As I spend time relearning things that have gotten out of practice, I am having to write articles here so I can have quick access to them. Transposition on the trumpet is one of the most important skills that an orchestra musician can have in their tool belt. It is an absolute must. Orchestral music…
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4/13/18 Clarke Studies & Long Tones
I am getting really tired of Clarke Studies. Regardless of my long hiatus, I have been on Clarke #2 and #3 and parts of #4 for a long time. They are starting to get really old, but at the same time, I know that these are essential studies of all trumpet players along with long…
4/12/18 Long Tones & Arban’s
Today I took to the horn to spend some time recording long tones. I have never been the type of musician who played a single tone for as long as possible. I do on the other hand like playing long tones in Allen Vizzuti Trumpet Method Book 1. There are a variety of long tones…
Attacks, a necessary study
Today I decided to spend some time working on my attacks on middle G in the staff and middle C. This is a very difficult skill. This along with lip flexibility. The problem that I am running into is that I took so long off from playing that my skills have severely diminished. While I…
Practice Mutes
Today I got a LotFancy aluminum trumpet practice mute in the mail (see attached pictures). It does a great job of stopping the sound. I can practice when my family is now sleeping. From what I can tell it is not great for intonation but it will give you a great option for late nights…