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After teaching private horn lessons for over forty years (and living to tell about it!) I would like to share some ideas and routines that have helped my young students to...

This article covers five important considerations that will help ensure that you make the best decision. Purchasing an instrument for your child is at once an investment into their continued...

Ryan Beach is Principal Trumpet of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and host of the “That’s Not Spit, It’s Condensation!” podcast. Ryan won first prize at the 2012 Ellsworth Smith International...

(in alphabetical order…) 1. Alexander Arutunian – Trumpet Concerto in A-flat Major Alexander Arutunian, an Armenian composer, composed this between 1949-1950. A single- movement concerto with an extended lyrical section,...

Do you have a recording assignment or project coming up soon, but you’re not sure just how to begin? Have you tried recording yourself in the past, but haven’t been...

With the Step Up to Yamaha program, receive a $50-$100 rebate after the purchase of select Yamaha wind instruments. This includes but is definitely not limited to: $50 off a...