These posts are written by: Bruce Chidester

Should We Do Away With Bb or Not?

Thanks Paul……

“Reflections”- the perfect Wedding Processional

Music composition is a wonderful art form in that a composer starts with only a thought and eventually completes that thought with musical elements. The composer begins with nothing and as the piece evolves, its direction and growth seems to change not by the ability of the composer but more…

Jacob Collier- Absolute Genius!

Seldom in our lives do we meet a person who seems to have abilities far above the norm and as you view these two videos, I think you will agree that this young man is at a level far greater than the average musician. I have perfect pitch but when…

Instructions For Transferring Missouri Driver’s License to Texas

If you are anticipating a move from a different state to the state of Texas, you need to follow my very simple and easy to understand instructions in order to make the transfer as painless as possible. 1. First, visit this Web Site to understand where you need to start-…

With A Little Help From My Friends Competition Winner!

The time limit for our contest has past and with great pleasure I introduce you to the first place winner; Mr. Aaron Frish from Winnsboro, South Carolina. His suggestion on how to memorize music was the winning entry and for his submission, he has selected ten arrangements, of his choice,…

We Made The Top 10 Blogs for 2016!

10 Blogs That Every Trumpet Player Should Read This is a reprint of the original post by Jeremy Smith on September 14, 2016 and is posted with his consent. “When I first started this blog 2 years ago, one post that I wrote was 10 Blogs That Every Trombone Player…

How Good Does A Trumpet Have To Be? Part 2

I was sent this response from one of our other sites which seems to confirm my thoughts on my previous post “How Good Does A Trumpet Have To Be”? Part 1 “By chance I can across comments by Algridas Matonis (Algirdas Matonis) who is a Euphonium player in River City…

Trumpet Stand Shoot Out!

As sometimes happens to musicians, I recently left my trumpet stand at my last job and soon relocated in Texas. The thought of driving back eight hours to pick it up was not something I would have enjoyed and decided to replace the one I lost. I have always purchased…

How Good Does A Trumpet Have To Be?

If you ask most trumpet players this question the answer is usually “I need one better than the one I’m playing on now!” But is this a true evaluation of our current instrument? To fully understand what I am about to say, I will approach this question from two different…

10 Most Downloaded Trumpet Sheet Music – ALL FREE

Today, I am happy to announce that we’ve added a section of Trumpet Sheet Music to our site. To celebrate, we are giving away the top 10 most downloaded music from our sister site TrumpetEnsembleMusic.com. If you are looking for some new music to play for fun or add to…