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Archive for January, 2010

New Instrument, New Embouchure: P.E.T.E. & BuzzMaster Reviews

By Tressa Sanders on January 23rd, 2010   /   My Music   /   Leave a comment

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

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A Different Mouthpiece Saved The Day

By Tressa Sanders on January 21st, 2010   /   My Music   /   2 Comments

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

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Trumpet Tuning

By Tressa Sanders on January 19th, 2010   /   My Music   /   Leave a comment

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

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H.B. Plant High Symphonic Band – Daytona 1991

By Tressa Sanders on January 19th, 2010   /   My Music   /   Leave a comment

I think we were doing State comp. in Daytona, Florida. The music was great for this particular year. Just look at all the emotion in the front row. I’m the tuba player closest to the drum section. Fun times. I do miss playing in a symphonic band.

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For The Love of Brass: Rekindling My Love of Performing Music

By Tressa Sanders on January 14th, 2010   /   My Music   /   2 Comments

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

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