A Musician Must Be Flexible- Part 2
Flexibility in your surroundings Being flexible in your surroundings or environment refers to your interaction with the situation and people around you. Musicians at times can be moody, prideful, insecure as well as stubborn and arrogant. This is not a trait of all musicians but is true of many. When…
A Musician Must Be Flexible- Part 1
Flexibility when performing Whether you play regularly in an orchestra or a jazz combo, each performing medium has its own playing expectations. If you are playing lead in a big band, you will be expected to play at the upper dynamic levels as well as in the upper range of…
I ran into an old friend today….
While rummaging through my files today, I discovered a long lost friend from my past… The name of my old friend was Vassily Brandt “Etudes for Trumpet (Orchestra Etudes and Last Etudes), Edited by William Vacchiano. Not only are these excellent exercises to learn some of the most recognized orchestral…
Practice Plan #1- Part 2
Lip Flexibility and Fingers This is the second of two posts which outline exercises written to be used for a suggested practice schedule. This not an all inclusive program but if you are searching for a multiple vitamin type of package, this should work. I will be posting a second…
Practice Plan #1- Part 1
I have been asked to post a practice program which would address the most important issues when practicing. This first post deals with tone, endurance and range development. My next will address flexibility and scale development. Make sure your rest where it is indicated and use a metronome throughout this…
Welcome to the world of Hackers!
We are all aware of the nefarious actions of a few who find pleasure in interfering with others security and communications. These spineless, low level bottom feeders are responsible for disrupting communications as well as stealing from the innocent. These worthless, insects are called hackers and identity thieves. When sites…
A More Interesting Way to Learn New Music
When setting into the task of learning new music, we usually put the sheet music on the stand and continue to bang out the notes until we learn it or start bleeding from the chops. Next time you are faced with this sometimes boring task, try this approach and see…
It Could Only Happen To A Musician- Where’s my mouthpiece?
You would think that an adult would learn from his mistakes but as you will see, some don’t. The first time I forgot my mouthpiece was in Iowa at a very nice country club. Fortunately, one of the other trumpet players was able to loan me an extra from his…
Looking back On the Last Five Years- Our top 3 Most Popular Topics.
To celebrate our 5th anniversary of our site, we have decided to post the three most popular topics. Today we are featuring our most popular post- The Disturbing Monette Video We all have had moments when something pops into our minds which is disturbing enough to keep us up at…
Looking back On the Last Five Years- Our top 3 Most Popular Topics.
To celebrate our 5th anniversary of our site, we have decided to post the top three most popular topics. Today we are featuring our second most popular post- HI-R-BY-A-THIRD stands for How to Increase Your Range By A Third This is a new support group just for high note wimps…