Author: ben

In July and December respectively the brass world lost two of it’s most cherished performers, Adolf “Bud” Herseth and Edward Kleinhammer. Both were members of the Chicago Symphony, Mr. Herseth Continue Reading →

One of my readers asked if I would write about orchestral section playing and the things that go into making a cohesive orchestral trombone section. First of all, this is Continue Reading →

Lately I’ve been thinking about the eternal questions of equipment and the concept of using them. I’ve finally come to this conclusion; play the biggest horn and mouthpiece you can, and Continue Reading →

In the old days before electricity, organs were powered by human labor. There were bellows that had to be pumped by hand to provide the air pressure needed to fill Continue Reading →

Nothing should bug us more than throwing the slide out to a position and getting nothing! This usually happens in slurred passages but actually can happen anytime. Why? Because the Continue Reading →