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Charles Laux

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Charles Laux, orchestra teachers at Alpharetta High School in Atlanta, has taught strings at every grade and skill level, and shares his experience working with music stores and ed reps. He also offers some tips on how to better service orchestra programs

Charles Laux, orchestra teachers at Alpharetta High School in Atlanta, has taught strings at every grade and skill level, and shares his experience working with music stores and ed reps. He also offers some tips on how to better service orchestra programs

EP10: Interview with an Orchestra Teacher - Charles Laux

Charles Laux is the orchestra director at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Georgia, and is the host of the excellent Orchestra Teacher Podcast.  He also runs an incredible website and YouTube Channel dedicated to orchestra teaching, and he is an active clinician and presenter. We talk about our shared podcasting roots, Charles’ path through the music world, his work as a college music education professor in Georgia and as a public school orchestra director in Nevada, Florida, and Ohio, what it’s like teaching music for him during the pandemic, and much more.  Enjoy!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 80+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my  Beginner's Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.   Thank you to our sponsors!   Dorico - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals.  With its streamlined, natural user interface, students and those with less experience in scoring can compose and arrange straight into Dorico, making learning the language of music notation much faster and more intuitive. Editing and making changes — such as instrument, time signature or key — are straightforward, with the notation instantly and correctly adapting to include them, reinforcing the learning outcome.   Ear Trumpet Labs - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass to claim yours and check out the Nadine!   Modacity - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get Modacity – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress.  Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool.  Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time.  Modacity has a special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners that includes lifetime access to the app.     Contrabass Conversations production team:  Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer  Trevor Jones, publication and promotion Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging theme music by Eric Hochberg 

<a href="https://www.charleslaux.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Laux</a> is the orchestra director at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Georgia, and is the host of the excellent <a href="https://anchor.fm/orchestrateacher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orchestra Teacher Podcast</a>.  He also runs an incredible <a href="https://www.orchestrateacher.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnrdV0gXXUdjepQJ-UmdtLQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube Channel</a> dedicated to orchestra teaching, and he is an active clinician and presenter. We talk about our shared podcasting roots, Charles’ path through the music world, his work as a college music education professor in Georgia and as a public school orchestra director in Nevada, Florida, and Ohio, what it’s like teaching music for him during the pandemic, and much more.  Enjoy! <a href="http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a> to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our <a href="https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Online Sheet Music Store</a> with 80+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle</a>. Check out my <a href="https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Beginner's Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href="https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discover Double Bass</a>. Thank you to our sponsors! <a href="https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dorico</a> - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals.  With its streamlined, natural user interface, students and those with less experience in scoring can compose and arrange straight into Dorico, making learning the language of music notation much faster and more intuitive. Editing and making changes — such as instrument, time signature or key — are straightforward, with the notation instantly and correctly adapting to include them, reinforcing the learning outcome. <a href="https://EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ear Trumpet Labs</a> - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit <a href="https://EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass</a> to claim yours and check out the Nadine! <a href="https://www.modacity.co/music/contrabassconversations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modacity</a> - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get <a href="https://www.modacity.co/music/contrabassconversations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Modacity</a> – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress.  Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool.  Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time.  Modacity has a <a href="https://www.modacity.co/music/contrabassconversations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners</a> that includes lifetime access to the app. Contrabass Conversations production team: <ul> <li><a href="http://doublebassblog.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Heath</a>, host</li> <li>Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing</li> <li><a href="http://mitchmoehring.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitch Moehring</a>, audio engineer</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/04/20/cbc-205-trevor-jones-on-musical-pit-work-scheduling-creativity-and-finding-balance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Trevor Jones</a>, publication and promotion</li> <li><a href="http://thebackstagecreative.libsyn.com/2019/03" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krista Kopper</a>, archival and cataloging</li> <li>theme music by <a href="https://erichochberg.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Hochberg</a></li> </ul>

781: Charles Laux on podcasting for orchestra teachers 

We are so excited about this episode of #MusicEdLove featuring Dr. Charles Laux!  Dr. Charles Laux is the Director of Orchestras at Alpharetta High School where his duties include directing five levels of orchestra, including the nationally recognized AHS Symphony Orchestra.  He also serves as Essential Elements clinician, consultant, and contributor for the Hal Leonard Corporation.  A string educator for over 20 years, Dr. Laux has worked with diverse student populations from elementary school through the collegiate level.  He served as Assistant Professor of String Music Education at Kennesaw State University and directed award-winning school orchestra programs in Nevada, Florida, and Ohio. Endorsed as an artist-educator by D’Addario Orchestral and Eastman Stringed Instruments, Dr. Laux has presented over 150 educational sessions for conferences and school district in-services. He remains in frequent demand across the nation as an orchestra clinician, conductor, and adjudicator. You can contact Charles at his website: https://www.charleslaux.com

We are so excited about this episode of #MusicEdLove featuring Dr. Charles Laux! Dr. Charles Laux is the Director of Orchestras at Alpharetta High School where his duties include directing five levels of orchestra, including the nationally recognized AHS Symphony Orchestra.  He also serves as Essential Elements clinician, consultant, and contributor for the Hal Leonard Corporation.  A string educator for over 20 years, Dr. Laux has worked with diverse student populations from elementary school through the collegiate level.  He served as Assistant Professor of String Music Education at Kennesaw State University and directed award-winning school orchestra programs in Nevada, Florida, and Ohio. Endorsed as an artist-educator by D’Addario Orchestral and Eastman Stringed Instruments, Dr. Laux has presented over 150 educational sessions for conferences and school district in-services. He remains in frequent demand across the nation as an orchestra clinician, conductor, and adjudicator. You can contact Charles at his website: <a href="https://www.charleslaux.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.charleslaux.com</a>

Teaching Orchestra in the Time of Covid with Charles Laux