Learning Trumpet – On My Way

Well, I’m pleased to say I’m making really great progress with my trumpet playing. I’m very surprised. I should have been recording when I first started. Switching to a larger mouthpiece...

New Instrument, New Embouchure: P.E.T.E....

Recently, I decided to begin playing the trumpet, many years after having given up playing the tuba. In doing so, I needed to develop a new embouchure now that I’m playing a new instrument. I started...

A Different Mouthpiece Saved The Day

All I can say is ….Wow! I have been frustrated all this time for nothing. *Smile* I’ve been struggling with getting a nice clean tone and truly felt like giving up yesterday. Today I was focusing...

Trumpet Tuning

Since I’ve started playing the trumpet, I, of course, have been spending some time learning all about the instrument as well as trying to adapt what I’ve learned while playing other instruments to...