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Every brass player has heard of the idea how important long tone practice is, and how the old time players relied it. My question is; what kind of long tones Continue Reading →

This month I want to focus on the fact of how much the embouchure has on pitch variation. An easy test to find out how much is to play with Continue Reading →

This month I wax poetic about our debt as trombone players, and all brass players as well, to Richard Wagner for realizing the potential that brass instruments and trombones in Continue Reading →

The last 2 months I’ve focused on trombone audition strategies, so this month I thought I would talk about the same topic for the trumpet, as I understand we have Continue Reading →

Here’s more thoughts on excerpts asked at tenor trombone auditions. First, lets take the solo from the Russian Easter Overture. This is an excerpt that can score big points on Continue Reading →