Product Review- Hawk Flugelhorn with Case

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In order to keep our readers up to date on new products and new ideas, we try to get our hands on products for review and evaluation and this is one of those cases. A good friend and fellow musician recently purchased a new Hawk Flugelhorn and I asked to borrow it for a while so I could run it through some scales to see if this instrument was really worth the $279.00- $333.95 price tag. Before I give you my reading of the instrument, I want to first share with you actual customers opinions on their recent purchase of…

Susan Rider- In Her Own Words

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Since 1997, I have been a member of the trumpet/cornet section of “The President’s Own'” United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C. This ensemble has the distinction of being the oldest continually active professional musical organization in America (it was established by an Act of Congress in 1798). Its primary mission is to provide music for The President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The band’s most famous director was John Philip Sousa, who served as its 17th director from 1880 to 1892. The entire organization encompasses about 155 members. This includes the band’s command…

Susan Rider- A Great Trumpet Performer As Well As A Wonderful Person.

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From time to time we come in contact with the very gifted and realize these people are capable of great things. This was the case for me when I first met and worked with Susan Rider. Susan comes from a very tallented family and her father and I had many years of Dixieland playing together while I was living in Cedar Falls, Iowa where I taught for thirty years. Susan’s father, Dr. Paul Rider is a very talented muti-instrumentalist (trumpet, trombone, piano, double bass, tuba, just to name a few).Susan studied with me in her pre-college days and working with…