Bye Bye Bach
Before Christmas I dug out my Monette mouthpiece I used to play on before the conversion the Conservatoire forced on me. The difference is massive and I’m finding it so much easier to play on. It’s a B4S that monette…
Upper Range Expansion
(Most likely todays Blog will only be of interest to Brass and Trumpet players) I have a lot to say about this topic. However this is just a mention of the stuff I’m currently using in my everyday practice. Here’s…
Good News
This is for 2 reasons. First, I’m back!! and regular blogs are back to. Second, I’ve had some great news on the teaching front. Not only has my top pupil got into the the NCO (National Childrens Orchestra) for the…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 1 (Part 3)
Continuing… 6) When the guys eventually turned up we headed back to the gig venue – their reason for leaving us was that they had bumped into someone from Eastenders and gone with them for an autograph?!? Weird! 7) So we…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 1 (Part 2)
Continuing… 3) Once we got to London these clowns would actually stop halfway across zebra crossings to stop girls walking across and heckle them – most likely because they were sleazy creeps! 4) When we did get to where we…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 1 (Part 1)
The worst gig that I’ve had so far in my career!!! I was on this one off gig with my friend Neil when I was 19. It started off in Birmingham where we were picked up by 2 guys we…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 2
I used to play with a fantastic big band that I will not name. It was lead by a brilliant trumpet player and lovely bloke (when not standing in front of the band). I was playing second trumpet for this…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 3
This wasn’t too long ago actually. It was a gig I deped for Ash with his mate Paul (See Previous Blog Better to Say Nothing Than to Lie). At a showcase for a soul band that hired us as a…
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 4
This was an on going bad experience. I saw a poster looking for a trumpet player to go on a show tour so I applied, auditioned and got the job. It turned out that it was for a Carpenters Show…