I was recently involved in a discussion on Facebook with a trumpeter called Chuck Par-Due. Chuck knew Harry James when…
Is There Actually A Trumpet Method By Jerome Callet? A short discussion by Richard Colquhoun Jerome Callet was a truly…
Recently I’ve been reading a little about the old French trumpet player and pedagogue Merri Franquin. In 1912 he invented…
One or More, Big or Small, Should do it? A discussion by Richard Colquhoun about the differing attitudes towards choices…
There are a number of discussions you can find in forums on the web and blogs of players who religiously…
What is Einsetzen/Ansetzen? An article that describes, defines and explains the use of these lip positions in modern trumpet embouchure…