Written by Rich22nd February 20175th April 2018

Trumpet Mouthpieces: One or More, Big or Small, Should do it?

One or More, Big or Small, Should do it? A discussion by Richard Colquhoun about the differing attitudes towards choices of trumpet mouthpieces for performance and their use in pedagogy. Introduction In April 2016 I travelled to Belgium to meet with Bahb Civiletti. Bahb is one of the world’s pre-eminent baroque trumpet players and his […]

Written by Rich3rd October 20155th July 2016

What To Know About The Vincent Bach Mouthpiece

Please note: It will be helpful to obtain a copy of the Vincent Bach Mouthpiece Manual for reference before reading this article. It is freely available online from here, or a quick google search for “Bach Mouthpiece Manual pdf”. The version most referenced by this article is labelled AV6001 “What Every Brass Instrumentalist Should Know About […]

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Trumpet Mouthpieces: One or More, Big or Small, Should do it?

What To Know About The Vincent Bach Mouthpiece