Eddie Ludema

Outreach Performances (PBQ)

Invite the Portneuf Brass Quintet from ISU to your school for an interactive session including a brief educational and entertaining performance. We also love to provide coachings for your student ensembles. We tailor our performances/clinics to work with your time schedule and ensemble needs. This is a great opportunity to get your students excited about playing in a small chamber setting and to prepare your existing student chamber ensembles for state ensemble competitions. Members: Eddie Ludema, trumpet; Shawn McLain, trumpet; Michael Helman, horn; Sarah Houghton, trombone; William Smith, tuba.

Group Lessons/Clinics

Trumpet group lessons/clinics are offered during the school day. We’ll focus on what you’d like, including (but not limited to) any of the following: band music prep, developing a full and natural sound, intonation, articulation, section balance, practice tips, fundamental work, warm-ups, equipment, etc. As Arnold Jacobs, the legendary former tubist of the Chicago Symphony and revolutionary pedagogue: It’s all about Song and Wind.

Trumpet/Brass Sectionals

We’ll work on playing as a cohesive section by having trumpet/trombone/horn/tuba sectionals (in any combination that you see fit) on your current repertoire. We’ll focus on topics/rep of your choice!

State Standards

These presentations meet the following state education standards for high school students:

Music: Harmonizing Instruments

Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

MU:Cr1.1.H.IIIa Generate melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic ideas for a collection of compositions (representing a variety of forms and styles ), improvisations in several different styles , and stylistically appropriate harmonizations for given melodies.

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

MU:Cr3.1.H.IIIa Develop and apply criteria to critique, improve, and refine drafts of compositions (representing a variety of forms and styles ), improvisations in a variety of styles , and stylistically appropriate harmonizations for given melodies.

Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

MU:Pr5.1.H.IIIa Develop and apply criteria, including feedback from multiple sources , to critique varied programs of music repertoire (melodies, repertoire pieces, stylistically appropriate accompaniments, improvisations in a variety of contrasting styles ) selected for individual and small group performance, and create rehearsal strategies to address performance challenges and refine the performances.

Music: Traditional and Emerging Ensembles