The June 2006 edition of The Bandmasters' Review is now available OnLine!! In addition to the Featured Articles, there is a message "From The Board"...

• Matthew McInturf, 2006-2007 Immediate Past President

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Featured Articles

• The WHY of It All
  by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser

  Have you ever stopped to think WHY we do what we do? WHY do we dedicate our time, our intellectual energies, our creative talents... ultimately OUR LIVES to the world of band directing? What is it about this musical, educational, organizational, administrative, always-challenging professional pathway that keeps bringing us back to the rehearsal room, the performance stage, and to those extraordinary students who are willing to go the extra mile to follow us with a sense of commitment unique to the school community?

• Why Can’t We Make a Perfectly Tuned Trumpet?
  by Thomas Moore

  The modern trumpet is truly a wonderfully designed instrument and with practice you can do wonderful things even with a mediocre trumpet. What is most amazing to me is that the design is almost completely the result of trial and error. Physicists are the latecomers to the world of the trumpet and we scientists are often left trying to figure out why the instrument is as good as it is.

• Posture and the Horn Player
  by Dr. John Q. Ericson

  Players should, above all, bring the horn to their face in the place where it feels natural, without changing or contorting their basic body position...

• Developing an Understanding of Latin Music
  by Jose Antonio Diaz

  ...The mission of Diaz Music Institute is to promote Afro-Latin music through performance and documentation. Afro-Latin is a very broad term used to describe the fusion of African rhythmswith the harmonic and melodic development of Latin America. Afro-Latin music is comprised of many rhythm such as son, cha-cha, rumba, bomba, meringue, samba, bossa nova, and reggaeton...

• The Path of Least Resistance
  by Dr. Darin "Dutch" Workman

  This concept of taking the path of least resistance is applicable in everything we do. I have dedicated my time to the study of movement and resistance. For years, I have treated patients and taught through articles and workshops how to move the body through the path of least resistance. By doing this, we move with increased strength, coordination, and endurance. I have found that it is also a key factor in reducing injury.