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From Symptoms to Solutions
The Alexander Technique and Musicians Heather Walker The Alexander Technique is a method for changing cultivated habits of tension, established...
From Symptoms to Solutions
The Alexander Technique and Musicians Heather Walker The Alexander Technique is a method for changing cultivated habits of tension, established...

Daily Warm Up
Mike Herriott Maurice André once said that playing the trumpet is like building a sand castle on the beach; every...
Daily Warm Up
Mike Herriott Maurice André once said that playing the trumpet is like building a sand castle on the beach; every...

How to Loosen a Tight Tuning Slide
Marcus Hissen Is your tuning slide too tight? Do you have to apply Vise-Grips whenever you want to tune your...
How to Loosen a Tight Tuning Slide
Marcus Hissen Is your tuning slide too tight? Do you have to apply Vise-Grips whenever you want to tune your...

Symphonic Play-Along Practicing for Trombonists
Jerry Fallenberg Listening to an orchestral recording while following one's part is an important method for learning orchestral style. You...
Symphonic Play-Along Practicing for Trombonists
Jerry Fallenberg Listening to an orchestral recording while following one's part is an important method for learning orchestral style. You...

The Kevin Thompson Warm Up
Kevin Thompson For me, warming-up at the beginning of every day is essential. Consistency in my playing only started to...
The Kevin Thompson Warm Up
Kevin Thompson For me, warming-up at the beginning of every day is essential. Consistency in my playing only started to...

Auditioning 101
James Scott There has been a lot written about how to take an audition successfully, and it's a daunting task...
Auditioning 101
James Scott There has been a lot written about how to take an audition successfully, and it's a daunting task...