Great cover of Sia's "Flames"

Great cover of Sia's Flames.   I have a voice student working on the song and found this cover while preparing for lessons.

What do you think?

"B" is for Baroque and Beyond (concert)

Blazing River Freedom Band's "B" is for Baroque and Beyond concert revolves around the letter B. This concert covers a variety of musical styles from composers including Bach, Bartok, Bizet, and Brubeck. We are excited to feature a woodwind choir and percussion ensemble in addition to the full concert band.  Admission by donation.  Handicap accessible.  Saturday, October 6th at 7pm.  Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2592 W. 14th Street, Cleveland, Ohio.  All are welcome; family friendly.

I will be conducting and playing flute/piccolo at this concert.  Come hear! 

Borodin - Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances

Borodin - Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances



https://youtu.be/FsTVF0Fu5_c 

Jaques Ibert: Pièce pour flûte seule. Pieza para flauta sola. Partitura...

Hear me playing live in Akron on September 1st!

I will be performing live at the Wholly Joe Coffee House in Akron, Ohio on Saturday, September 1st! I will be performing jazz, tango and rock music on flute, accompanied by Dr. Jill Bacon on cajon, djembe and other percussion.  Live music starts at noon; our set is from 5 - 5:30pm.  An open jam session will conclude the event from 9pm onwards.  No cover.  Coffee/food available for purchase.

The concert is on the third floor loft of the coffee shop, which is located at 11 Exchange St #101, Akron, OH 44308.  Parking is available either in the lot behind the building or in the gravel lot (across from PizzaFire.)

 
For updates and more information visit
https://www.facebook.com/events/642825882754997/ 

Music: The Language of the Movies (Blazing River Freedom Band)

Music: The Language of the Movies (Blazing River Freedom Band)

Sat, Jul 21 @ 7:00PM

Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2592 W 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113

I will be performing on flute and piccolo at this concert.

Jeff Bodkin, Artistic Director/Conductor.

Concert begins at 7pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm.) All are welcome! Limited parking available in lot. Handicap accessible. Admission by donation ($5 suggested.)

Light refreshments available during intermission (pay-what-you will.)

Shape of You - Walk off the Earth (Ed Sheeran Cover)

Havana - Walk off the Earth (Ft. Jocelyn Alice, KRNFX, Sexy Sax Man) Cam...

Did you practice yet today?

A little something to get into the coming Holiday spirits!

A little something to get into the coming Holiday spirits!

What Child Is This (flute due with myself and Orlando flutist Lee Sellers) - recorded ca. 2012 in downtown Orlando, Florida,
https://soundcloud.com/musicbrandyn/what-child-is-this-flute-due-with-orlando-flutist-lee-sellers

Brandyn is playing live today! (Clarinet with the Tri-C West Wind Ensemble, 4pm Oct 29)

I know it's short notice, but I'm playing a concert this afternoon (Sunday Nov 29) at 4pm  The concert is free and open to the public, so if you happen to be available, do come and hear some great music!  Tri-C West Wind Ensemble will be performing at St. Thomas Episcopal Church at 50 E Bagley Rd. in Berea, OH.  I play assorted woodwinds with this band, but tomorrow I will be the sole 2nd Clarinet player.  There is free parking in the lot behind the building.

We're performing some really fun music, including
* the WORLD PREMIERE of This Light (Kira Seaton - the chair of Tri-C West's Music Department)
 * Blue Ridge Saga (Jim Swearingen)
 * The Phantom Regiment (Leroy Anderson)
 * The Isle of Man : a Manx Tone Poem (Haydn Wood)
 * Symphony No 40: first movement (W. A. Mozart)

Hope to see you there!

I'm playing Pride in the CLE today

Come hear me play [piccolo] with the Blazing River Freedom Band at Pride in the CLE downtown today!  1pm and on, #DowntownCLE #LGBTCleveland #brfb #blazingriverband

Happy Pride, everyone!

https://soundcloud.com/musicbrandyn/zombie-feat-farisha

My latest single, Zombie, feat. Farisha. Take a listen and let me know what you think! More on the way, full album im progress.

zombie #musicbrandyn #farisha #edm #electronic

MusicBrandyn Studio Recital, Sunday Feb 21, 2016.

Melodic Dictation Practice Online - Free Exercises

Ear training online practice with free melodic dictation exercises.
http://etpmusic.com for the solutions.
Here you can find two different type of music dictation: in the first serie you have the indication of time, key and the firs note.
in the other exercises we give you the A note and no other indications 



Great practice and skill development resource for ALL musicians!