Author name: International Journal of Music

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Aaron Romm: “I Stress the Importance of Consistent Progress Over Perfection”

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Today we join our section of Interviews with Aaron Romm, someone who grew up surrounded by good music: his father is Ronald Romm (the historic member of Canadian Brass) and his mother, Avis Romm (a renowned collaborative pianist). Despite his youth, he has an amassed experience as a teacher and a performer. He currently teaches at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, and has agreed to share a little of his time with Trumpet Magazine to respond to our questionnaire. Of course, he also supplied us with a PDF of exercises for our subscribers.

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Peyden James Shelton: “The Student Will Not Have Access to the Teacher Forever, So the Teacher Should Ultimately Teach His Students to Teach Themselves”

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In the second installment, we have the recently appointed assistant professor of trumpet at the University of Utah, Peyden James Shelton, who, despite his youth, is starting a brilliant career. His interview is very broad, and he has been very generous with the PDF exercises he has agreed to share.

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John Foster: “You Can Be the World’s Greatest Technician on the Trumpet, but Without Great Musicianship, All That Great Trumpet Playing Is Wasted”

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Today, our interviewee is one of the key people of today’s Australia trumpet world. He studied in both Australia and the United Kingdom with some of the best baroque and modern trumpet players. He was a member of the Auckland Philharmonia and the Sydney Symphony, teacher at the Sydney Conservatorium, and is currently trumpet and artistic director of the Australian Baroque Brass as well as the director of the Australasian Trumpet Academy. His tips for managing stage anxiety are great!

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The International Journal of Music Is Honored to Announce a Collaboration With the Prestigious Wind Store Dillon Music

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Starting in January of 2017, in Trumpet Magazine we are joining forces and going forward hand in hand with Dillon Music. We will be partners, and this is great news because starting in the very near future Trumpetland will enjoy special offers, super discounts and raffles which will be offered exclusively to our Premium members.

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Jeffrey B. Smith: “It Is of Utmost Importance to Be Able to Play in All Styles and Genres Possible; This Opens a Lot of Doors”

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Here we have a great interview with Jeff B. Smith. This congenial American trumpet player, fan of the New York Yankees, is a longtime resident of Mexico. While living there and holding down the principal chair in the Xalapa Symphony Orchestra he has won the friendship and respect of his colleagues. His interview is chock full of common sense and you will enjoy his honest replies to our questions. Don’t miss out on this one!

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