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 practicing my buzzing with and without a mouthpiece and was having quite a hard time getting my lips to [...]

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 my attention on learning all the scales and getting more familiar with the fingerings for Trumpet when I [...]

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 trumpet playing. The one thing I’m noticing no matter where I go for trumpet instruction is that all the sources fail to [...]

I think we were doing State comp. in Daytona, Florida. The music was great for this particular year. Just look at all the emotion in the front row. I’m the tuba player closest to the drum section. Fun times. I do miss playing in a symphonic band.

I was a Tuba player in this band back in 1990. For those unfamiliar with All-County bands, you basically send in an audition tape and hope for the best. The best players in the county were chosen for each instrument. Same principle for All-State bands. Auditioning was a part of our grade in our band [...]