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Posts Tagged ‘mouthpiece’

Learning Trumpet – On My Way

By Tressa Sanders on February 4th, 2010   /   My Music   /   Leave a comment

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

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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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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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