Finally! Help for Trumpet Instructors

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Finally there is assistance for troubled trumpet instructors. We all have been faced with this situation from time to time; the student comes to his/her lesson ill prepared and begins with pleading excuses for not having their lesson learned. One such student actually sat down and pretended to cry. He was defiantly my least favorite student. Some give stories such as “I lost my music yesterday after practicing” when in reality I found their music still on my music stand where they had left it the previous week. In honor of all of us who have been bombarded with creative,…

Lesson plans for More Advanced and Comeback Players- Part 3

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Areas to be developed by more advanced players and comeback players- Tone and flexibility Valve technique and range exercises Sight reading and etude playing Ensemble playing Always be preparing a new solo The attached material will give you specific exercises to use in order to begin to develop the areas listed above. Download lesson material here- Lesson plans for More Advanced Solo for Comeback players Duet for comeback players

American Pride Part 2

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Many commented on my first American Pride post and I thank you all for your support. There was one reader who missed my true intent for he interpreted my comments as being anti-America in nature. I can assure you that I have as much pride in our country as the next person and that was the reason that I wrote my article. I am proud of the USA and wish it to regain its place in the world market. My use of the video in the first post was to draw attention to the efforts in music of other nations…

Controlling Your Nerves Part 2

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I have written earlier on the subject of nervousness while performing and most of my material dealt with the preparation for your performance. My suggestions were directed at learning your material to the point of perfection and once this has been achieved, most nervous anxieties will be lessened. There are occasions when even the most dedicated preparation is not enough and for that condition I have written Part 2 on the nervous conditions for musicians. Before I approach a controversial subject such as this, I would like to say that for the majority of musicians reading this post, my suggestions…

Getting Started At Midi Arranging

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Download work sheet here- Getting Started At Midi Arranging Listen to MP3 examples here- MP3 musical examples 1. Access material for project Open your Internet Browser and paste this URL in the box at the top. http://www.barbershop.org/document-center/category/19-free-music-for-printing.html 2. Print sheet music Print out sheet music for “You’re a Grand Old Flag”, second song from the bottom of the            page. Page #1 of downloads 3. Set up score in Finale- Start your Finale program and set the Wizard for SATB. Set it up for cut time, four flats, half note pickup and 69 measures in length. 4. Enter individual parts…