Mandarins Marching Brass Clinic Huge Success

Under a cool autumn sky, over 80 brass musicians attended the Fall Marching Brass Clinic hosted by the Mandarins at McClatchy HS in Sacramento. Eager and focused, the musicians were introduced many aspects of outdoor brass playing like breathing, posture and projection. Conducted by brass caption head Dan Fong and his staff of Jim Tabuchi, Mikey Yee and Milt Gee, the students played through a series of technical exercises as well as powerful rendition of "Shaker Melody."

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