Posted on 08 March 2012. Tags: bad habits, brass, breathing, Kyle M Bagley, posture, tone, trombone, trumpet
As beginning players form the skills necessary to play brass instruments, they can get into [...]
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Posted on 16 February 2012. Tags: brass, Kyle M Bagley, metronome, practice, tips, trombone, trumpet
Why Use A Metronome? Using a metronome to keep the beat while you practice can [...]
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Posted on 02 February 2012. Tags: chart, slide, trombone, trombone slide positions
As a beginner trombone player, one of the simplest things you can do to progress [...]
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Posted on 12 January 2012. Tags: high notes, high notes low notes and everything in between, horn, john haynie, jon gorrie, low notes, trombone, trumpet, tuba
In 2010 I released an online course entitled “High notes, low notes, and everything in [...]
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Posted on 20 December 2011. Tags: blogs, horn, top 5, trombone, trumpet, tuba
With 2011 drawing to a close, we thought it would be fun to list our [...]
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Posted on 31 October 2011. Tags: book, brass, carl fischer, community band, erin ellenburg, i used to play trumpet, larry clark, method, trombone, trumpet
Get the book here! I was browsing the Carl Fischer Publishing website the other day, [...]
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Posted on 13 October 2011. Tags: improvisation, jazz, Kyle M Bagley, recordings, solo, transcibing, trombone, trumpet
Transcribing songs from a recording is a great way for brass players to learn new [...]
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Posted on 17 August 2011. Tags: brass, Kyle M Bagley, live, practice, road, tour, trombone, trumpet
A working brass player fulfills many roles in the modern music scene. Many players will [...]
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Posted on 01 August 2011. Tags: advice, don jake jacoby, high notes, horn, improve, range, trombone, trumpet, tuba
For many brass players (particularly trumpet players), the statement “How to improve your range” can [...]
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Posted on 18 July 2011. Tags: brass, cream, Kyle M Bagley, oil, slide, trombone
There are many different products on the market for keeping your slide lubricated. Amongst the [...]
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