Listening to great playing is the first step to motivating and enhancing your practice

I have added a video bar to this blog for all my students to hear examples of what variety of things the trumpet can do! Please listen, enjoy, immitate, and learn.

The video bar changes every 4 or 5 minutes to a different artist. Almost all clips are of trumpet players performing different types and styles of music. There is also a set of clips on Gerald Schwartz who is now a conductor, but used to be one of the finest trumpet players alive back in the 60's and 70's. There are so many opportunities to make music and have fun. Take a big leap and enjoy the ride!!

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Review of the New Bach C Trumpets and Eb

Just had a chance to try the new line of Bach Artisan C trumpets as well as the "Philly" and "Chicago" C trumpets. For me, the "Philly" C was great. I loved the response, flexibility, intonation, and sound of all the C's I tried. The "Chicago" model was quite good as well, but was a bit more zippy for me. Both instruments were close in feel and response. I preferred the "Philly" model. Very nice horn! I was quite surprised to find I didn't like the Artisan Model. It was a good horn with nice color, but I felt the flexibility was a bit stiff, and the sound was good, but different enough for me to prefer the "Philly" sound. I felt there were some standard intonation issues that didn't work so well for me. Unfortunately, I didn't get to try a silver plated one as someone bought it before the day began. Jury is still out for me on this. But, I can't imagine the flexibility issues (for me) will change on the s...

Life in the pit I spend many, many hours in pits performing shows. While what you see in the seats of a show is quite different and exciting, most musicians get barely a glimpse of what's happening on stage, if at all. Here is a video of me in cramped quarters playing a demanding show, Newsies, which is a terrific show to play with temps that are not ideal. You barely take the horn off your face, as you can see in the video, going from loud, rhythmic playing to soft delicate entrances. The quality of the recording isn't great as it's from my phone, as you can see, but it gives you an idea of what goes on in a pit. Enjoy!

Trumpet Teaching Studio in the Boston Area

I created this blog to advertise my availability as a trumpet instructor. Accepting students of all ages in the greater Boston area. I have a Graduate Diploma in Trumpet Performance with Distinction from the New England Conservatory of Music, Tanglewood Fellowship, Doctorate and Masters work in Performance and Pedagogy, and a Bachelors of Music Education. I have performed with many top orchestras around the country including the Boston, Baltimore, and Key West symphonies; the Bohsoi and Royal Ballet Orchestras; as well as many regional orchestras in the Boston area. I teach the concepts of process orientation, keeping the mind off of product focus which is reactionary. Keeping the mind focused on the process of sound production with specific steps allows the mind to stay in the present tense and out of the judgement process. My studio is avaiable for all levels, but also welcomes students who are preparing for competitions and auditions (college entrance, district and state level compe...

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