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Summer Reading for Music Majors
Dear College Students, As you complete final exams and prepare to move off campus, summer often represents a chance to recover from a brutal gauntlet
A College Student’s Guide to Getting Organized
What’s the most important skill for success in college? In my opinion, it’s self management. That means having a system that you use to capture,
Sheet Music on the iPad Pro (12.9″)
Many people have been asking me about reading sheet music on the iPad lately, so I thought I would write a blog post in order
International Trumpet-Making Workshop
With the help of a generous summer research grant from Goucher College, I was finally able to attend the International Trumpet-making Workshop (ITW) in Bloomington,
Arban at the Opera
This blog post consists of links to online resources for the lecture recital at the 2017 International Trumpet Guild Conference on June 2, 2017 in
Playing with History
This blog post consists of links to online resources for presentations at the 2016 International Trumpet Guild Conference on June 2, 2016 in Anaheim, California, as
Arban Method Page Numbers
When Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban (1825-1889) wrote his Complete Conservatory Method for Cornet in 1864, I wonder if he knew that it would go on to become
Newberry Band Concert – July 2014
It’s been two years since I have been able to contribute to this blog, but I’ve had a good excuse: I published two books, about
Rafael Mendez on Film
In working on the final manuscript for A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player (Scarecrow Press), I came across some terrific YouTube videos of the
