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Korie Brewer
 

Performer, Educator & Collaborator

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Stay Personal, Ready to Reinvent, and Always Up to Improvise.

KORIE BREWER

Currently studying at Michigan State University for her Master's in Classical Trombone Performance. She is currently a part of MSU's Wind Symphony, Musique 21, Trombone Choir, Honors Brass Quintet, and the Gathering Jazz Orchestra based out of Detroit. 

Classically and Jazz trained trombonist with a diverse background in solo and group instrumental and choral music. An aspiring musician, teacher, and role model that always strives to expand technical skills and collaborate with creative professionals. She has performed with a vast amount of instrumental and vocal ensembles of all sizes across the country for 15 years. During her freelance career in 2022-2023, she auditioned and participated in the Austin Civic Orchestra, Austin Brass Band, Austin Symphonic Band, University of Texas at Austin’s second Jazz ensemble, Lab Orchestra, and Hispanic Caribbean ensemble. Also, she has served as programming committee member and performing artist for the Chromatic Brass Collective. Since furthering her studies at Michigan State University, she is currently teaching trombone lessons to middle and high schoolers around Lansing and Marshall, Michigan. In addition to her private lessons studio, she has acquired assistantships teaching low brass sectionals at five schools in the Lansing, Okemos, and Marshall School districts.

About
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About
KORIE

Throughout the journey from her roots of Cape Girardeau, MO, to Murray KY, Austin, TX, and now Lansing, MI, Korie Brewer is a constant force in the classical and jazz scene on trombone. She thrives to clear all genres and sub genres of learning and music to ensure she is able to go above and beyond for herself and future students. The former Murray State University undergrad and current graduate student of Michigan State University seeks to continue a professional career in classical and jazz performance and education. Entering her fifteenth year of playing, she is still on a mission to perfect her craft and make room for herself on bandstands everywhere.

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"The real innovators did their innovating by just being themselves."

COUNT BASIE

Performances
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Performances

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Resources

BOOKS

Melodious Etudes for Trombone

Marco Bordogni and Joannes Rochut

40 Progressive Studies

H.W. Tyrell

Complete Method for Trombone and Euphonium

Jean Baptiste Arban

Tenor Clef for Trombone

Reginald Fink

Solo Transcriptions

Bill Watrous

20 Jazz Etudes

Mark Nightingale

Sammy Nestico- for You to play

Jamey Aebersold

Flow Studies and Range Songs

David Vining

The Real Book V.3 Bass Clef Instruments

Compiled by Berklee College of Music Students

School for Trombone in Clefs

Vladislav Blazhevich

TIPS

  1. Listen to as many genres as possible

  2. Mark your music!

  3. Drink water, stretch, and maintain healthy habits

  4. Create your best foundation of air support

  5. All sounds are good sounds

  6. Work in 3s: Warm up, pick 2 etudes Lyrical and Technical Etudes/Methods Books, then work on Solo and Ensemble repertoire

  7. Leave room for growth in all aspects

  8. Socialize and make connections

  9. Your highest notes are your lowest notes!

  10. There will never be another you, so make it count!

Practice Routine

1. Begin the day with clearing your head, breathing, and stretching- repeat this process throughout the day
2. Go through various mouthpiece buzzing exercises
3. Transition to a series of Lip Slurs, widening the Dynamic range, Articulations, and flow studies
4. Each week, pick a new etude from both of your selections of technical and lyrical method books
5. After an efficient warm up and etude studies, be sure to retain all of the good habits you just created and continue to move towards working through various solo and ensemble work
6. End with something fun and be proud of your progress regardless of the end result! 

 

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