Author: ben

The last 2 months I’ve focused on trombone audition strategies, so this month I thought I would talk about the same topic for the trumpet, as I understand we have Continue Reading →

Here’s more thoughts on excerpts asked at tenor trombone auditions. First, lets take the solo from the Russian Easter Overture. This is an excerpt that can score big points on Continue Reading →

I was watching the US open golf tournament last week and they kept talking about when to be aggressive and when not to. It was a difficult course so a Continue Reading →

I want to resurrect my idea put forth many years ago about an ITF that presented examples of every school of the playing before the world became a giant melting Continue Reading →

What in the world do I mean by that?? Well it applies to the fact that once you set for a note with your embouchure, it’s almost impossible to change Continue Reading →