Paintball Classical Music – Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata

Another SocialPaintball and Skilled Productions paintball video first/experiment. PSP World Cup Footage set to the classical music of Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata. Footage is from PSP 2009 World Cup. Semi-Pro and Pro players battling it out to some classical music. Watch the pro athletes and learn how they move and maneuver around the field. Dives, breaks, bunker skills. Music: Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata PSP World Cup 2009: The Experience Order the DVD here: www.socialpaintball.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Instructional Film in English by Jon Welch & Son Nguyen (ca. 50 Minutes; Download Only). Available in the Online Store at www.jonwelchmusic.com. We caught up with Dr. John Marcellus of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York at the International Trombone Festival in Aarhus, Denmark in June 2009. This is the private Master Class he gave to British trombonist Marcus Reynolds who experienced a career- and life-changing accident falling off stage in 1997, suffering almost irreparable damage to his embouchure. Marcus then embarked on a long and laborsome convalescence to reach where he is today. In this film, Professor Marcellus takes Marcus back through air stream fundamentals, Bernoulli’s principle of physics and employs a wonderfully illustrative image to describe how the air stream triggers the vibration of the lips. He works with Marcus employing air stream to achieve a full sound in various positions and registers and discusses decibel (dB) levels as they relate to musical dynamics. Dr. Marcellus also demonstrates exactly how much air is necessary in achieving a full sound in every register (and what a sound he has!) and employs various glissandos to help apply the concept of air and steady air stream to the instrument. Marcus is also the epitome of an eager and attentive student! In this film, fundamental brass playing basics are presented by an absolute master teacher whose pedagogical methods are always based on positive reinforcement and whose character is …