Studio Class- 21 Sept. 2010

Just a reminder, you do not need to bring instruments to studio class today. We will be having a visitor, Neal Corwell, who will be performing and giving us a masterclass. Neal is a good friend, great performer and composer. To read up on Dr. Corwell, please visit his site:
http://nealcorwell.com/

We are in room 230 today.

Thank you,
Dr. Cox

Sunday's Masterclass

Please remember that Sunday's concert and masterclass with Randy Hawes and George Curran are required events (See Dr. Lindahl's email sent out on September 3rd for more information). On top of that, it should be a fantastic concert that most low brass players around the country would die to go to.

Unfortunately for me, I will not be there. Sarah and I are in the hospital (and have been in here since Thursday) and will MAYBE get out tomorrow afternoon (Sunday). She had an anaphylactic reaction to one of her cancer shots and is still have allergic reactions to it. Hopefully I will see all of you sometime on Monday.

Thanks,

Dr. Cox

Friday (9.10.10) - Out of office

Hello all.
Change of plans. I will NOT be in today (Friday, 10 Sept. 2010) to my office. Sarah had a major allergic reaction at clinic yesterday to one of her medicines and ended us up in the hospital for an overnight stay. She is still having reactions, which means we will most likely be here another night. If you need me, please email me. If it is an EMERGENCY, then call my cell phone.
Have a great day.

Thanks,
Dr. Cox

Studio Class- 7 Sept. 2010

Studio,
Change in Tuba/Euph ensemble location for today. We are in Staples Recital Hall instead of room 231. See you there.

Dr. Cox

Studio Party

Hello all.
The studio party for this semester is this Sunday at 3:00 pm out at our house. All you need to bring is your good looks, charm, and personalities - we will supply the rest. If you can't make it until later, this is perfectly fine. Directions to my house has changed a little because of construction. Here they are:

- Take Broomfield Rd. East (towards Midland)
- Cross over Interstate 127
- You come up on a stop light. This is Summerton Rd.
Normally you would keep going straight, but the next two miles of road are under construction.
- Turn RIGHT on Summerton Rd.
- Go one mile
- Turn LEFT on Deerfield Rd.
- Go one mile
-Turn RIGHT on Leaton Rd.
- Drive 3/4 of a mile, my house is one the left.
The address is:
5611 S. Leaton Rd.

The house is white with green shutters and green roof.
For you older people, the barn is NO LONGER there!

If you go too far, the road dead-ends in another 1/4 mile, it dead-ends into the interstate.


If you have dietary issues (vegetarian, allergies, etc.), please let me know.

And - NO ALCOHOL!!!

See you all this Sunday (8/29/10)

The Drs Cox

Welcome Back!

Hello all.
Hope your summer has treated you well! Ours, obviously, has been hectic, with many trips to Grand Rapids. I have gotten to know that route more than I had ever wanted to. Sarah is doing well, for the most part. Back in July (the day before my birthday - a great present!) her Leukemia was in remission. Though wonderful news, the doctors continue on as if she still has cancer. More on this later.

This looks to be an exciting semester, and year, coming up. We will be hosting, with WMU and Dr. Swoboda, the Midwest Tuba and Euphonium Conference here at CMU in March. An event I am really excited about having on campus. Now, it is not in place yet, Dr. Swoboda is working on it, but I think the guest artists will be the President's Band top quartet. We had them at the Falcone Festival a couple of years ago and they were great! We also have a new interim trumpet professor. As most of you know, after 40+ years teaching here at CMU, Dr. Horton retired. We had a large pool of qualified candidates apply for the one-year position, and am glad to announce that Dr. Edward Phillips will be filling in. He is such a qualified candidate, that if he applies for the permanent position, I am fairly sure he will be one of the ones being considered for it.

As to the Brass Band, the brass faculty are in full support of keeping it going. There are several options we are looking in to, but I can't discuss them at this time. We want to get together as a full body (all four brass teachers) and discuss it in detail next week. So please be patient.

As to lessons this year, here is where it gets a little complicated. I will have to take Sarah down to out-patient clinic either on Monday or Thursday, depending on the week (in a few weeks, we go from every week, to every 10 days, thus the rotation). So, I will be teaching my lessons ALL day Tuesday and Wednesday. I will coaching CF and other groups on Fridays. I have the lesson schedule up on my bulletin board, so please stop by and sign up - first come, first served. And lessons DO start the first week of school. As to Thursday studio classes, the days that I have to be out of town to GR, we will still have Tuba/Euph ensemble. We have, I believe, six seniors conducting this year, so they will be conducting on those days (we will treat them as if I have a faculty meeting - like we have done in the past). The other Thursdays that I am here, I will either conduct or critic the seniors who are conducting.

Seniors who are conducting - please stop by my office ASAP and pick out the music that you want to conduct. If it is something that I have to order, stop by even sooner!

Freshmen - make sure to introduce yourself to anyone hold a tuba (or sousaphone) or euphonium (and everyone else, introduce yourself to them). If you need anything from me, please call me, in the evenings, at home (989.828.6481). Don't forget your:
- tuner
-music
-metronome
-Instrument
-valve oil
- slide grease
- and an MP3 player, if you have one (you will want to load it up with tuba and euphonium music).

Studio party - we will have the yearly studio party sometime in the first week or two of school. As usual, we will have to work around the marching band schedule (the first game is 9/2/10). Food, games, and maybe a movie at my house.

Concert Band Audition - please remember to prepare something for Professor Williamson for you concert band seating auditions. The auditions usually take place in the first week of classes. He likes something that compares and contrasts (slow and melodic combined with technique. It can be be two or more different works, etudes, etc. performed for him).

OK, I think that is it for now. Buckle up. The crazy ride begins soooon.

See you all shortly.

Dr. Cox

Update from the summer

Hello all. I hope you are having a great summer! I thought I would give you an update on some unfortunate news we just received this morning and did not want you hearing it through the grapevine. My daughter, Sarah, was just diagnosed with Leukemia. It is in the early stages and the most common type of Leukemia. We will be "working" with this for the next 2 1/2 years for recovery. The prognosis is that she be get back to normal self, but will take some time. So, I just wanted you to know so that if you heard rumors, you would know what is happening.

Thanks and I will see you soon.

Dr. Cox

Soon to Arizona

Hello all.
I hope you are having a great start to your summer. Things have been incredibly busy here, with very little down time (solo performances, recording sessions, etc.). MJ and I will be leaving for Tucson on Tuesday. Our flight is at 7:30 am, so we will need to leave our house sometime between 3:00-3:30 am - UGH! Zach and Chelsea called me tonight, they are in New Mexico (staying the night). Their GPS said they have 150 miles to go tomorrow and they will be there.
The weather is going to be hot. So dress appropriately. Dr Swoboda is already out there and the temperature has been over 100 degrees. Speaking of her, she has already called me twice to ask me to bring stuff (mostly electronic items) that she forgot (and I own). So, if a consummate professional like her can forget stuff, PLEASE double-check to see that you have everything for the trip:
1. Music
2. Instrument (in PERFECT working order)
3. Mouthpiece (I would hate for you to have to buy a new one)
4. Everything else (see Jessica's emails)

So, as you can see, MIME, think this as you pack.

I am really looking forward to our concert on Saturday! See you out in the sunshine, cactus and red dirt!

Dr. Cox

Final rehearsal

Would everyone please bring their finals schedule to rehearsal today. We need to find one last ensemble rehearsal time during finals week. If we can, then we will not need to rehearse until we are out in Arizona for the conference.
Thanks,

Dr. Cox

Jury sigh-up sheets on out

For those who are performing a Freshmen or Sophomore jury (200 or 300), the sign-up sheets are on Dr. Lindahl's door. First come, first served. I hope to see all of your names on sheet by the end of the week.

Thanks,

Dr. Cox