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Archive | January, 2010

New Instrument, New Embouchure: P.E.T.E. & BuzzMaster Reviews

23. January 2010

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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 [...]

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A Different Mouthpiece Saved The Day

21. January 2010

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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 came [...]

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Trumpet Tuning

19. January 2010

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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 [...]

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H.B. Plant High Symphonic Band – Daytona 1991

19. January 2010

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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.

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Hillsborough All-County Symphonic Band – 1990

18. January 2010

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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 [...]

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For The Love of Brass: Rekindling My Love of Performing Music

14. January 2010

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The first instrument I ever played was a Clarinet when I joined the school band in 7th grade. I continued to play the Clarinet until the middle of 8th grade when I switched to playing the Bassoon (the horror). Although I love the sound of a Bassoon in some pieces, I did not like playing [...]

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Making Music…

13. January 2010

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Here is where, a typical record label, traditional or independent, spouts off a long list of fancy equipment and technical jargon that makes it sound like they are really doing something akin to rocket science. Well it’s not that deep here. I can still get professional sounds without having to load up with expensive gear [...]

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