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I just recently attended a conference where the trumpet great, Wayne Bergeron gave a presentation. I feel pretty safe in saying that Wayne is perhaps THE most in demand lead trumpet player alive; or at least in the top-5 among all commercial trumpet players. Just have a look at his film credits on his website and you will realize that you...
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Notes from Faraway Places
Suite 1 (I. Krems, Austria – II. Richmond, Virginia – III. Delaware Water Gap, Penn.)
For Unaccompanied Trumpet
By David Sampson
Biographical Info
David Sampson is a trumpet player, teacher and composer living in New Jersey. He has made considerable contributions to 20th and 21st Century trumpet...
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This is super-geeky, but whatever. This summer I’m going to only play one mouthpiece per horn!
Today starts my summer playing schedule and for the next month and a half, it’s going to be a very busy one. The last few months I have been slowly driving myself crazy switching mouthpieces. I was juggling about six and (obviously)...
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I recently came across this article written by Steven Emery. It’s absolutely the best depiction of tone description I’ve come across. Dizzy used to say, “Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.” Well, describing sound and why we like it or don’t is even more complex. Steve does a fantastic...
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Title Eight Profiles (1980) For Solo Trumpet VIII – To J. B. Fisher Tull (1934-1994) Biographical Info Fisher Tull was born in Waco, Texas. He received his musical training at North Texas State University. When Dr. Tull originally went to NTSU he was assistant to John Haynie as a trumpet teacher and as a staff arranger for the renowned NTSU Lab Bands. After He graduated in 1957 he went to Sam Houston State University as...
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Title Eight Profiles (1980) For Solo Trumpet VII – To C. D. Fisher Tull (1934-1994) Biographical Info Fisher Tull was born in Waco, Texas. He received his musical training at North Texas State University. When Dr. Tull originally went to NTSU he was assistant to John Haynie as a trumpet teacher and as a staff arranger for the renowned NTSU Lab Bands. After He graduated in 1957 he went to Sam Houston State University as...
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Title Eight Profiles (1980) For Solo Trumpet VI – To D. O. Fisher Tull (1934-1994) Biographical Info Fisher Tull was born in Waco, Texas. He received his musical training at North Texas State University. When Dr. Tull originally went to NTSU he was assistant to John Haynie as a trumpet teacher and as a staff arranger for the renowned NTSU Lab Bands. After He graduated in 1957 he went to Sam Houston State University as...
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Title Eight Profiles (1980) For Solo Trumpet V – To M. G. Fisher Tull (1934-1994) Biographical Info Fisher Tull was born in Waco, Texas. He received his musical training at North Texas State University. When Dr. Tull originally went to NTSU he was assistant to John Haynie as a trumpet teacher and as a staff arranger for the renowned NTSU Lab Bands. After He graduated in 1957 he went to Sam Houston State University as...
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Title Eight Profiles (1980) For Solo Trumpet IV – To L. N. Fisher Tull (1934-1994) Biographical Info Fisher Tull was born in Waco, Texas. He received his musical training at North Texas State University. When Dr. Tull originally went to NTSU he was assistant to John Haynie as a trumpet teacher and as a staff arranger for the renowned NTSU Lab Bands. After He graduated in 1957 he went to Sam Houston State University as...
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Hi Everyone, I have maintained this site solely for educational purposes and will continue to do so. However, I want to take this brief moment to use ATT as an advertising board for a very special concert I have coming up. Every couple of years a concert comes around that promises to be really special and one of those is right around the corner for me. On March 5th I’ll be involved in a production of Stravinsky’s...
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Title Eight Profiles (1980) For Solo Trumpet III – To R. M. Fisher Tull (1934-1994) Biographical Info Fisher Tull was born in Waco, Texas. He received his musical training at North Texas State University. When Dr. Tull originally went to NTSU he was assistant to John Haynie as a trumpet teacher and as a staff arranger for the renowned NTSU Lab Bands. After He graduated in 1957 he went to Sam Houston State University as...
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David Cooper is the host and author of All Things Trumpet; the blog for research, education and reviews of musical issues pertaining to the trumpet. You can purchase his publications, CDs, view his bio and calendar information at his personal site, DavidCooperMusic.com.
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