Sleep apnea – What they don’t tell you! (Part 8)

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Since our last post on this seemingly endless confrontation with the “experts” guiding us through this maze of misinformation and downright inaccurate advice, I have decided to update my experiences on the subject of Sleep Apnea …… again. My Bipap machine stopped working several months ago and the warrantee had…

Guidelines When Including a Trumpet In Your Wedding Ceremony

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In order for the wedding planner, bride, mother of the bride and/or musicians to save time, important terms and their definitions which will be used are listed below and should be helpful to lessen the potential of any misunderstanding. Terms used when discussing music concerns for a wedding- Music- Any…

Springs have sprung

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To make sure your valves come back up after you press them down, manufacturers have furnished us with a set of springs which work very well for most of the time. Sometimes we are faced with valves which seem to hang up every so often and it usually happens at…

No One Is An Island

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No one can succeed as a trumpet player without help from others. No matter how accomplished you have become, or how great you anticipate your future accomplishments, you will not become successful without the help of others. You may be spending countless hours in a small practice room practicing every…

Drones- The Solution to Our Assassination Dilemma

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Time has come to solve this continuing threat of random attempts to kill innocent victims. I would like to suggest a simple yet effective solution. Both the attempt and success to kill our political leaders (President Trump and Charlie Kirk) could have been prevented if the area around the shooting…

On Which Paper Is It Best To Print Your Music?

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Has this ever happened to you? You have a quick page turn in your concert and the next two pages are stuck together. Under the existing light, you suddenly realize that the notes on the reverse side of your music are showing through. As you quickly turn your page, the…

The Three Levels of Accomplishment

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Whether taking a test in English or performing on a recital, we can demonstrate one of three levels of ability. C level performers- C level performers expect to perform adequately and nothing more. If the passing grade is a C and you are content with that level of accomplishment, chances…

Third Valve Exercise

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Due to the fact that we seldom use the third valve, compared to the use of the first and second, we many times face timing and coordination issues. You may find this duet helpful when trying to improve your timing and coordination of your third valve finger. Third Valve Exercise

Keith Benjamin- A Good Friend and a Talented Trumpet Player

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Mr. Benjamin started playing trumpet when he was five years old. Both his brother and father played trumpet, and he wanted to be like them. It was a very musical family where his father played all the brass instruments, his older brother was a talented trumpet player, his sister played…

Domenick Calicchio, Trumpet Craftsman

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Watch Domenick Calicchio make hand crafted trumpets, an art now lost. The film was very faded and worn, but this may be the only documentary for the gentleman.