacher (produced by the American String Teachers Association) called “The Case for Rehearsing at Performance Tempo.” In it, author and teacher Paul Trapkus discusses a common solution applied by many conductors to improving difficult technical passages, that of working under tempo.

Jordan Randall Smith is the Music Director of Symphony Number One.