Listening to This Counts as Practice

By Erik Steighner

A (mostly) saxophone pedagogy podcast hosted by Erik Steighner.... more

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March 03, 2020 #64 NASA Biennial Conference Preview and Other Miscellany
Erik gets ready for the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference at Arizona State University. He also gets a hearing test, goes to a concert, deletes his Facebook account, and rambles about who knows what else.

The episode concludes with the first movement from the Concerto for Baritone Saxophone, Small Orchestra, and Electronics by Joseph Bozich. You can listen to the other movements on this YouTube playlist.

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NASA schedule: March 7, 9:20 a.m. -- Performance of "Recitation and Improvisation" from the Concerto for Baritone Saxophone, Small Orchestra, and Electronics by Joseph Bozich and the world premiere of Les voyageurs qui errent dans la nuit III by Sachie Kobayashi. March 8, 9:40 a.m. -- World premiere of Magenta by Evan C. Paul for saxophone quartet and piano.
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February 18, 2020 #63 Demersseman Fantaisie Masterclass
Erik discusses Fantaisie sur un théme original by Jules Demersseman and unearths a performance from four years ago that probably contradicts most of what he just said.

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February 04, 2020 #62 Arrangements - Renaissance Choral Works by Bennet and Gibbons
Erik performs his arrangements of The Silver Swan by Orlando Gibbons and Weep, O Mine Eyes by John Bennet. Email the show with the subject line "Downloads" for free access to these quartet/quintet arrangements in multiple instrumentation options.

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January 21, 2020 #61 Tuning Talk and Dynamic Duos
Erik rambles about tuning and attempts to put it into practice by playing through several duets from Rami El-Farrah's new three-volume series, Dynamic Duos for Saxophone.

From now until Feb. 21, 2020, receive 15% off your sheet music orders with promo code DISCOUNT15 at ramielfarrah.com

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19min
January 07, 2020 #60 More Tips for a Productive New Year
Another year, another Very Important Episode full of Serious Advice.

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December 24, 2019 #59 Arrangement - Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf by J.S. Bach
Erik (all eight of him, yikes) performs his arrangement of the J.S. Bach motet Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf, BWV 226. Email the show with the subject line "Downloads" for free access to this arrangement (in multiple versions for either SATB/SATB octet or AATB/AATB octet).

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12min
December 17, 2019 #58 Revisiting the 2018 iPad Pro
An episode in which Apple has the last laugh.

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8min
December 10, 2019 #57 Basic Saxophone Care and Maintenance
There's more to taking care of a saxophone than not dropping it! You'll basically be a certified repair tech after hearing this one.

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November 26, 2019 #56 In Praise of Less Music and No Guide
Don't sell all your music and fire your teacher...but maybe there's a middle path.

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12min
November 12, 2019 #55 Decruck Sonata Masterclass
Erik plays and discusses the Fernande Decruck Sonata in C#. Check out Joren Cain's dissertation on the piece or Erik's live performance at PLU last October.

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Audio excerpts used by permission of Gérard Billaudot Éditeur.
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FAQs about Listening to This Counts as Practice:

How many episodes does Listening to This Counts as Practice have?

The podcast currently has 137 episodes available.