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Joseph Earp

Joseph Earp

No Gimmicks, Just Music - A Band Director’s Guide to Making Music with Limited Instrumentation

Clinic Synopsis:

This session will empower band directors with limited instrumentation through a guided approach to a structured rehearsal plan beginning with long tones, scales, unison exercises, tuning, and chorales - and ending with comparing various flexible ensemble titles to their original versions. Experiences will be shared regarding utilizing flex literature with a band with limited instrumentation. Stop worrying about having to cover parts. Instead, let’s make music!

Joseph Earp - Biographical Information

Joseph Benjamin Earp is the Performing Arts Chair and Director of Bands at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi. Dr. Earp has multiple degrees in music education, with his highest being a Doctor of Music Education from Liberty University. He is a published composer with BKJ Publications, Carl Fischer, Claude T. Smith Publications, Neil A. Kjos Music Company, and RWS Music Company.

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