If you have played through my material from my last post, some may find the tempi too fast. If you like the concept and would like a slower tempo, I suggest that you read an earlier post called “Using Technology to Improve Your Trumpet Playing- Using an Audio Recorder” where…
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New Flow Studies Material- Part I
To older trumpet players the title Flow Studies brings up fond memories of one of the great trumpet players of our time. The younger practitioners of the tromba may not be familiar with the name Vincent Cichowicz but to the more seasoned, the name represents one of the finest trumpet…
trumpetlessonsonline.com and Claude Gordon- All you need to become a professional trumpet player! Part 5
Warm up and Cool Down In this free lesson, I have included a couple interesting and helpful posts which will more fully explain the importance of a regular warm up and cool down. The video speaks of my daily routine of warming up with chromatic scales; first starting at the…
trumpetlessonsonline.com and Claude Gordon- All you need to become a professional trumpet player! Part 4
Moving on from my endorsement of the Claude Gordon “Systematic Approach to Daily Practice, I will try to justify my support for nothing less than my on line lessons at… trumpetlessonsonline.com This compilation of decades of experiences of borrowed, stolen or otherwise collected ideas covers not the way to play…
trumpetlessonsonline.com and Claude Gordon- All you need to become a professional trumpet player! Part 3
Now we will complete my review of the Claude Gordon “Systematic Approach to Daily Practice”. As I stated on my first post when speaking of this method, I mentioned that it is a complete and structured outline of what you need to do to become an accomplished musician on a…
trumpetlessonsonline.com and Claude Gordon- All you need to become a professional trumpet player! Part 2
Now let’s start first with the Claude Gordon method. Why is this method so helpful when learning to actually play your trumpet? I will list some of its features and discuss the advantages of this total “Systematic Approach to Daily Practice”. Systematic Approach to Daily Practice is complete by itself!…
trumpetlessonsonline.com and Claude Gordon- All you need to become a professional trumpet player! Part 1
So many try to complicate life with new ideas and “all you need to know” sites. And some may have value while most turn out to be less than helpful. So why do I think the combination of my trumpetlessonsonline.com is any better than the others you might ask? Well…
Dallas, Texas July 7, 2016
How can such a catastrophe happen in a civilized society? What makes an individual foster so much hatred to do such an unspeakable act? When will we come to the realization that evil has finally taken over our world? Where are the leaders responsible for the deterioration of our country?…
What Are Orchestral Excerpts and Where Can I Get Some?
Sections of major orchestral works which are written for a particular instrument are called excerpts. When performing a major piece in an orchestra, you may have to count measures rest for many minutes and eventually get to the “meat” of the part far down the road. These short, yet vitally…
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