Latest Steighner Podcast Episodes
#94 NASA Encore - "From Stillness" (2021) by Gregory Youtz
Listening to This Counts as Practice - April 13, 2021 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik presents an encore performance of From Stillness (2021) for solo saxophone by Gregory Youtz, premiered last weekend at the NASA Region 1 Conference. Hear the piece again at Erik's PLU faculty recital this Sunday, April 18 at 3 p.m. PDT. Livestream link. Get in touch at lttcapshow@gmail...
#93 Rehearsal Analysis - Bozza Improvisation and Caprice
Listening to This Counts as Practice - March 30, 2021 07:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA few weeks prior to his next recital, Erik reviews rehearsal audio of Eugene Bozza's classic Improvisation and Caprice. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com Bozza excerpts used by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc.
#92 Spring Forward and Hire a Professional
Listening to This Counts as Practice - March 16, 2021 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe show continues flying in a holding pattern until we get closer to the NASA Region 1 Conference and Erik can release some episodes about those world premieres. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#91 Recital Preparation Strategies
Listening to This Counts as Practice - March 02, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik gives a quick overview of how he structures his practice in the months prior to a solo recital. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#90 Snow Day Randomness
Listening to This Counts as Practice - February 16, 2021 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAfter spending hours frolicking in the snow, Erik uses his leftover energy to plug upcoming spring events and share a bonus tip from a masterclass he attended 17 years ago. Visit the NASA Region 1 Conference website Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#89 Erik's New Favorite Method Book
Listening to This Counts as Practice - February 02, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik shares his thoughts on an excellent new method book for saxophone. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#88 Testing the D'Addario VENN Synthetic Reed
Listening to This Counts as Practice - January 19, 2021 08:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik compares the D'Addario's relatively new VENN synthetic reed with other synthetic and cane options. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#87 Even More Tips for a Productive New Year
Listening to This Counts as Practice - January 05, 2021 08:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik kicks off 2021 with a masterclass on one of the most well-known works from the saxophone repertoire. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#86 Selmer Soprano Mouthpiece Shootout - S80, S90, Concept
Listening to This Counts as Practice - December 22, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMore mouthpiece trials, this time on soprano. Erik pits his Selmer S90-170 and S80 C* against the Concept. Main playtests begin at 6'00". Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#85 Selmer Alto Mouthpiece Shootout - S90, Concept, Claude Delangle
Listening to This Counts as Practice - December 08, 2020 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's a good old-fashioned alto mouthpiece shootout! Erik pits his Selmer S90-180 against the Concept and the new Claude Delangle. Main playtests begin at 11'38". Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#84 As a Lily among Brambles by Anderson - Commentary Track
Listening to This Counts as Practice - November 24, 2020 08:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik revisits another work from Made in Tacoma in this last-minute commentary on Deborah Anderson's As a Lily among Brambles for baritone saxophone and piano (available from Dorn Publications). Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#83 Arrangement - Sonata in A Minor by C.P.E. Bach
Listening to This Counts as Practice - November 10, 2020 08:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik washes away the stress of election week with C.P.E. Bach's Sonata for Solo Flute in A Minor, Wq. 132, H 562, arranged by Sunil Gadgil. Check him out at sunilgadgil.com! Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#82 Archived Performance - Tecca - "the Light is filled with birds" for solo alto saxophone
Listening to This Counts as Practice - October 27, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn the tenth anniversary of its premiere, Erik presents a live recording from 2010 of Jeff Tecca's work for solo alto saxophone, the Light is filled with birds. Interested in ordering it? Contact Jeff at [email protected]. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#81 Temptation Bundling, Skipping Warm-Ups, and a Bonus Game
Listening to This Counts as Practice - October 13, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn a scattershot episode, Erik talks about temptation bundling to increase your motivation to practice, when it might be okay to skip your warm-ups, and plays a bonus game of "Who Said It: Saxophone Edition" with his father, Mark! Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#80 Bach Basics and Trill Trouble
Listening to This Counts as Practice - September 29, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhile Erik is by no means a Baroque music specialist, he shares his general approach to playing Bach. Afterwards, he amps up the excitement and delves into the controversy over whether one must always approach Baroque and Classical trills from the upper neighbor. BRACE YOURSELF! Get in touch a...
#79 Saxophone Etude and Method Books, Part 2
Listening to This Counts as Practice - September 15, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik follows up Part 1 with a shocker -- Part 2! This one covers general etudes and altissimo method books. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#78 Saxophone Etude and Method Books, Part 1
Listening to This Counts as Practice - September 01, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik begins a tremendously entertaining overview of instructional material for the saxophone, the first part of which focuses on method books and scale books. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#77 Erik's (Non-Music) Summer Book Club
Listening to This Counts as Practice - August 18, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTaking a little break from music-talkin' and doing some book-talkin' instead. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#76 Reevaluating Mouthpiece Target Pitches
Listening to This Counts as Practice - August 04, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCould the mouthpiece pitch targets you've been taught be a LIE?! Enjoy the beauty of not one but four different mouthpieces (SATB) being played by themselves. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#75 Digital Music Resources
Listening to This Counts as Practice - July 21, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsA midsummer episode that's about as exciting as its title! Erik gives a brief overview of his favorite DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations), MIDI controllers, etc. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#74 Go Gentle Into That Good Altissimo
Listening to This Counts as Practice - July 07, 2020 07:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik eases up on the high register a bit. (Stay until the end for some bonus advice from your favorite host!) Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#73 Practicing with Air Attacks
Listening to This Counts as Practice - June 23, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik avoids using any consonants in an episode all about air attacks for fun and profit. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#72 Short and Sweet
Listening to This Counts as Practice - June 09, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFeaturing a very special guest host. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#71 Arrangement - Absalon, fili mi
Listening to This Counts as Practice - May 26, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik unearths and records yet another arrangement. This time it's Absalon, fili mi by Josquin des Prez (or Pierre de la Rue), scored for either the traditional SATB quartet or the much more exciting TTBB. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#70 Two Year Anniversary Shindig
Listening to This Counts as Practice - May 15, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTwo years of shows, y'all. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#69 The Secret to Learning Difficult Music...REVISITED
Listening to This Counts as Practice - April 28, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik pits his "Slow-Medium-Fast" approach to learning a technical etude against the method described here: https://youtu.be/5_g-VmEjF6o Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#68 Arrangement - Weber - Agathe’s Cavatina
Listening to This Counts as Practice - April 14, 2020 07:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn what will probably be the last arrangement-focused episode for a while, Erik positively shreds on the piano as he accompanies himself on another lyrical selection, Agathe’s Cavatina from Der Freischütz by Weber. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#67 A Word of Economic Caution to Music Performance Majors
Listening to This Counts as Practice - March 31, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn a mild bummer of an episode, Erik crunches some numbers for Jane Q. Springreed, who just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in saxophone performance. If you still want to major in music performance after listening to this, then perhaps you were meant to do so after all. Get in touch at lttc...
#66 Arrangement - Mozart - Abendempfindung
Listening to This Counts as Practice - March 17, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik features his arrangement of Mozart’s lovely “Abendempfindung,” clucking his tongue at an old recording and then giving it another go-round. Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
#65 NASA Conference Recap and Last-Minute Cancellations
Listening to This Counts as Practice - March 10, 2020 07:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsErik makes it home from sun-soaked Arizona and checks in with a super quick episode, just in case all those people from NASA desperately miss him already (who is he, again?). Get in touch at [email protected] or eriksteighner.com
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