Which Comes First, Technique or Musicality?

This question is much like the chicken or the egg issue. Which should be taught first? One camp believes that without technique, nothing can be played and the other camp asks the question “what good is technique if it isn’t musical”. Both have their cases and in this post I will try to bring the two sides to a happy mid point. Most of my early teaching was geared to the technical approach but as I increase candles on my birthday cake I must admit, all technique can have its disadvantages. One student who stands out as the most gifted…

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Does Anyone Have Some Valve Oil?

Hold on to your spit valve campers! You choose the tempo and the circus will do the rest. I had the great honor of performing this march under the direction of Merle Evens many years ago when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus came to Dallas, Texas for a week. Mr. Evens was the most famous director of the shows history. I found him to be very laidback and able to stop a story in its middle, direct twenty minutes of music and return to the story without missing a word. Meeting him was as moving to me…

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“Free Trumpet Sheet Music” Update

I wanted to keep everyone up to date with our free trumpet sheet music section. At the present time we have 40 free arrangements which you can download at this time. So far we have had 10,777 downloads from this free section. Wouldn’t you like to make it and even 10,778? Check it out at.. http://www.trumpetensemblemusic.com/ and enter “free sheet music” in the search box.

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Christmas Arrangements- Part 3

It’s time again to stock up on your Holiday trumpet arrangements and to help speed your selection along, we have listed just a few! This post includes only our Christmas Brass Quartets, Brass Quintets and Trumpet Choir Brass Quartet The 12 Days of Christmas- Brass Quartet (2 Tpts./2Tbns.) God Bless Three Gentle Merry Men- Brass Quartet (2 Tpts./2Tbns.) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- Brass Quartet (2 Tpts./2Tbns.) Away In The Manger- Brass Quartet w/ Organ Free Trumpet Sheet Music- We Wish You A Merry Christmas for Brass Quartet (2Tpt./2Tbn.) Brass Quartet Christmas Sheet Music Bundle Gloucestershire Wassail- Brass Quartet…

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Christmas Arrangements For Sale- Part 2

It’s time again to stock up on your Holiday trumpet arrangements and to help speed your selection along, we have listed just a few! This post includes only our Christmas Trios and Trumpet Quartets. Trumpet Trio White Christmas- Trumpet Trio March of the Swingin’ Soldiers- Trumpet Duet /or Trio Classic Christmas Trio- Trumpet Trio Feliz Navidad- Trumpet Trio “O” Stands For Christmas- Trumpet Trio O Holy Night- Trumpet Trio Christmas Favorites- Trumpet Trio Cool Santa Gets Down- Trumpet Trio Tennessee Christmas- Trumpet Trio Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem- Trumpet Trio Trumpet Trio Christmas Sheet Music Bundle Blue Christmas- Trumpet Trio…

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Last Day for Gigantic Price Blowout!!!!

With the Fall Season just around the corner (remember the Christmas season begins on Labor Day in Branson), our sister site trumpetensemblemusic.com will be offering all of their arrangements posted from September 1 through September 30 for only $5.00 each. This will the best time to stock up on your music needs for the remainder of the year. Every new arrangement posted from the September 1st through September 30th will be priced at only $5.00. Be sure to check every day for the arrangement you need and stock up for the Holidays. Not only that! If you have something special…

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