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Reflecting On A Successful Year, 2019.

25th January 2021 Rich Leave a comment

It’s January. This means that, in the UK at least, it is time to fill out the tax return again.…

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An argument for GNU Lilypond and the openArbanProject

28th May 2020 Rich 2 Comments

What is the openArbanProject? I recently began working a new project that I have named the openArbanProject. Strange name, right?…

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TCE and Superchops, same or different?

21st December 2019 Rich 1 Comment

I was recently involved in a discussion on Facebook with a trumpeter called Chuck Par-Due. Chuck knew Harry James when…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Bahb Civiletti, Harry James, History, Jerome Callet, Superchops, Tongue Controlled Embouchure

Which Books Should You Read About Brass Embouchure?

15th December 2019 Rich Leave a comment

Recently I saw a post on Reddit’s r/trumpet group in which someone asked which books they should read about embouchure.…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Books, Embouchure, Learning, Pedagogy

Experiments in Einsetzen

11th April 2019 Rich Leave a comment

The first time I ever saw a brass player using an einsetzen embouchure was in a brass band in the…

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Why so quiet?

26th December 2018 Rich Leave a comment

Trumpet Planet has been a pretty quiet place in the last six or so months. Being habitually self-reflective in nature…

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A Testament to Somerset Music’s Past

27th April 2018 Rich 1 Comment

Last week I had the pleasure of being hired by Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy Society to play in the…

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Posted in: General Filed under: Teaching

Defining the range of the trumpet

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Intro For the most part the purpose of this article is as a reference. A lot of trumpet players love…

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Posted in: General, Instruments Filed under: High Range, Music Theory, Range, Trumpet Range

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