Learn How To Arrange Music For Your Ensemble Without Knowing How To Arrange Music For Your Ensemble

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You might think that statement is a little confusing but knowing how to do something is not necessarily the same as being able to do something without knowing how it is done. Several readers have asked how they can arrange music for their ensemble even thou they have no knowledge of music theory or basic rules of harmony and voice leading. For those interested in this process I will give some pointers on how this can be accomplished. Even without music theory, anyone can arrange music with the help of a simple yet powerful program available at no cost. Our…

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Multi-tracking- Part 1 Using Click Tracks

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We have had many responses to our post describing the use of the Audacity software and for that reason; I thought it would be time to discuss some of the advantages as well as the disadvantages of multi-tracking. Multi-tracking is a technique where several recordings (tracks) are combined in order to augment instrumentation and add to the thickness of a recording. Some use the technique of over dubbing to fatten a sound and some use it to utilize a copied track for adding effects. I will first describe the use of multi-tracking in order to play duets, trios, quartet, etc.…

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Practicing on the Road

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Much discussion has been raise over the noise factor when practicing on the road and for that reason I wanted to give just another suggestion for solving this problem. Next week I will be on one of our vacations and because of the luggage limitations, I will not be able to take my horn. *&%^%$#@#% I did plan to carry my mouthpiece with me but buzzing on a mouthpiece is not the same as buzzing on a horn. The resistance is such that I end up deciding I wouldn’t do that again. Also the buzzing sound tends to annoy my…

How to Play a Low F in Tune

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Not often, but enough to learn this trick, we are asked to play a low F. Usually it is required by someone who knows nothing about our instrument or acceptable orchestration practices. Or, in the case recently, where I arranged a number which required the first trumpet to exceed what I considered a reasonable high range and I decided to lower the key to solve the problem. Unfortunately by lowering the key it placed the lowest note in the fourth trumpet part down to a low F. Not being one to change the F to one an octave above, which…

Living in the Inseparable Worlds of Art, Music and Drama

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Choosing a title for this post was not easy for what I wished to describe is as fluid as an oil painting, as subtle as a string quartet and as emotional as a masterfully delivery text in a play. From a musical composer, transcriber, or arranger’s standpoint, the choice of instruments in a composition is as important as the colors on an artist’s pallet or an actor’s interpretation of a text. In each case, there is only one perfect combination of elements to produce a perfect finished product. This realization was what prompted me to leave my comfortable bed at…

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Advanced Interval Studies

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The market is inundated with educational material, all guaranteed to improve your trumpet playing ability. And here’s one more to consider. Through many decades of teaching and practicing myself, there have been many methods, etudes and exercises which have been helpful to me and my students. Previous exercises on interval study have centered around the melodic approach to interval study which I feel is not the most effective direction. The reason I took a different approach was to isolate the intervals and in doing so, make the practice much more difficult and at the same time create a more productive…

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My Final Challege For The Use Of Artificial Intelligence

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“My first question”-compare the popularity of the cornet in the United States to its popularity in Europe The popularity of the cornet in the United States and Europe can vary depending on the region and musical style. In the United States, the cornet was widely used in traditional jazz, ragtime, and brass bands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, with the rise of big band and swing music in the 1930s, the trumpet became more popular and the cornet fell out of use. Today, the cornet is still played in some brass bands and in classical music,…

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Let’s See How Artificial Intelligence Handles Trumpet Related Questions

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Question #1 Who are the top 10 trumpet players in the world? Response “It is difficult to definitively rank the top 10 trumpet players in the world, as this is subjective and depends on personal taste and criteria. However, some highly regarded trumpet players who are frequently mentioned in discussions of the best include: 1.Wynton Marsalis 2.Dizzy Gillespie 3.Louis Armstrong 4.Freddie Hubbard 5.Miles Davis 6.Clifford Brown 7.Lee Morgan 8.Arturo Sandoval 9.Roy Hargrove 10.Clark Terry This list is not exhaustive and there are many other talented trumpet players worth mentioning, including Phil Woods, Tom Harrell, and Nicholas Payton. The trumpet world…

Product Review- “flowStick” and “flowDisk” Part 2

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A full week has passed since I began evaluating this product and I have posted my findings below. Advertised claims- True …..“Tool for Brass Instruments- Trumpet, trombone, cornet, French horn airflow and sound True …..airflow training with music and the instrument- The flowStick makes it possible! True …..an airflow you can hear and feel Possible…..The bore of the flowStick is a sophisticated system with blowing edges inside for optimal feedback on the air intensity. True …..flexible for everybody True …..The air consumption with the flowStick can be adjusted individually by turning the screw”.  True …..The air resistance or air consumption can…

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