“One Person Can Make A Difference”- Please Welcome Ms. Larkin Sanders
The material below was given to me by one of the most talented and dedicated musicians I have had the pleasure to work with. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a rousing applause for ……..Larkin. “I was inspired to start a music festival after attending Chamber Music Midwest in New Richmond,…
The Late, Great Bud Brisbois (1937-1978)
Often trumpet players are asked to name the greatest trumpet player of all time and even though this would be impossible to establish, it does make one reflect back to past champions for our cause. Today I decided to muse over a great musician who I had the opportunity to…
The Baton Is Mightier Than The Sword! The Downbeat Is Near.
Sometimes we feel as if all the hours of practice is to no avail. The late rehearsals and endless scales seem to be falling on deaf ears. Then, something like this happens and we realize that we are involved with one of the most powerful movements on earth…… “music”, and…
The Transitional A/Bb Cornets- Did They Play In Tune? Part 2
How the test was carried out I decided to prepare a test sheet which would include all of the notes from low B up to and including high C. In order to best represent each note tested, I used three preparatory notes which would give me a well centered pitch…
The Transitional A/Bb Cornets- Did They Play In Tune?
Shortly after posting my article Why Did The Cornet Become a Second Rate Citizen?, I became more interested in the Cornet and one of the questions which kept me up at night was this- “did the transitional cornets (cornets manufactured as a fundamentally A pitched instrument but converted to play…
Why did the Cornet become a second rate citizen?
First I need to apologize to the uninitiated followers of trumpet history. This will not be an entertaining document. This might be boring to the casual reader but for the rest of us who are deeply interested in how our trumpet/cornet history has been developing, I think this is worth…
Absolutely Nothing To Do With Trumpet- But “Whale” Worth Watching
Our hats are of to these courageous conservationists.
Perfect Pitch – Is it possible?
The terms “perfect pitch” or “absolute pitch” are well know to most musicians and are looked upon as great attributes possessed by only a select few. In reality, “it isn’t all that great”! As a member of this so called select few, I can speak from experience that, although at…
Personal Embouchure Training Device Review
The concept promoted by the Personal Embouchure Training Exerciser is not new for we have known of the basic concept for a long time. This exercise was first shared with me by an old circus cornet player many years ago. Years later it was shared again when I played under Merle…
Select Your Practice Room Carefully
Where do you do most of your practicing? Is it in a band room? Do you slave away every day in a practice room? Is most of your time practicing spent in a small room, a big room, a room with drapes and heavy carpet? Where you practice regularly will…