Top Trumpet Blog and Website To Follow in “2022”

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thetrumpetblog.com was selected #1 as the Top Trumpet Blog and Website To Follow in “2022” I would like once more to thank all of our supporters who have been following our site for the past 11 years. It seems only yesterday that we started and this month we were honored by being chosen again “The Top Trumpet Blog and Web Site to follow in 2022“! That’s seven years in a row! This recognition was bestowed upon our site by Feedspot and is the content reader for reading all your favorite blogs and news websites in one place. Below is a…

“Transient Global Amnesia”

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The condition of “Transient Global Amnesia” may not be a condition familiar to most people but is one that you need to be aware of for your own benefit. Transient Global Amnesia- “Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a neurological disorder whose key defining characteristic is a temporary but almost total disruption of short-term memory with a range of problems accessing older memories. A person in a state of TGA exhibits no other signs of impaired cognitive functioning but recalls only the last few moments of consciousness, as well as possibly a few deeply encoded facts of the individual’s past, such as their childhood, family, or home perhaps”. (Wikipedia)…

Biden removes Lee Greenwood from National Endowment for the Arts

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President Joe Biden on Wednesday removed country music singer/songwriter Lee Greenwood from the National Endowment for the Arts. Greenwood was first appointed by President George W Bush in 2008. Greenwood was reappointed to six-year terms by both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald J Trump. “You know, it’s a six-year appointment and I was appointed by George W. Bush 43,” Greenwood told Fox and Friends. “So I served under his term. Also, President Obama’s term. Of course, President Trump’s term.” Greenwood’s song is regularly played at Trump campaign rallies. “And then as you know he used my song “God Bless the…

Steroids And Trumpet Playing- Reprinted from August 19, 2012

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Be sure to visit our sister site…… Trumpet Ensemble Music for all of your solo, ensemble and study material needs. ______________________________________ After being diagnosed as having a bad case of Poison Ivy, I was given a steroid shot to solve the problem. The second day after the shot, I was surprised to find that my high range had jumped from an F# above high C to double high C! The F# had been my best for many weeks and to have that much, and sudden increase made me wonder if the shot had anything to do with the range change.…

True Art Comes in Many Forms

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True Art Comes in Many Forms Recently I have been visiting with a master of engraving who contacted me via our Facebook page. His first work was made for a talented young trumpeter and given to him as a present! After visiting more with this gentleman, I was able to learn more about his work and in further exchanges, I learned that he is originally from Hungary and now lives in Japan. He began as an accomplished glass engraver thirty-five years ago and began applying his talents to musical instruments only two years ago. Mr. Majzik uses a different technique…

Enough Energy to Power the World!

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There has always been street bands but the group “Lucky Chops” has raised to bar to the stars. This young and talented ensemble is off the charts when speaking of showmanship, energy and creativity. Their non-stop performances will make most listeners want to go home and take a nap. Check out just a couple examples of their performances and be sure to catch them live if you happen to live in the New York area. The Lucky Chops are a New York-based band, formed in 2006. They started in Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and were founded by sousaphone player…

The Best Seem to Keep up With the Times- Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns (revisited)

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By Brock Radke (contact) Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 | 2 a.m. Learning new skills has become standard operating procedure for most of us during the pandemic. It’s no different for the many talented musicians making a living in Las Vegas. For Jerry Lopez and his band Santa Fe and the Fat City Horns, adjusting to a new, temporary existence without live performances meant building a new way to spread their music to the masses. The result is a livestream concert taking place every other Monday, broadcast from the Copa Club at the Bootlegger Italian Bistro just south of the Strip…

Put Your Hands Together For Chad Boydston

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  How did you got started and when? “My dad was a trumpet player and was good enough to stay state side with the 2nd army continental band during the Vietnam war. He had to play taps a lot for those not so lucky. I would eventually inherit this phenomenon, but I’ll get into that later. I was born a year before his discharge and grew up listening to him practicing and hearing trumpet albums”. Why did you chose the trumpet? “When asked what kind of instrument I wanted to play, it was a no brainer for me! Having parents…

Coincidence- Environment-Or Something Else?

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Events in our lives can be attributed to many influences. Some are accidental, some are planned and some just happen for no reason at all. In this post, I would like to describe a very unusual situation that even I can not understand. After giving you a short description of this situation, I ask you to add your thoughts as to why this could happen. “And now for the rest of the story”. A very good friend of mine and I met at a rehearsal shortly after my wife and I relocated from Cedar Falls, Iowa to Branson, Missouri. His…