Clinician • Consultant • Conductor • Composer/Arranger
Published Resources
“Michael Pote has proven himself to be one of the best ensemble rehearsal technicians in our profession. To have his concept, vision and routine in writing is a gift to all of us who stand in front of ensembles as conductors and music educators.”
Richard Saucedo
Composer, Conductor, Educator
Ensemble
An Integrated Approach to the Yamaha Harmony Director
Ensemble strives to help directors and students use the Yamaha Harmony Director as an integral tool in all aspects of the wind rehearsal. Appropriate for all levels and age groups of ensembles, each exercise is accompanied with detailed lesson plans on how the director and the student interact with the technology. This includes detailed instructions on what controls to use and what specifically to play.
The Pure-Tempered Bach
“The Pure-Tempered Bach” includes 6 fully orchestrated chorales with DroneMaps to assist you in diving deep into tuning as well as 4 tuning etudes inspired by Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier”. The chorales and etudes range from easy to medium difficulty to allow ensembles of all ages to work on these important skills!
Process
A series of actions or steps taken in order to achieve a particular end
Based around the core concept of “isolating skills” the exercises lay out an easy to follow plan for developing stronger tone, balance and intonation skills in your ensemble. Sample lesson plans are included to help you and your staff stay consistent in instruction throughout the season. Clear descriptions of the “how” and “why” of each exercise will help you involve your students in the rehearsal process by encouraging student feedback. Includes both score with rehearsal concepts and individual parts with student reminders.
The Harmony Director
A Great Tool for the Music Classroom
Achieve great sound, balance and tuning with the Yamaha HD-300
