To My Wife and Still My Best Friend after 58 years……

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Can you imagine the number of times she has listed to me practice, perform and still keeps me around? During these many years I have been through twenty different instruments, five different teachers, one heart attack, cancer, global amnesia, blood clots, a brain concussion, five broken bones, an ablation in the heart, five dogs, nine cars, two motor cycles, four bicycles, one tooth extraction, three tuxedos…….and she still takes care of me. Talk about a supper hero! Today is our 58th wedding anniversary and the only way I can show her my love and appreciation is to show it musically with…

Ernest Williams- The Unsung Hero of the Cornet

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Even though some readers may not be familiar with the name Ernest Williams, his contribution to the trumpet/cornet world should be recognized. The following material was taken from Wikipedia in order to illustrate Mr. Williams contributions to our instrumental world. “A native of Wayne County, Indiana, Ernest Williams’ musical career began in 1898 as a volunteer in the 158th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry when he served as cornet soloist during the Spanish–American War. His talents as a performer were highly regarded and, after successfully substituting as bandmaster in his regiment, Williams was chosen to lead the 161st Indiana Regiment,…

Last 3 days of 10% discount on all jazz arrangements/transcriptions through the month of May…..

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Last 3 days of 10% discount on all jazz arrangements/transcriptions through the month of May (discount applies only to Jazz arr./trans) trumpetensemblemusic.com And these are only 10 of the 152 examples being discounted! “Birdland” (Trumpet Quartet) – Trumpet Ensemble Music Just A Closer Walk With Thee- Trumpet Trio | Download Trumpet Music PDF – Trumpet Ensemble Music TV Medley- Trumpet Trio – Trumpet Ensemble Music Bugler’s Holiday- Trumpet Quartet – Trumpet Ensemble Music Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas- Trumpet Quartet – Trumpet Ensemble Music Somewhere Over the Rainbow- Trumpet Quintet – Trumpet Ensemble Music We Need A Little Christmas-…

Dime or No Dime? Re-Printed from Feb. 17, 2013

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On one of the more active trumpet discussion boards this month was a question about inserting a dime in the third valve lower cap to change the sound of your trumpet. Being the skeptic I am and will always be; I decided to test the concept. I played with the dime placed in the bottom of my third valve for two weeks and today removed it for my testing. During the two weeks with the dime in, I neither felt, heard nor recognized any change in timbre, accuracy, response, range endurance, amount of money made or any other factors in…

History of Dance Cards

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Dance Card From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A dance card or programme du bal (also known by its German-language name, Tanzkarte) is used by a woman to record the names of the gentlemen with whom she intends to dance each successive dance at a formal ball. They appear to have originated in 18th century, but their use first became widespread in 19th century Vienna, especially at the massive balls during Fasching before Lent. Dance engagements card for 11 January 1887, showing a list of all the dances for the evening – valse, polka, lancers and quadrille; opposite each dance is…

What We Should Have Learned from the Wuhan Virus

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“If you still believe that it did not originate in the Wuhan Lab in China, you need not read any further for I have posted this to the more enlightened population of our country”. The set back that we have experienced recently makes one wonder if anything good has come out of it. When considering the fact that thousands have lost their lives, commerce has suffered tremendously and the education of our children will never catch up to their full potential, little good comes to mind. Out of the worst scenario, can come good things if you search for them…

Breaking News!

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From April 1st until the end of April 30th, Trumpet Ensemble Music is offering a 10% discount on all of its “Trumpet Choir”music. This includes over 90 arrangements/transcriptions from its vast collection of Trumpet Choir offerings. Included in this discount are arrangements/transcriptions from the following genres- Christmas Classical Dixieland Easter Fanfares Jazz Latin Marches Patriotic Religious Now is the time to fill your library with these great arrangements/transcriptions for your next concert season.