Years ago I had good fortune to play Victor Borge’s show in Waterloo, Iowa and remember most of his entertaining performance. I hope you enjoy his humor which only musicians can fully appreciate.
Click on Picture to enlarge. We are very proud of Susan’s accomplishments and have all benefited from knowing her. Not only is she an outstanding musician, but Susan is one of the most kind and caring person I have ever known. WAY TO GO SUZY!
Look what greeted us when we returned to an old club we had played just a few months earlier. More on this issue can be found at this previous site….. http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/guess-whos-stealing-our-gigs-now/
Check out previous posts on this topic http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/american-pride/ http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/american-pride-part-2/ http://www.thetrumpetblog.com/american-pride-3/
We all have had moments when something pops into our minds which is disturbing enough to keep us up at night and for me, this is one of those moments. Several weeks ago, while searching for topics for this blog, I came across a video produced by Mr. Dave Monette. I first met Mr. Monette many years ago while he was visiting our campus and was very impressed with his knowledge, personality and his obvious passion for the trumpet. As I have stated in more than one blog, I have a great deal of respect for this man and for…
When you think you have seen everything, along comes something new. In this case it is a trumpet made entirely of wood. When I say entirely, I mean just that as even the valve springs are fabricated from wood.
Now that we have recovered from the last post pertaining to many different areas in which one can make a living in music, it is time to focus our attention on two of the most common was to support yourself. Establishing and sustaining yourself in these musical areas- Teaching Teaching can take many forms such as a(n)….. • classroom music teacher in an elementary/ middle and high school • a professor at a university • instructor in a music store • free-lance teacher in a school system • online instructor on the internet • teacher in your own studio •…
To my knowledge, this question has never been addressed, and some may wonder what difference does it make anyway? As some of you may know already, your host has been performing regularly on trombone. In fact more on trombone than on trumpet this month. As a new member of the low brass family, I have recognized several distinct differences in not only playing styles but also character differences between the two instruments and their players. One striking difference is the fact that trombone players seem to be able to play longer phrases than trumpet players. When trying to make the…