Kids Today!
Tartellog
by joeytartell
1y ago
Today is the first day of my 20th year of teaching at Indiana University. IU is a great place to work. I have terrific colleagues and terrific students. Being here this long should make me feel really old, but this just occurred to me: of the 11 brass department members here 5 were hired before me, and 5 have been hired since I’ve been here. At the beginning of the school year it’s fairly common to hear teachers discussing how much students have changed, and students talking about how teachers don’t understand them. While part of that is certainly true, it’s important to remember what stays th ..read more
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Be Prepared
Tartellog
by joeytartell
2y ago
As anyone who knows me will tell you, I’m no boy scout. Well, I was a cub scout for a short period of time, but much like my time in the Army, it didn’t take. Despite that, today I would like to share with you a story that illustrates the importance of being prepared. One of the many great experiences our students get here at IU is the chance to have world-class orchestras visit campus. Usually their trips involve masterclasses, side-by-side rehearsals, and a concert. We’ve hosted the Cleveland Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra in the past few years. Selfishly, it’s always a pleasure to be ..read more
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Make Yourself Uncomfortable
Tartellog
by joeytartell
2y ago
Like a lot of professionals I’ve been fortunate, being asked to do a lot of enjoyable projects. Most of the time I’m asked to do things that are in my “comfort zone.” While working in your comfort zone can be fun, productive, and musically rewarding, today I’d like to discuss how making yourself uncomfortable can be good for your musical growth. A few months ago I was contacted by someone I knew who asked, what I thought, was a very funny question: “Would you be interested in playing on a tune on John Mellencamp’s next album?” I, of course, answered that, OF COURSE I would be interested. Short ..read more
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Expertise
Tartellog
by joeytartell
4y ago
I truly enjoy the amount of sharing that goes on in the trumpet community.  Going to the National Trumpet Competition and the International Trumpet Guild convention are regularly highlights of my year.  In those settings, I’m around so many trumpet players, trumpet teachers, trumpet makers, as well as composers, arrangers, and publishers.  By far, most of the people seem to be doing the same thing I am:  checking out what everyone else has to offer. That being said, what everyone has to offer is not equal.  With all of us trumpet players at home over the last couple of ..read more
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Do Something New
Tartellog
by joeytartell
4y ago
January has been a lot of fun.  After ringing in the new year with the Cincinnati Pops, I flew down to Houston to play a Pops weekend with the Houston Symphony.  These are two great orchestras that I always enjoy playing with.  I’ll be back with both of them in February, which means at least two very important things: Skyline Chili Real Mexican food Some of you might think that there is good Mexican food where you live.  There’s really no argument here.  I’ve been all over the country.  I’ve been to Mexico.  I’ve tried.  Really tried.  And I’m sure being born and raised in Texas doesn’t make m ..read more
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Play Something Fun
Tartellog
by joeytartell
4y ago
If you, like me, live on an academic calendar, you might have some time off right around now.  During the school year, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with how much you have to get done.  This applies especially to music.  With the responsibilities of lessons, ensembles, chamber groups, and any performing you might be doing outside of school, there’s just never enough time for everything. Now that school is out, there are no lessons, no ensembles, and no chamber groups.  Sure, there are still outside performances, but now you have time to focus on something different.  So…what should you do?  Her ..read more
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One Thing at a Time
Tartellog
by joeytartell
4y ago
It’s a busy time of year. In addition to the normal school schedule, I spent last week with Tromba Mundi, performing and presenting masterclasses in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This week I’m performing with Boston Brass. I know I’m not the only one that’s busy. If you’ve looked at your daily calendar* and been overwhelmed, so you switch to look at the whole week thinking that will help, only to switch to view the whole month, then abruptly ran away screaming, I’m here for you. *(I am assuming that all of you are using digital calendars at this point. If you’re still writing your sc ..read more
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How to be a Good Student
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by joeytartell
4y ago
Last month I wrote about Pedagogy, which hopefully provided some good information on what to look out for from teachers.  Following up on that, today we’ll discuss what makes a good student.  With so much information available, there are ideas that might be contradictory, or at least appear so.  It can be difficult to separate people that are saying the same thing differently from those voicing contradictory ideas.  Here are a few important things to keep in mind. Be Open-minded This is, by far, the most important aspect of being a good student.  Although we may all be looking for the same res ..read more
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Pedagogy
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by joeytartell
4y ago
Since it’s the beginning of a new school year, it seems like a good idea to talk about pedagogy.  With so many resources available today, it can be difficult to separate what may help you from what is just garbage from what could actually harm you.  To aid you in your search for good pedagogy, I’ve put together a list of five warning signs.  If you encounter any of these, think hard before proceeding. There are so many great teachers out there, I wish I didn’t feel the need for this post.  What I have noticed is that, in the online community, the people that post the most can gain some credibi ..read more
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