Bruce Chidester

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Bruce was a member of the faculty at the University of Northern Iowa, School of Music in Cedar Falls from 1969 until his retirement in 1999. He has performed with many well-known entertainers such as Bob Hope, Jim Nabors, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Anita Bryant, Carman Cavalara, Victor Borgie, the Four Freshman, Blackstone the Magician, Bobby Vinton and John Davidson.

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Trumpet Tips

Trumpet Tone Quality- How to adjust it.

written by Bruce Chidester

Trumpet Tips

Mouthpiece Scratch Removing

written by Bruce Chidester

….just got this from one of our readers. Check it out- Thanks Ruhi……

Trumpet Tips

Mouthpiece Pressure

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Lip Flexibility

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Lip-Flexibility-Lip-Flexibility-Exercises

Finger and Valve Control

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Single, Double and Triple Tonguing

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Tonguing-BRASS-ARTICULATION

Best Valve Oil- Part 2

written by Bruce Chidester

Well, I tried it and I do not like it. Some valve oils will give your fast valves but the consistency of the oil sometimes disperses the oil so fast that the oil does not give you long lasting fast valves. That is what this oil does. I had to…

Building Endurance

written by Bruce Chidester

Improving your range- Up and Down

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Range-Lesson-1-Chromatic-warm-up (1)

Best Valve Oil

written by Bruce Chidester

For most of my professional life I have been dedicated to the Al Cass “Fast” valve oil but today I may have become a convert to something different. Ultra Pure is really not a new valve oil but is new to me. While visiting our local music store today I…