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Cave Paintings and Sound

by Chris Hasselbring
Cave Paintings and Sound
We recently visited the Font-de-Gaume cave in the Vézère Valley, an area of South-West France renowned as the "world capital of prehistory" with its fifteen UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Trumpet Enrichment

by Chris Hasselbring
Trumpet Enrichment
The 19th century was an exciting time to be a trumpeter. As orchestral and operatic music began to serve the growing middle class that emerg...
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F.G.A. Dauverné - Method for Trumpet

by Chris Hasselbring
F.G.A. Dauverné - Method for Trumpet
It's hard to know where to begin when talking about F.G.A. Dauverné's magnum opus, but its first publication in Englis...

Why Can't All Kids Learn Brass?

by Jason Wyrwicz
Why Can't All Kids Learn Brass?
Students at Eatock Primary School, Westhoughton, EnglandInstructor: Simon Dunkley of Bolton Music Service Brass (lip-blown) ins...

Meet John Humphries

by Chris Hasselbring
Meet John Humphries
Have you met Mr. John Humphries? If you are part of the early music ...

2023 IMEC

by Jason Wyrwicz
2023 IMEC
It's been three years since we last attended the Illinois Music Edu...

Natural Trumpet for the Modern Trumpeter

by Chris Hasselbring
Natural Trumpet for the Modern Trumpeter
For most modern trumpeters, what first comes to mind when thinking ...

Midwest Clinic Followup

by Jason Wyrwicz
Midwest Clinic Followup
We had a great time at the 2022 Midwest Clinic! It is so much fun w...

Ragnar's Story

by Chris Hasselbring
Ragnar's Story
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Back at the Midwest Clinic!

by Jason Wyrwicz
Back at the Midwest Clinic!
We're celebrating our ninth year of presenting at the Midwest Band ...

Classical Period Repertoire on the Natural Trumpet

by Chris Hasselbring
Classical Period Repertoire on the Natural Trumpet
Raymond Riccomini and Terry Everson playing excerpts from Brahms Sym. No. 1 ...

Celtiberian Clay Trumpets

by Jason Wyrwicz
Celtiberian Clay Trumpets
The Celtiberian clay trumpet is among the most unusual lip-blown inst...