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Saxophone

Everything Is Ready for the 41st Edition of the International Saxophone Symposium

The United States Navy Band has organized the 41st edition of the International Saxophone Symposium on January 11 & 12, 2019, which occurs at the Center for the Arts of George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, USA. Guest soloists are Antonio Felipe Belíjar, Taimur Sullivan, Bob Sheppard, and Jonathan Yanik.

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Trumpet

Mark DeGoti: “If You Focus on the Ideal Sound, Much of the Trumpet Playing Mechanics Take Care of Themselves”

On this occasion we have Mark DeGoti, a student of Charles Daval and John Rommel, professor at Auburn University, and collaborator with the Columbus Symphony (GA). Mark give an interesting interview, and leaves his routine of daily exercises for us (a version of Bill Adam). Don’t miss it!

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Brass

The Spanish National Orchestra (ONE) Trumpeters Start Their Own Brass Quintet: ‘Brass ONE Quintet’

The trumpeters are Adán Delgado (principal) and Juan Antonio Martínez (assistant principal), and they have started their own quintet with other brass members of the orchestra. As part of the “Satellite Series” of concerts, on Dec 16, 2018, the quintet will be giving their first concert in the National Auditorium in Spain, and because of this we wanted to interview them.

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Trumpet

Joe Pino: “Do as Much Listening to Recordings as You Can. Hear the Greats. The More Time You Put In, the Better You Will Become as a Player”

Today, we interview Joe Pino, a trumpeter often screen at the best jazz clubs in New York City, and someone you will also have seen on the national tour of ‘Bullets over Broadway’ by Woody Allen and the musical ‘Elf’ in Madison Square Garden. Be sure to download the exercises he shares with the members of Trumpet Magazine!

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Trumpet

Michael Sarian: “The More You Know About Any Subject Will Improve Your Musicality, So the More You Know About Other Techniques and Genres, the Better”

He is of Armenian descent, was born in Canada, grew up in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and has lived in Brooklyn, New York (USA) for a few years. This cultural mix is probably reflected in the music he makes. He studied with such greats as Laurie Frink and Ralph Alessi, has published several albums and leads his own groups with whom he maintains an intense artistic activity. We present to you, the great Michael Sarian! Do not miss the interesting exercise that he shares in PDF to work on scales and arpeggios in odd meters!

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Trumpet

Jonathan Ruff: “Winning the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Tropical Latin Album Is Beyond Anything I Ever Imagined”

The trumpeter we will interview today is no more and no less an absolute lover of music. He has had an immense career as a freelancer in California, but also was a member of the Band of the Golden West for 20 years, and has won a Grammy Award. Don’t miss this interview with Jon Ruff, who is just loaded with knowledge… and also don’t miss this interesting PDF of exercises that he wrote with his own hand for the members of Trumpet Magazine!

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Trumpet

Eric Siereveld: “The Trumpet Is a Demanding Instrument, but If You Give It the Attention It Requires Everyday and Approach It the Right Way, You Will Have Success”

Today we have Eric Siereveld, the new Assistant Professor of Trompeta at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, a young musician that is involved with the William Adam philosophy of trumpet playing and has had a lot of freelance experience in all musical genres while living New York city. Don’t miss all the information he shares with Trumpet Magazine… and the exercise in PDF for subscribers!

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Trumpet

Brandon Craswell: “Results Will Only Happen When Students Honestly Assess Their Weaknesses and Take Them to Task”

In this new chapter we have Brandon Craswell, Associate Professor of Trumpet at University of Georgia, in Athens (USA). Brandon is also a professor of our Trumpet Magazine School, where we have several interesting videos of his, but we also wanted to share his experience with our members through an interview. Brandon gives us a few tips that he uses when working on Clarke studies with his students.

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