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…
My Dad AKA The Hulk
This isn’t a music relevant post but I thought it deserved a mention. My Dad works as a dentist. He’s retiring this year but he’s not lost his skills. Despite approaching 60 he can still rip a yellow pages phone…
Trying To Crack The London Scene
When you’ve grown up playing and developing all of your contacts in the midlands it’s tricky to find a route into London. If I’d been to college in London I’m sure things would be much easier but unfortunately that wasn’t…
The Genius Of Adam Sandler
I’ve been playing a lot of wedding gigs recently and it can be a really great feeling knowing that not only are you part of a moment that so many people will never forget, but that you are making that…
So Many Posts, Such A Long Time
I’ve been trying to write out some ideas for posts today. Now I’m on my 262 post you’d think it was easy. My problem is I often have moments of inspiration and if they’re not immediately written down they evaporate….
Getting Through The Long Journeys
With a massive 25,000 miles of driving under my belt last year and 630+ miles this weekend (I underestimated my wedding sets yesterday adding another 100+ to my total) it’s hard to say how I haven’t lost my mind. The…