Trumpet Interviews

Trumpet

Tine Thing Helseth: “I Want to Be a Role Model for Young Girls Wanting to Take up the Trumpet, to Show That Equality Is Important and Everyone Should Be Judged Solely on Their Playing”

In this interview for Trumpet Magazine, Tine Thing Helseth talks about a little bit of everything: how she has dealt with these pandemic times, her career, her projects, her life… Amazing!

Tine Thing Helseth: “I Want to Be a Role Model for Young Girls Wanting to Take up the Trumpet, to Show That Equality Is Important and Everyone Should Be Judged Solely on Their Playing” Open »

Trumpet

Doc Severinsen: “If You’re Going to Play What You Feel Like Playing Without a Goal of Some Kind Then You’re Not Going to Make It”

In this interview, Doc Severinsen shares with Trumpet Magazine his multi-faceted experiences as a musician. Through the interview, you get tastes of Doc Severinsen on The Tonight Show, playing in Orchestras, as well as playing Latin Music in Mexico.

Doc Severinsen: “If You’re Going to Play What You Feel Like Playing Without a Goal of Some Kind Then You’re Not Going to Make It” Open »

Trumpet

Benjamin Wright: “You Should Always Be Listening to Yourself and Trying to Create the Sound You’re Hearing in Your Head”

Benjamin Wright is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and shares his prolific idea to create an online seminar for trumpet players; this seminar gives an abundance of information on various topics to challenge trumpet players and help them improve. Benjamin also shares his insights on teaching, technique, and advice for teachers and students.

Benjamin Wright: “You Should Always Be Listening to Yourself and Trying to Create the Sound You’re Hearing in Your Head” Open »

Trumpet

Jouko Harjanne: “The Student Himself Is His Best Teacher; One Must Think Very Well What and How He Is Playing”

Finnish trumpeter, Jouko Harjanne, is one of Europe’s trumpeters with the largest international career, with more than 30 recordings as a soloist, and renowned for his role as a juror in many prestigious music competitions all over the world.

Jouko Harjanne: “The Student Himself Is His Best Teacher; One Must Think Very Well What and How He Is Playing” Open »

Trumpet

John Fumo: “Etudes Will Show Your Weaknesses and Help You Understand Music Making as Well”

He has participated in two Grammy award-winning recordings, has performed with such artists as Neil Diamond, Neil Young, James Brown, Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, and his trumpet can be heard in a number of movie soundtracks. Today he teaches at CalArts and is a Yamaha Performing Artist. Ladies and gentlemen, John Fumo.

John Fumo: “Etudes Will Show Your Weaknesses and Help You Understand Music Making as Well” Open »

Trumpet

Gábor Tarkövi: “Every Note We Play With the Trumpet Has to Sound Like Music”

He has been nothing less than a soloist of the Berlin Philharmonic since 2004. He recently left the position to teach full time at the Berlin University of the Arts (the students of that university are lucky!). And today he is with us here at Trumpet Magazine for an interview: the incomparable, Gábor Tarkövi.

Gábor Tarkövi: “Every Note We Play With the Trumpet Has to Sound Like Music” Open »

Scroll to Top