Has this ever happened to you? You have a quick page turn in your concert and the next two pages are stuck together. Under the existing light, you suddenly realize that the notes on the reverse side of your music are showing through. As you quickly turn your page, the…
These posts are written by: Bruce Chidester
The Three Levels of Accomplishment
Whether taking a test in English or performing on a recital, we can demonstrate one of three levels of ability. C level performers- C level performers expect to perform adequately and nothing more. If the passing grade is a C and you are content with that level of accomplishment, chances…
Third Valve Exercise
Due to the fact that we seldom use the third valve, compared to the use of the first and second, we many times face timing and coordination issues. You may find this duet helpful when trying to improve your timing and coordination of your third valve finger. Third Valve Exercise
Keith Benjamin- A Good Friend and a Talented Trumpet Player
Mr. Benjamin started playing trumpet when he was five years old. Both his brother and father played trumpet, and he wanted to be like them. It was a very musical family where his father played all the brass instruments, his older brother was a talented trumpet player, his sister played…
Domenick Calicchio, Trumpet Craftsman
Watch Domenick Calicchio make hand crafted trumpets, an art now lost. The film was very faded and worn, but this may be the only documentary for the gentleman.
Famous Trumpet Solo, Little Known Trumpet Player
When trumpet players think of the most famous trumpet solos, we most often mention Maynard Ferguson’s early recording of “MacArthur Park” (February, 1970). Others mention Bix Beiderbecke’s recording of Sweet Sue (1928) and still others will mention the wealth of great solos performed by the master of trumpet Raphael Mendez…
Advancements in Trumpet Water Keys
From time to time we run across new innovations for trumpet that actually work. Let me know what you think of this newer approach to trumpet water keys. One of life’s little problems, the sticky Amado Water Key, is now a thing of the past! The Pollard Water Key is…
Tine Thing Helseth Revisited
Since the beginning of her career, Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has championed the trumpet repertoire amongst audiences on six continents, meriting the highest critical praise for her soulful, lyrical sound and collaborative approach to music-making. An artist who challenges genre boundaries with an intensely creative, open-minded philosophy, Tine’s ever-expanding…
Free Sheet Music for Trumpet
Enesco Legende Enesco Legende- solo part
Concerts Past and Present
One blessing which I recognize for its importance in my life is the ability to remember many of the concerts I have been involved with. Some are remembered for their success and some for the disaster that incurred. Some are recalled for their importance and some for just the sheer…