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Ronald Romm: “Don’t Do the Same Thing That Everyone Else Does, or You Will Be Considered a Knock-off of Other Things That Are Out There”

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Ronald Romm has been very generous in this exclusive interview for Trumpet Magazine, addressing topics such as the founding of Canadian Brass and many more related to his extensive career in music.

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Frits Damrow: “Pierre Thibaud Taught Me That, Without Discipline and Hard Work, Nothing Will Improve”

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Today, we are interviewing a person who won his first position as a principal soloist (in the Netherlands Radio Symphony) before finalizing his studies. Afterwards, he turned into one of the most historic soloists of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, where he occupied the seat for 20 years, and is now the professor of Trumpet at the Zurich University of the Arts since 2009. We are talking about none other than Frits Damrow. Don’t forget to download his exercises that he is sharing from his book, “Shape Up”.

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Anthony Plog: “I Think the Most Common Problem Is That a Lot of Young Players Tend to Be Too Tense When They Play”

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In this new chapter we have Anthony Plog, tremendous trumpeter, composer, and pedagogue who has had a career in the US and Europe for many years, and who also has his own online school. In this interview, he shares some exercises and warm-ups with our subscribers from his Trumpet Method that contains 7 volumes. Thanks, Tony!

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Stanley Friedman: “Most Technical/Physical Issues Can Be Solved by Focusing on the Music Itself”

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Today we have the honor of interviewing a celebrity trumpeter, composer and director, Stanley Friedman, who also shares a preview of his soon to be published book with members of Trumpet Magazine — the book is called “Symmetrical Studies” (exercises and warm-ups designed to increase the register, maintain constant airflow and centering notes). Thank you, Stanley!

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Glenn Fischthal: “It’s Nice to Know Excerpts by Memory, but Remember, at the Audition You’ll Be Reading From Sheet Music!”

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Today we have the honor to publish this interview with an authentic legend of the trumpet. A great person, with warm human characteristics, and an amazing trumpeter that, for 20 years, has occupied the principal chair of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy!

Glenn Fischthal: “It’s Nice to Know Excerpts by Memory, but Remember, at the Audition You’ll Be Reading From Sheet Music!” Open »

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Markus Stockhausen: “The Muscles Have Good Memory and Once the Embouchure Is Set You Don’t Have to Do the Daily Routines Every Day”

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Trumpet Magazine has the honor of interviewing one of the greatest musicians out there today. He was born in a family where music was as necessary as breathing (his father was the famous German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen). He has studied with the greats (Platt, Caruso, Thibaud, Groth, Stevens…), and for years he has played all kinds of musical genres, dazzling the public and critics all over the world. You cannot miss this interview!

Markus Stockhausen: “The Muscles Have Good Memory and Once the Embouchure Is Set You Don’t Have to Do the Daily Routines Every Day” Open »

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