CT Trumpet Lessons, Performing Artist, Badollet Ensemble

So the school year has begun!  Where has the time gone!  I haven't posted in quite some time which means, for me, I was very busy performing and teaching.  Unfortunately for my blog, it hasn't been good.  So it's time to offer some incentive for upcoming lesson time. This is the question I hear more than any (well really kind of like a landslide):   Why is the trumpet so hard to play?   The answer, of course, is complicated.  Mainly, because once you understand how the subconscious works to oppose everything you do, trumpet playing is reduced to just a few simple processes.  Now, the processes I speak of are simple yet hard to implement consistently.  At this point I may need to mention that you should fight that instinctive urge to throw your trumpet up against the wall!!  Remember...part of the process is fighting those subconscious instincts:-) So to answer the question as simply as possible.  Playing the trumpet may appear difficult in the beginning for a couple