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Student News 07/07/2010

Band Placement List

In an effort to get caught up on all the student news we are combining band placement into one news item.

  • Chris Alexander is now 3rd chair in the second band, making him the highest ranking seventh grade trumpet player at his school.
  • Kathryn Beazley made the Wind Ensemble this year as a Sophomore.
  • Milton Cousins made the second band as a freshman at his high school.
  • Alex Lewis made the Wind Ensemble. Last year, Alex performed as the Wind Ensemble's pianist, but won a spot this year in the ensemble's trumpet section.
  • Jeffrey Stone moved up to the second band at his school.

      • The names of the schools have been intentionally omitted to protect the students' privacy.



Student News 04/29/2010

Rotation List App
Ready For Use!

Pass It Off - Rotation List Widget Now Available

This is the great news we know you all have been waiting for. The rotation list widget is finished and ready for you to use. This is a huge step forward for your lessons and gives you a tool to use to implement the "accumulative" approach to practicing that Mr. Lewis talks so much about.

To use the new widget, simply go to your Pass It Off Home Page and follow the "Rotation List" link. If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Lewis or via online sources or you can speak to him about them during your lesson.



Website News 04/20/2010

Listening Room Updated

We invite you to enjoy new sound clips only recently made available on this site's "Listening Room" page. The clips include recordings of a few live performances and a large collection of clips from Eddie's duet book, "Celebrations".

Performance News 04/07/2010

Consort Immanuel
Easter Morning Service
at Spring Cypress Presbyterian

The Consort Immanuel Brass Quintet performed an Easter morning service at Spring Cypress Presbyterian Church. This was a repeat performance for the ensemble and we look forward to furthering our relationship with them.

Student News 03/22/2010

Congratulations:
Conner Stewart

Congratulations

Conner graduated out of the Pioneer Level and has begun working on the Tyro Level in his lessons. Congratulations Conner!

Mr. Lewis has divided his trumpet curriculum into seven levels: Trumpet Pioneer, Trumpet Tyro (or "Pyro" if you're hot enough, LOL), Trumpet Player, Trumpet Apprentice, Trumpet Pro, Trumpet Master and Trumpet Virtuoso.



Student News 03/13/2010

Congratulations:
Hanadi Amin

Congratulations

Hanadi graduated out of the Pioneer Level and has begun working on the Tyro Level in her lessons. Congratulations Hanadi!

Mr. Lewis has divided his trumpet curriculum into seven levels: Trumpet Pioneer, Trumpet Tyro (or "Pyro" if you're hot enough, LOL), Trumpet Player, Trumpet Apprentice, Trumpet Pro, Trumpet Master and Trumpet Virtuoso.



Student News 03/10/2010

Congratulations:
Elijah Micheaux

Congratulations

Elijah performed Petite Piece Concertate at solo contest and received a first division rating. Congratulations Elijah!



Student News 03/04/2010

Congratulations:
Will Cook

Will performed the first movement of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto for UIL solo contest and received a "first division rating". He is now eligible to compete at the State UIL contest, later in the year. Will also performed with a brass ensemble and received a "first division rating" for that. Congratulations Will!

Student News 03/04/2010

Congratulations:
Alex Lewis

Alex performed Boutade by Gabaye at the area solo contest and received a "first division rating". He also performed with a brass quartet and received a "first division rating" for it.

Performance News 03/04/2010

New CD Release
Bamboo Philharmonic
by Mark Piszczek

Bamboo Philharmonic by Mark Piszczek

Eddie Lewis is part of a new Blue Bamboo Music release by Mark Piszczek titled "Bamboo Philharmonic". Eddie is on two of the tracks and featured on the title track of the CD. Other musicians for this project include Woody Witt on tenor, Thomas Hulton on trombone, Joel Fulgham on drums, Glen Ackerman on bass, Chris Cortez and Asle Roe on guitars, Andrew Lienhard on piano and Bob Chadwick on flute.Please visit BlueBambooMusic.com for more information.

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Performance Event 08/08/2010

Mary Valk (Lex Valk's wife)
Cancer Benefit

Lex Valk's Picture

Sunday, 8 Aug
5:30 - 9:30
Ovations
2536 Times Blvd.

Eddie Lewis and his jazz group, Living Rhythms, will be performing in this benefit for Mary Valk to help offset medical expenses associated with her cancer treatment.

Mr. Lewis has been performing with Lex Valk, Mary's husband, since the early 1990's. You can hear them together on a recording made by the Tom Borling Bebop Band. Aside from performing in Tom Borling's band, Mr. Lewis and Mr. Valk have done a great many freelance jobs together over the years.

Living Rhythms is one of at least ten bands set to perform at the event. The lineup includes:

  1. The Northside Jam Session Bunch
  2. Henry Darragh
  3. Tianna Hall
  4. Chris Cortez
  5. Catergory 5
  6. Woody Witt
  7. Eddie Lewis and Living Rhythms
  8. Jambalaya
  9. Warren Sneed
  10. Andrew Lienhard

The evening will conclude with a jam session. This promises to be an exciting night of jazz performances from some of Houston's top jazz musicians. They have all come together to support a friend in need.



Website Event 09/01/2010

Houston Connections

Houston Connections

We will be adding a new area to this site called "Houston Connections". The purpose of the new area is to share some of the inside scoop that Mr. Lewis is privy to as an active member of Houston's music community. This will give his students (and other visitors to the site) more information about what's going on, musically, in Houston. The release date for this new area is set for 1 September.

Other Events 10/15/2010

Daily Routines - Light
Virtual Book Signing

Daily Routines - Light, Virtual Book Signing

In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the original publication of Daily Routines, we are releasing a new, abbreviated version of the book specifically designed to meet the needs of those who have limited practice time. All of the routines in the "Light" version of the book can be executed within fifteen to twenty minutes.

Eddie Lewis teaches that trumpet students should spend at least fifty percent of their practice time working on literature. With the new routines, students who only have thirty minutes to practice can get a full routine done in the first half of their practice session and spend the rest of their time practicing music.

For years, Mr. Lewis has been teaching his students how to modify the Daily Routines book to adjust to any scheduling concerns. He stresses how important it is to never skip any of the sections of the routine. Students should abbreviate those sections instead of skipping them. With the new version of the book, the need to abbreviate the routines no longer exists.

The new "Light" version of the Daily Routines will be available on 15 Oct 2010. Anyone who purchases a copy on that date will receive an autographed copy with the option of adding a personalized message. Please return to this site later as more details are made available.

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