I contacted my AI source (openai.com) to establish the top twenty most popular mouthpiece manufactures at that time. From the list of twenty manufacturers, I was able to locate nineteen who are listed below- Bach Yamaha Schilke Warburton Monette Denis Wick Curry GR Mouthpieces Marcinkiewicz Pickett Brass Stork Custom Mouthpieces…
These posts are written by: Bruce Chidester
20 Minute Warm-up (Version 2)
No one ever said that I was fast. After decades of teaching the same 20-minute warm-up, I have recently found something even better to add to my practice routine. I now play the same recording as before but have found added benefits to this routine by changing the tempo (doubling…
The Trumpet Warm-up Part I
I will begin by saying that this information is about the practice and philosophy of warming up, not the actual material used which will be included in a later section covering music to practice. I will discuss the benefits as well as the techniques used to get the trumpet player…
New Path Has Been Taken!
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Sleep apnea – What they don’t tell you! (Part 8)
Since our last post on this seemingly endless confrontation with the “experts” guiding us through this maze of misinformation and downright inaccurate advice, I have decided to update my experiences on the subject of Sleep Apnea …… again. My Bipap machine stopped working several months ago and the warrantee had…
Guidelines When Including a Trumpet In Your Wedding Ceremony
In order for the wedding planner, bride, mother of the bride and/or musicians to save time, important terms and their definitions which will be used are listed below and should be helpful to lessen the potential of any misunderstanding. Terms used when discussing music concerns for a wedding- Music- Any…
Springs have sprung
To make sure your valves come back up after you press them down, manufacturers have furnished us with a set of springs which work very well for most of the time. Sometimes we are faced with valves which seem to hang up every so often and it usually happens at…
No One Is An Island
No one can succeed as a trumpet player without help from others. No matter how accomplished you have become, or how great you anticipate your future accomplishments, you will not become successful without the help of others. You may be spending countless hours in a small practice room practicing every…
Drones- The Solution to Our Assassination Dilemma
Time has come to solve this continuing threat of random attempts to kill innocent victims. I would like to suggest a simple yet effective solution. Both the attempt and success to kill our political leaders (President Trump and Charlie Kirk) could have been prevented if the area around the shooting…
On Which Paper Is It Best To Print Your Music?
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…