Orchestral Outlooks
The musical musings of Tim Myers
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Practicing is hard work, and how frustrating it is to work through something to your satisfaction, only to discover that you seem to have “forgotten” everything...
Does it ever happen to you that you practice something, think you’ve got it, and then it falls apart in your lesson or performance? Or does it take you...
I have a great admiration for musicians who keep their careers alive by transitioning from one area of the music world to another. Whether through the...
No matter your level of fame or musical success, we all have to balance every aspect of our careers and our lives. Managing our calendars and our time...
Being a musician comes with many stresses, both physical and psychological. The injury rate for musicians is very high. Performance anxiety is frequently...
Taking a breath is the first act of our lives, and our bodies just know how to move to take in air for our survival. But through inaccurate teaching and...
We are all breathers, but woodwind, brass, and vocal musicians depend on the optimum function of their breathing muscles for their art. Many muscles are...
Performance anxiety is so common among musicians as to be nearly universal. Musicians who perform regularly have developed their own strategies to manage...
Yesterday, I felt isolated, inadequate, and a little disgruntled while practicing. Today, I decided I’d had enough of that, so I dug into my toolkit and...
Timothy Myers
Former principal trombonist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Timothy Myers now channels his passion into
Ascenda Music Publishing while continuing to perform in the San Francisco Bay Area.
