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regimen of studies for use in regaining playing proficiency
and control
"Braces & Brass" is intended to provide the music educator and high brass performer with a regimen of studies for use in regaining playing proficiency and control after the application or removal of orthodontic appliances (braces). The materials in this book provide the student with progressive studies and practice procedures that are intended to assist in restoring the performance level to prior status. "Braces & Brass" is organized into three basic sections:
In the early 1970’s when the research for this document first began, it was thought that one student in 30 was being treated with orthodontic appliances (braces). According to the American Association of Orthodontists, as of 1996, 4.4 million people (U.S. and Canada) were receiving orthodontic treatment. Of those, 80% were ages 17 or under. The average age for children to begin treatment is between the ages of 10 and 11. The average length of active treatment is 24 months. It is estimated that the number of people in treatment in the year 2000 would be approximately 5,324,000. This means that by the year 2000, approximately one in every three children, under the age of 17, could be undergoing or have undergone some form of orthodontic adjustment or treatment. For the instrumental brass teacher what used to be an occasional exception to the rule is becoming the norm. Simply stated, the chances of a teacher having to work with a brass player who is wearing braces, is much greater now than ever before.
John Colson holds a B.M. degree and M.A. degree from the University of Iowa where his principal teachers included: William Gower, Sr., J. Robert Hanson, Harold Harmon, John Beer, Robert Getchell and Walter Moeck. Presently Mr. Colson is Professor of Music and Director of Brass Activities at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. He has also been the Music Director and Conductor of the South Dakota State University – Civic Symphony since 1965. At SDSU, he teaches Trumpet, French Horn, Brass Pedagogy and Conducting. For the past 32 years, Professor Colson has served as a judge for the South Dakota All-State Orchestra auditions. He initiated, directed, and taught at the Rushmore Junior High Music Camp in the Black Hills. He also initiated, directed and continues to teach at the South Dakota All-State Music Camp. Professor Colson’s biography has appeared in the International Who’s Who in Music, Dictionary of International Biography and Personalities of America. He has received distinguished service awards from Phi Beta Mu Sigma and the South Dakota High School Activities Association. Ron Stoneback holds an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music, Religion, Education, and Drama from the University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He holds a Master’s degree in Music Education from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota. Mr. Stoneback has authored two previous works – "The Band Examination Series" and "The Music Teachers Notebook" – both of which were published by RBC Publications of San Antonio, Texas. He has been listed three times in Who’s Who of American Educators and has been a private and public music educator for over twenty years. He currently teaches privately and is a popular public speaker and seminar developer on topics of education, motivation and entrepreneurial development. He has served as a technical and marketing consultant in matters of education (Music Assessment) and business (Human Relations).
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