@wjgamache.bsky.social
Trombonist, Euphoniumist, and Overenthusiastic Music Educator
Thankful this week to everyone that came out to hang a Shaw's Tavern this past Saturday with the Beltway Bones and Summerton Brass! It's always very gratifying to make good music with great people.
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thankful this week to everyone that came out to hang a Shaw's Tavern this past Saturday with the Beltway Bones and Summerton Brass! It's always very gratifying to make good music with great people.
Always a great time with the Beltway Bones! Come start your holidays with us this Saturday, November 22nd, at Shaw's Tavern where you can eat, drink, and be merry! See you there!
November 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Always a great time with the Beltway Bones! Come start your holidays with us this Saturday, November 22nd, at Shaw's Tavern where you can eat, drink, and be merry! See you there!
Let's Talk Articulation! This time on Brass with Mr. G, we talk articulation. Ta, Ti, Toh, Da- here's a video focused primarily on identifying the various syllables and markings that go into starting your note on a brass instrument.
See the full video below on the YouTubes
youtu.be/H4hOrJG3owk?...
See the full video below on the YouTubes
youtu.be/H4hOrJG3owk?...
Let's Talk Articulation! Brass with Mr. G
YouTube video by William Gamache
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Let's Talk Articulation! This time on Brass with Mr. G, we talk articulation. Ta, Ti, Toh, Da- here's a video focused primarily on identifying the various syllables and markings that go into starting your note on a brass instrument.
See the full video below on the YouTubes
youtu.be/H4hOrJG3owk?...
See the full video below on the YouTubes
youtu.be/H4hOrJG3owk?...
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Doing my part. Go do yours!
November 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Doing my part. Go do yours!
Finally ready for Halloween! Pumpkin carving and Bob the Skeleton's Flight School for Witches Who Can't Fly Too Good.
October 31, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Finally ready for Halloween! Pumpkin carving and Bob the Skeleton's Flight School for Witches Who Can't Fly Too Good.
Come on out next Saturday (Friday is already sold out!) November 8th to Prince George's Publick Playhouse and hang with the Gold Soul Movement as we spread the music of Sly Stone to the good people of DC!
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Come on out next Saturday (Friday is already sold out!) November 8th to Prince George's Publick Playhouse and hang with the Gold Soul Movement as we spread the music of Sly Stone to the good people of DC!
Come see the Gold Soul Movement on November 7th and 8th at the Publick Playhouse in Hyattsville! Always great to get together with these fabulous musicians and humans to play great music.
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Come see the Gold Soul Movement on November 7th and 8th at the Publick Playhouse in Hyattsville! Always great to get together with these fabulous musicians and humans to play great music.
Congrats to the Oakton High School Cougar Marching Band for a great season! Always great to be rewarded with a Superior at VBODA State Assessment. These brass kids are always a blast to work with and make music. Go Band!
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Congrats to the Oakton High School Cougar Marching Band for a great season! Always great to be rewarded with a Superior at VBODA State Assessment. These brass kids are always a blast to work with and make music. Go Band!
A few more pictures from the Historic American Music Symposium at Susquehanna University with The 8th Green Machine Regiment Band! A great experience and learning opportunity to dig in to American music history!
October 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A few more pictures from the Historic American Music Symposium at Susquehanna University with The 8th Green Machine Regiment Band! A great experience and learning opportunity to dig in to American music history!
Last picture from yesterday, I promise. If you are so inclined, come join the DC Activist Street Band! Protest music has a long and important history in this country, and all are welcome! We were about 20 musicians strong yesterday, many more for support- the more the merrier!
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last picture from yesterday, I promise. If you are so inclined, come join the DC Activist Street Band! Protest music has a long and important history in this country, and all are welcome! We were about 20 musicians strong yesterday, many more for support- the more the merrier!
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are non-negotiable in this country.
To be blunt, when the military is deployed to American cities and the Pentagon revokes press badges to the vast majority of the press corps, it is time to protest, loudly and unequivocally.
To be blunt, when the military is deployed to American cities and the Pentagon revokes press badges to the vast majority of the press corps, it is time to protest, loudly and unequivocally.
October 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press are non-negotiable in this country.
To be blunt, when the military is deployed to American cities and the Pentagon revokes press badges to the vast majority of the press corps, it is time to protest, loudly and unequivocally.
To be blunt, when the military is deployed to American cities and the Pentagon revokes press badges to the vast majority of the press corps, it is time to protest, loudly and unequivocally.
A GREAT time playing the 20th Boston HONK! Festival this weekend! I'm anxious to finally be home, but every set I got to play was a blast. Thanks to the DC Activist Band, the Band Together Pickup Band, and the Greenbelt Honk Situation for having me. Bourbon Street never gets old!
October 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A GREAT time playing the 20th Boston HONK! Festival this weekend! I'm anxious to finally be home, but every set I got to play was a blast. Thanks to the DC Activist Band, the Band Together Pickup Band, and the Greenbelt Honk Situation for having me. Bourbon Street never gets old!
Four rules for getting and keeping gigs:
1. Play in tune
2. Play in time
3. Be on time
4. Don't be a jerk
They're all important, but that last one really is the most important.
New "Brass with Mr. G" video!
youtu.be/6Z3fL-4Ic7E?...
1. Play in tune
2. Play in time
3. Be on time
4. Don't be a jerk
They're all important, but that last one really is the most important.
New "Brass with Mr. G" video!
youtu.be/6Z3fL-4Ic7E?...
The FOUR Rules for Getting (and Keeping) Gigs! Brass with Mr. G
YouTube video by William Gamache
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Four rules for getting and keeping gigs:
1. Play in tune
2. Play in time
3. Be on time
4. Don't be a jerk
They're all important, but that last one really is the most important.
New "Brass with Mr. G" video!
youtu.be/6Z3fL-4Ic7E?...
1. Play in tune
2. Play in time
3. Be on time
4. Don't be a jerk
They're all important, but that last one really is the most important.
New "Brass with Mr. G" video!
youtu.be/6Z3fL-4Ic7E?...
I very strongly feel it is my patriotic duty to speak out when our government is corrupt. Trump is a grifter. He truly does not care about politics- he can and will say anything or do anything to stay in power. Don't go silent out of fear, folks. Keep being loud.
September 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I very strongly feel it is my patriotic duty to speak out when our government is corrupt. Trump is a grifter. He truly does not care about politics- he can and will say anything or do anything to stay in power. Don't go silent out of fear, folks. Keep being loud.
The NOVA Loudoun Jazz Combo is hitting the ground running this semester with swing, funk, dixieland and brass band tunes! Come see their hard work at our Ensembles Concert alongside our Vocal Ensemble and Rock Band on Thursday, December 4th at 4pm in the Waddell Theater on the Loudoun Campus!
September 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The NOVA Loudoun Jazz Combo is hitting the ground running this semester with swing, funk, dixieland and brass band tunes! Come see their hard work at our Ensembles Concert alongside our Vocal Ensemble and Rock Band on Thursday, December 4th at 4pm in the Waddell Theater on the Loudoun Campus!
New young musician "Brass with Mr. G" video on building a practice routine up and running! Catch the full 12-minute long version on my YouTube channel and share with your brass students! A little shameless promotion never hurt!
youtu.be/EHifDRXcj48?...
youtu.be/EHifDRXcj48?...
Building a Practice Routine- Brass with Mr. G
YouTube video by William Gamache
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
New young musician "Brass with Mr. G" video on building a practice routine up and running! Catch the full 12-minute long version on my YouTube channel and share with your brass students! A little shameless promotion never hurt!
youtu.be/EHifDRXcj48?...
youtu.be/EHifDRXcj48?...
Gonna be a great music festival today! Come on down and stroll with us from Malcolm X Park to that special white building!
September 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Gonna be a great music festival today! Come on down and stroll with us from Malcolm X Park to that special white building!
Just remember that whatever new nonsense the regime spouts off today is an intentional distraction. #refusefascism #resist🇺🇸
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just remember that whatever new nonsense the regime spouts off today is an intentional distraction. #refusefascism #resist🇺🇸
New brass education video out today! We're talking about my own worst enemy, high (and low) range. See the full video at the YouTube link below- feel free to borrow, steal, and share with your students and teacher colleagues!
youtu.be/Pu-Jb1EPMvA?...
youtu.be/Pu-Jb1EPMvA?...
High and Low Range, My Own Worst Enemy! Brass with Mr. G
YouTube video by William Gamache
youtu.be
August 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
New brass education video out today! We're talking about my own worst enemy, high (and low) range. See the full video at the YouTube link below- feel free to borrow, steal, and share with your students and teacher colleagues!
youtu.be/Pu-Jb1EPMvA?...
youtu.be/Pu-Jb1EPMvA?...
Be loud, be obnoxious, and make sure to remind them that they have a sworn obligation to the Constitution to refuse illegal orders. @refusefascism @refusefascismdmv #resist🇺🇸 #refusefascism
August 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Be loud, be obnoxious, and make sure to remind them that they have a sworn obligation to the Constitution to refuse illegal orders. @refusefascism @refusefascismdmv #resist🇺🇸 #refusefascism
"Gosh! Whatever's in those Epstein files must be really, really bad!"
August 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"Gosh! Whatever's in those Epstein files must be really, really bad!"
First day back in the building of my 14th year teaching- but plot twist- now it's higher education! Classes don't start for a couple weeks, but I've got plenty to do:
Jazz Ensemble, Music in Society, Jazz History, and Applied Low Brass Lessons!
Go Nighthawks!
Jazz Ensemble, Music in Society, Jazz History, and Applied Low Brass Lessons!
Go Nighthawks!
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
First day back in the building of my 14th year teaching- but plot twist- now it's higher education! Classes don't start for a couple weeks, but I've got plenty to do:
Jazz Ensemble, Music in Society, Jazz History, and Applied Low Brass Lessons!
Go Nighthawks!
Jazz Ensemble, Music in Society, Jazz History, and Applied Low Brass Lessons!
Go Nighthawks!