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Breathing Exercises for Brass Players
Gabriel Langfur Make your playing easier and more relaxed with this set of daily breathing exercises from bass trombonist Gabriel...
Breathing Exercises for Brass Players
Gabriel Langfur Make your playing easier and more relaxed with this set of daily breathing exercises from bass trombonist Gabriel...

Circular Breathing: When and How to Use It
Kevin Thompson Circular breathing is a technique that wind players use to avoid putting breaks in the music. This can...
Circular Breathing: When and How to Use It
Kevin Thompson Circular breathing is a technique that wind players use to avoid putting breaks in the music. This can...

The Art of Practicing
Gordon Cherry Practicing is an art, not a skill. A skill is something you can be taught in a certain...
The Art of Practicing
Gordon Cherry Practicing is an art, not a skill. A skill is something you can be taught in a certain...

The Tripod of Sound
Mike Herriott The process of sound production on the trumpet (or any wind instrument for that matter) is dependent on...
The Tripod of Sound
Mike Herriott The process of sound production on the trumpet (or any wind instrument for that matter) is dependent on...

The Pyramid of Trombone Playing
Jim Tempest A pyramid is a strong structure, built from the bottom up. Each layer sits on top of the...
The Pyramid of Trombone Playing
Jim Tempest A pyramid is a strong structure, built from the bottom up. Each layer sits on top of the...

Notes from a Joseph Alessi Seminar
Dave Tall Joseph Alessi holds the Principal Trombone chair with the New York Philharmonic. Dave took these notes at the...
Notes from a Joseph Alessi Seminar
Dave Tall Joseph Alessi holds the Principal Trombone chair with the New York Philharmonic. Dave took these notes at the...