Voldyne 5000-does it work update

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Here is my update from my original article, dated 12/25/2018. It works! “After one month of using this simple device, my vital capacity (amount of forces inhalation) increased from 2,500 ml to 4,000 ml. Read this first- Would you like to increase your air intake? So would I. – Trumpet…

THE 2022-2023BRASS AUDITIONS KING’S

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“We just got this announcement from Tim Zimmerman and The Kings Brass. If you have not been to one of their concerts, you are missing one of the best brass ensembles on the planet. The Kings Brass was one of the reasons I decided many years ago to form and…

I Knew I Should Have Been A Chiropractor !

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Amazing- Air Tone Range Vibrato Grace notes Intonation Endurance Confidence Style Phrasing What have we been doing wrong all these years?

“Two Minute Trumpet Tricks”- Part 3 (How to Clock Your Mouthpiece)

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Time to reset your mouthpiece….. For more information on this topic, go to…….“Clocking” Your Mouthpiece Part #2 – Trumpet Blog (thetrumpetblog.com)

This is how musicians shovel snow in Texas……

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Old Horns and Former Girl Friends (Reposted from April 15, 2012)

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When it is 4:00 AM and you can’t get back to sleep, what do you do? As I lay in bed, thoughts of the past day, political debates, and discomfort from the last piece of pizza run through my head until I had to do something a little more productive and now…

“Two Minute Trumpet Tricks”- Part 2 (Change Your Sound Without Changing Your Equipment)

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Try it before you trash it!

Trumpet Valve Tightness and Compression Issues (Reprinted from Feb. 7, 2013)

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Many times trumpet players will discuss a topic which can be confusing to a beginning student, i.e. valve compression. The term valve compression is usually misused for there is very little compression in any section of a trumpet. Air is free to move through the instrument for there are obviously…

“Two Minute Trumpet Tricks”

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Jack Sheldon- “We Miss You”

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Master of the trumpet and master of the microphone… Birth name Beryl Cyril Sheldon Jr.[1] Born November 30, 1931 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. Died December 27, 2019 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician, singer, comedian, actor Instruments Trumpet, vocals Associated acts Merv Griffin