Trumpet Ensemble Music Celebrates 2021  With A Total Makeover 

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Trumpet Ensemble Music Celebrates 2021  With A Total Makeover  After nearly eight years serving the musical needs of our patrons, we have recently updated our site in order to better serve our followers.   Recent improvements include-   10 easy to locate styles from Jazz to Classical  Expanded instrumentation combinations  Larger Free Music section  More user-friendly features  Improved security   “New”  Solo/Ensemble Music section  trumpetensemblemusic.com  “You are invited to visit our new and improved store and we will continue to offer the best material at the most reasonable prices”   Same name/Improved service

Musicians Fight Against The Wuhan Virus- Part 3

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Trumpet Hacks of the Central Coast of California “Who are we? The trumpet hacks is comprised of four players. We are current or former members of the San Luis Obispo Trumpet Alliance, a 16 member trumpet group co-directed by Warren Balfour and Lyle Stubson. If you are not familiar with the Central Coast, we are near Arroyo Grande and Grover Beach, CA. As everyone knows, the COVID-19 virus has diminished all activities of various groups, not to mention businesses and schools. Back in April, 2020, two of my friends, Mitch Latting and David Johns, (members of the Trumpet Alliance) suggested…

Musicians Fight Against The Wuhan Virus- Part 2

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Robson Ranch Rhythm and Roots Ramblers is a traditional Bluegrass/Country band that performs from driveway to driveway around the Robson Ranch (Denton, Texas) community bringing songs, stories and fun to our friends and neighbors.  Charlotte Ivy (the groups leader) along with Rachel Yeatts, Larry McCarley, Bruce Chidester, Michael Weaver and Chris Corbitt have found a way during this time of social restrictions to continue sharing their music with others! We would love  to play for you, your friends and your neighbors.  All we need is  good weather, shade and a big driveway!

Musicians Fight Against The Wuhan Virus

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With all the discussion centered around the steps being taken to curb this terribly pandemic, few words are being shared about the legions of musicians who have taken upon themselves to help in this cause. I’m speaking of the many (actual numbers unknown) who are giving free concerts so that our friends and neighbors can enjoy  some relief from the constant bad news spread hourly by the medial. Many have decided to give from their abilities to entertain with live music. I have never seen such an outpouring of generosity from so many fellow musicians. In this and the following…

August 19, 2020 I Stopped Playing Trumpet!

August 19, 2020 I Stopped Playing Trumpet!

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To my readers, this might come as a surprise for I have played this humbling instrument from my fourth grade days till now. You may ask why I have decided to forgo the trumpet and this is the purpose of this Blog. My decision to change comes from several different reasons and I will share with you those reasons. 1.Due to my heart attack several years ago, I was not able to get back my full vital capacity of air which, as we all know is important to a wind player. The large and even the Medium large horns which…

Aerosol Studies on Spreading the Virus

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Thanks to our good friend (Corky Maschinot) from The Villages in Florida for sharing this with us. NHIMA New Horizons International Music Association Aerosol Studies Preliminary Results, July 2020 Below you will find 2 links to very important studies to provide information about aerosol distribution for wind instruments. The first link shows the preliminary results (July 10, 2020) of the “Performing Arts Aerosol Study” conducted at the University of Colorado. NHIMA has provided financial support for this study. These preliminary results are for woodwinds and brass only, future results will be posted for vocalists. Final results (peer reviewed) are not…

Which is more important in the development of a student- the teacher or the environment? Part 3

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In the previous post we discussed the advantages of private lessons on a student’s development as well as the contributing factors to the development of the self-motivated student. Self motivated students , as I will discuss will begin to have a profound effect on the players around them. This influence will be the factor which will advance his/her fellow students in their improvement in addition to their private instructor’s help. The question will be this- will this influence have more affect on the other students than the one on one influence the private teach has on the same students? Pier…