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Who are your favorite trumpet players?
Hello everyone and wishing you a happy Monday! I'm sure that each of us has a few special players that make us feel pure joy... perhaps it was the first time you heard a sizzling high note,…
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What are the pieces that always lift your mood?
Is there a composition, song, melody, chord progression, orchestral excerpt, etude, polka tune, or any other piece of music that is guaranteed to lift your mood when you hear it or play it?…
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SIGN-UP: Refine Your Articulation in 3 Weeks with Chris Gekker
Description Join Chris Gekker, virtuoso soloist and professor of trumpet at the University of Maryland School of Music, for a three-week intensive class designed to improve your articulation.…
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22Jul
The Psychology Behind Peak Performance with Ryan Darke
Mon Jul 22 2024 at 11 AM - 12 PM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/tpt-mental-game-ryan-darke-live2 going -
12Aug
Building a Practice Plan with Rex Richardson
Mon Aug 12 2024 at 11 AM - 12 PM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/tpt-practice-plan-richardson-live5 going -
What music are you practicing right now?
Here at tonebase, we share knowledge but just about trumpet fundamentals, but also about the inner workings of repertoire… classical, jazz, pop, marching band, and everything in between.…
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What is the last tonebase video you watched?
Don’t think – what was the most recent video you watched on tonebase trumpet? It doesn’t have to be something you completed all the way through. What did you think of the material?…
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What are your essential trumpet mutes?
Whether you’re a jazz player or first-chair in a symphony, mutes are essential. What is your go-to mute collection – the brands and models you take with you for every gig? Got a favorite harmon, cup,…
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As a “mature” learner …
About four years ago I decided it was finally time to try out the trumpet - at age 65. I found a student trumpet on eBay and fumbled my way to some notes - much to the annoyance of others in our…
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8Jul
Warming Up & Cooling Down: Stretching for Musicians with Ashley Lucero
Mon Jul 8 2024 at 11 AM - 12 PM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/stretching-for-musicians2 going -
Group 2
Welcome! Please scroll down to view the assignments before watching the lessons. Note: I have removed the due dates for all assignments. Please continue submitting things as long as you would like…
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Group 1
Welcome! Please scroll down to view the assignments before watching the lessons. Note: I have removed the due dates for all assignments. Please continue submitting things as long as you would like…
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Got any summer practice goals?
It is officially summertime, and while many of us are eager to go on vacation, some of use might want to use the extra hours of daylight to practice more! Are there any techniques, pieces, etudes,…
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Who was your first trumpet teacher and what did they teach you?
If you took trumpet lessons as a child, surely you remember the experience. Perhaps you went to the neighborhood music store, or had a generous music teacher who stayed with you after class to show…
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1Jul
Audition Preparation with Noah Dugan
Mon Jul 1 2024 at 11 AM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/tpt-audition-preparation-with-noah-dugan-live4 going -
11Jul
Learning Your First Tunes with Ethan Chilton
Thu Jul 11 2024 at 11 AM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/tpt-learning-your-first-tunes-ethan-chilton-live2 going -
17Jun
Fundamentals with Allen Vizzutti
Mon Jun 17 2024 at 11 AM - 12 PM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/tpt-fundamentals-with-allen-vizzutti7 going -
Group 2
Please read the assignments below before watching! Description Join Ethan Chilton, lead at tonebase trumpet, for a two-week intensive class designed to give you structured guidance on producing a…
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What’s the ability or skill you’d most like to improve?
If there was one ability you could improve radically in a matter of weeks on the trumpet, what would it be for you? It could be something you feel is a weakness in your playing right now,…
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SIGN-UP: Guided Improvisation Intensive with tonebase trumpet lead Ethan Chilton
Description Learn how to start visualizing harmony and free yourself up for greater melodic expression over chord changes. This two-week intensive looks at two simple standards,…
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How do you practice improvising?
It’s jazz week here at tonebase trumpet. For those of you who practice improvising, what do you work on? How do you do it? What backing tracks do you use (or do you forgo them altogether?…
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10Jun
Making a Singing Sound with David Krauss
Mon Jun 10 2024 at 1 PM - 2 PM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/tpt-making-a-singing-sound-with-david-krauss3 going -
3Jun
Mastering Your Chord-Scale Relationships with Ethan Chilton
Mon Jun 3 2024 at 11 AM - 12 PM PDThttps://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/tpt-mastering-chord-scale-relationships-chilton2 going -
Coming back from a lip injury
Two years ago I injured my lip due to hard playing without rest and using too much pressure. This resulted in a permanent swollen callus on my top lip. Soon after the injury I could hardly play at…