Show Disasters
I’m playing Me and My Girl in the midlands all this week and I can only imagine what horrors are in store. I’m not referring to the companies production, which are are always pretty good, I’m referring to past events…
Granny Tackled
I was playing a gig yesterday which involved a little walking and playing. The group had to walk an indian wedding from the car into the temple. Simple right? That is until some old granny behind me stumbled over her…
The 4th Dangerous Addiction For Trumpeters
I’m out on a gig today but I’ve prepared this post for you: For musicians we all know that sex, drugs and Rock n’ Roll (Feel free to insert your particular genre into this space) are our potential down falls….
Advancing Your Trumpet Playing –Mastering Lip Flexibilities Part 1.4
Using The Right Tools For The Job If you play a lot of gigs that need you to play in the upper register then you’ll no doubt use a mouth piece that is more suited to the job. If you…
Advancing Your Trumpet Playing –Mastering Lip Flexibilities Part 1.3.1
Body Position 2 Looking back to the Green Stickman in the last post you can see the ideal body position for blowing. However because of the stick man nature he is looking pretty rigid and tense – as is the…
Advancing Your Trumpet Playing –Mastering Lip Flexibilities Part 1.3
Body Position You should find the strongest position for your body to generate the best air flow possible. Be aware that a bad posture will result in fatigue and possible long term playing issues. For Example: You often see these…
Advancing Your Trumpet Playing –Mastering Lip Flexibilities Part 1.2
A Brief Look at Chops So not to focus too heavily on chop/ embouchure position his is the ideal scenario. 1) Poor Technique 2) Good Technique Keep in mind that each individual is physically unique hence why this is the…
Advancing Your Trumpet Playing –Mastering Lip Flexibilities Part 1.1
Introduction I have the opportunity to focus on my practice over the next couple of weeks so I’ve decided to focus on a single area of playing; Lip Flexibilities. I’ve decided to approach it in a training style i.e. making…
An Enormous Honorary Member
I’m playing a gig with Enormous on November 20th so I’ve been in contact with Davy Lawerence (lead singer/song writer) over the past couple of days sorting out rehearsals, dots, mp3’s etc. I’ve been listening to some of the new…
This Little Piggy Won’t Play The Trumpet Again
This Little Piggy went to Market, This Little Piggy Stayed Home, This Little Piggy had Roast Beef, And This little Piggy was Severed off by a collapsing keyboard stand!! This story might seem like something out of a musicians horror…