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Dr. Andrew Harms

Performance, Pedagogy, Research

Dr. Andrew Harms

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Timing Belt and Announcements

September 9, 2022

A very short blurb about trumpet technique. One problem I think I hear a lot from young players is a timing issue between air, pulse, and fingers. All three. And it is an easy fix: be patient. Be patient on the note changes. Wait until the very last moment to move your air, your buttons,…

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Why You Might Be Practicing Wrong (Part One)

September 5, 2022

Here’s a question. Do you think that anyone purposefully plays out of time? What about out of tune? This question has been bothering me a lot lately. When two sets of intervals are played, one in tune and one out of tune, we know which one is which. We know what intonation sounds like. Similarly,…

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Cheese

August 14, 2022

I love cheese. (A little too often,) I can sit down and finish an entire block without realizing it. I’ve been thinking a lot about cheese lately. As cheese is to a mouse, what is our cheese as musicians? I had the great pleasure of working with Mireia Farrés over the course of a week…

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Two New Trumpet Pieces, and One Surprise

July 14, 2022

Trumpetverse! I’ve got two exciting bits of news for you. Whitney George Consortium First, I am honored and excited to spearhead a consortium to bring to life a new piece by the amazing Whitney George. We ran a consortium from June through July, and it was a runaway success (thank you to all who participated).…

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Summer 2022

May 22, 2022

I am proud to offer three ways to connect with me this summer that fit a variety of needs, schedules, and budgets. I will offer lessons as usual, a free brass dojo program, and a short summer workshop geared for families with brass students. Please have a look and do not hesitate to contact me…

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This Might Get Me Fired…

April 22, 2022

This is a risky post, but it is a subject that has come up repeatedly over the last couple of months. Let’s imagine that a professor of a student who applied to this person’s studio reached out, a person I do not know, and that I am not associated with in any way (surprisingly, as…

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Teaching Listening

March 25, 2022

One problem I see increasingly prevalent in higher education is a decline in teaching musical literacy. I began to realize this problem back in my time as a graduate student, one day in a cold February, sitting in a wind ensemble dress rehearsal as we hacked through Michael Colgrass’s Winds of Nagual. It’s an amazing…

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The Other Work/Life Balance Article

January 27, 2022

I have seen an increasing number of musician Instagram accounts that espouse a “holistic” approach to musicianship. The party line is related to practices like yoga, meditation, and how work/life balance will benefit a career or are ingredients for some form of musical growth. Today, I would like to break this argument apart a bit…

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Dave’s Dojo

December 22, 2021

Finally ready to go public with this. I am helping administer a wonderful new program with David Bilger, Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra.. Dave’s Dojo! This will run January through June. Designed to be a minimal investment, to fit a wide variety of time constraints, and to provide committed professional and preprofessional trumpeters a…

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Trumpet Wizard

November 17, 2021

I’ve been thinking a lot about Gandalf. What, exactly, is a wizard? What does it take to become a wizard in Middle Earth? Read Tolkien’s books and get back to me (watch the movies and arrive at a very different interpretation). I have some theories based on what Tolkien wrote about wizards in Middle Earth.…

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  • Timing Belt and Announcements
  • Why You Might Be Practicing Wrong (Part One)
  • Cheese
  • Two New Trumpet Pieces, and One Surprise
  • Summer 2022
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