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Explore the blues scale.

I usually don't play cornet, but when I do it is my old Holton with a period mouthpiece.

Another TM refugee here...

Did you hear about the music director that survived a lightning strike?

He was a poor conductor.

How I earned my way through college. On C trumpet.

Our sax player was from Mississippi, and it took around six months to understand his talk.

I bought a Christmas tree today. The salesman asked if I was putting it up myself. I said, "No, in the living room."

I am a great Bible expert and even know the name of Noah's wife. It was Joan. Joan of Arc.

A major symphony orchestra prepares for a world tour. On the eve of their departure, the orchestra manager rushes into to the rehearsal and informs the group that the conductor has fallen gravely ill and will not be able to participate. Sadly, the tour must be cancelled. The 2nd chair trumpet player sheepishly raises his hand and offers to step in, as he has had some conducting experience. The group looks at each other and decides to give the trumpet player a chance. The trumpet player turns out to be a brilliant conductor, and the group pushes forward with their tour. The tour ends up being so successful that they extend the performance dates for two months, and three additional countries. Rave reviews all around. When all is done, they return home, and after a well-earned rest they once again pick up their regular rehearsal schedule. By this time the main conductor had recovered, and at the first rehearsal, the trumpet player humbly hands the baton to him and returns to his seat in the trumpet section. When he sits down, the principal trumpet looks at him in astonishment and says "You.... where the hell have you been ?!?"

Welcome to TB!

Making friends here shouldn't be a problem. Learning new stuff about trumpet? Uhh, you'll make some friends here.

Charles Peters' “Total Range” is progressive, uses many of the same exercises (without the chin-tuck thing) as in 37 weeks, is to be used daily, AND as an adjunct to other playing.

Worked for me and my students.

I like playing long tones with no distractions. Frequently I'll start with a "ghost" tone, getting the lips to buzz so softly that the tone doesn't project from the bell. It kind of stays "stuck" in the bell flare. I crescendo from there and try to fill the room with sound (not loudness) and as a thought experiment will listen for the space vibrating. I'll then crescendo until the sound almost breaks, then diminuendo to nothing.

I lobbied for TM to send its Moderators to Hawaii for a week or two. No response then, nor now.

Many low impact repetitions help grow our endurance. Clarke Studies are our friend.

Try a bunch of horns (including those not on your list) and let the right one find you.

What would I do if I won a million dollars?
Continue to play gigs until the money ran out.

"Vulgano Brother is a jazz trumpet player and composer who has made significant contributions to the world of music. He is known for his high-energy performances and his ability to improvise on the trumpet. He has released several albums as a leader and has collaborated with many notable musicians. His unique style and technical mastery of the trumpet have made him a respected and influential figure in the jazz community."

Wrong!

Intonation is learned, and the best way I've found is to play intervals with another trumpeter. One plays a "drone" and the other slides up or down until the resultant tones are in tune. You'll hear the resultant tones "buzzing" in your ear.