Trumpet Matters

Look outside. This is a great time to NOT play the trumpet! How about a nice long break? Don't even think about the trumpet, and don...

Here's a suggestion for the summer. If no trumpet guru is available or within driving distance, don't put improvement on hold until...

How big is your window of usable playing? You might be quite capable of some first-class work, but chances are that few listeners will be ar...

It's better to drive than to be driven. There is no need to stress and obsess. No one wants to listen to a flurry of frantic frenzy inc...

Butch: "Hey, man, I'm getting a blistering high C and I want it NOW!" Bart: "Wow, my new picc just arrived! See ya late...

Vacations, summer break and down times are just around the corner. Packing light for your travels? Make sure to stuff in your luggage the ...

Why pay for that which you can get for free? Avoid writing that pricey lesson check and the hassles of traveling to the big city. There is...

Jeremy finished his first year of grad school at USC. He is pictured with members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet just after his recital ...

Welcome to F sharp major and a good lung flush! (Or G flat major if you prefer.) The ending of the Tannhauser Overture is on the stand. O...

The Shostakovich Concerto for Trumpet (with piano) has one of the all-time most beautiful slow movements in the repertoire. You have to lo...

Weary of wimping out at auditions? "I was fine until I walked on stage." Or, "I was feeling great until I heard everyone el...

No, this is not about growing old. Save that for another day. This is about a classy disappearing act. Most brass players are by nature goo...

Ding dong. It's the UPS man. You dash to the door to find your package, your very own dancing Ballerina! As you rip open the box you not...

Does life behind the mouthpiece sometimes feel like there's a camera on the front of your bell, and you're on a high speed bobsled g...

It was 1971 and James Levine was conducting Mahler 5 with the CIM orchestra. As students it was our first fifth! It was to be a big deal,...

Nervous excitement is in the air this week as dozens of the world's finest trumpeters are gathered in Cincinnati to compete for the gol...

What do the goal posts on a football field have in common with the lane in a bowling alley, and does this have anything to do with trumpet p...

CCM trumpeters have been in hog heaven recently, first with Joe Burgstaller visiting last week, and now this week with Ryan Anthony, Princ...

Joe Burgstaller visited CCM last week, taking time away from his busy performing and teaching schedule to lead a two-hour master class. J...

What are the deadliest three words in the audition business? After working diligently for months on your list, you do your best to survive ...