The first time I ever saw a brass player using an einsetzen embouchure was in a brass band in the…
Trumpet Planet has been a pretty quiet place in the last six or so months. Being habitually self-reflective in nature…
Last week I had the pleasure of being hired by Glastonbury and Street Musical Comedy Society to play in the…
Intro For the most part the purpose of this article is as a reference. A lot of trumpet players love…
Regular followers of my blog will be aware that over the last few years it has really changed from its…
The purpose of this post is a brief follow-up on some previous articles. It’s a bit of a rant, but…
I’ve always been blessed and/or cursed with a desire to do things in the simplest way. In my life there…
Recently I’ve been reading a little about the old French trumpet player and pedagogue Merri Franquin. In 1912 he invented…