Brian Kauth's Page

Transitions are never easy. I guess that's why they're the most interesting parts of musical compositions. Transitioning back into professional mode from being a student is taking some getting used to. I now have approximately 200 students for whom I am responsible. The move back to NY was not fun. Lots of issues with getting our things, timing, orientations at school, etc. I'm just glad that everything is back up and running, and that I finally have cable and Internet access at home! Tomorrow i… Continue

Well, it's been a rough few months, but I'm happy to be moving back to New York to begin my new job as a music teacher at Middletown High School. I will be teaching music theory (which I minored in at Southern Miss) and guitar class (an instrument from my youth that I used to find so much enjoyment in playing). This new job and resulting move also brings my family closer together, as my wife's family will be approximately an hour and a half to our west, and my family will be about two and a half… Continue

So I've been thinking about a recording project for some time now. This is something that will happen in the near future, possibly in the next few years. However, I'd like to be a little different from many of the saxophone recordings that have been made that find their home in my CD library. I don't think ANOTHER recording of Paul Creston's Sonata, or Alfred Desenclos' Prelude, Cadence et Finale would benefit either myself, or the consumer public. Not to mention that costs for recording… Continue

Well I would just like the NNM community to know that I am graduating in 3 weeks from The University of Southern Mississippi with my Doctor of Musical Arts degree. I successfully defended my dissertation about the Saxophone Concertino of Polish composer Roman Palester about a month ago, and I'm really looking forward to finding a full-time teaching position. Even in these troubling economic times, I am still hopeful that there is a job for me out there somewhere. I've been applying at many diffe… Continue

As a student of music theory, I was always fascinated by how the various parts of a piece of music came together to form a coherent whole. The three basic elements of melody, harmony, and rhythm, combined with form, always intrigued me; so much so, that as a graduate student pursuing a performance degree, I opted to minor in theory to broaden my horizons a bit. Now that I'm completing my doctoral studies in performance and pedagogy with a minor in theory, I can't help but be frustrated at the un… Continue