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For Real This Time: Learning To Play Guitar
The guitar was never one of those instruments I was ever dying to play however when I was in my early twenties I purchased an electric guitar off of Ebay (when Ebay was first starting and had great deals). I admit the most compelling thing about the guitar at the time was its rich red [...]
Continue reading...Learning Trumpet – On My Way
4. February 2010
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Well, I’m pleased to say I’m making really great progress with my trumpet playing. I’m very surprised. I should have been recording when I first started. Switching to a larger mouthpiece really helped. On smaller mouthpieces, I was having trouble getting a nice clear sound and I was having trouble nailing the notes on the [...]
Continue reading...New Instrument, New Embouchure: P.E.T.E. & BuzzMaster Reviews
23. January 2010
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Recently, I decided to begin playing the trumpet, many years after having given up playing the tuba. In doing so, I needed to develop a new embouchure now that I’m playing a new instrument. I started practicing my buzzing with and without a mouthpiece and was having quite a hard time getting my lips to [...]
Continue reading...A Different Mouthpiece Saved The Day
21. January 2010
All I can say is ….Wow! I have been frustrated all this time for nothing. *Smile* I’ve been struggling with getting a nice clean tone and truly felt like giving up yesterday. Today I was focusing my attention on learning all the scales and getting more familiar with the fingerings for Trumpet when I came [...]
Continue reading...Trumpet Tuning
19. January 2010
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Since I’ve started playing the trumpet, I, of course, have been spending some time learning all about the instrument as well as trying to adapt what I’ve learned while playing other instruments to trumpet playing. The one thing I’m noticing no matter where I go for trumpet instruction is that all the sources fail to [...]
Continue reading...For The Love of Brass: Rekindling My Love of Performing Music
14. January 2010
The first instrument I ever played was a Clarinet when I joined the school band in 7th grade. I continued to play the Clarinet until the middle of 8th grade when I switched to playing the Bassoon (the horror). Although I love the sound of a Bassoon in some pieces, I did not like playing [...]
Continue reading...Making Music…
13. January 2010
Here is where, a typical record label, traditional or independent, spouts off a long list of fancy equipment and technical jargon that makes it sound like they are really doing something akin to rocket science. Well it’s not that deep here. I can still get professional sounds without having to load up with expensive gear [...]
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