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January 2022

January 25, 2022

Playing On the Red Blindfold Test – Answers

Back in October 2012 I conducted a pilot study to see whether it would be accurate to state that one could simply listen to a trumpet player and tell by sound alone whether or not that player placed the mouthpiece with a significant amount of rim on the vermillion of one lip. Since then the… Continue reading

Brass, Education/Academia, Embouchure, Science/Technology, Trumpet
January 8, 2022

Free Software to Separate Vocals and Instrumental Tracks

I recently came across a web-based app, melody ml, that is pretty neat. If you upload an MP3 file its software will separate and put together MP3s of just the bass part, just the drums part, just the vocals, and all the instruments without the vocals. If you’re a bassist, for example, and you need… Continue reading

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Paul T. on Guess the Embouchure Type – Christopher MartinFebruary 16, 2023
Agreed. Such a classic example I wouldn’t hesitate to classify him. Nice playing!
Karl Hübben on The Stevens-Costello Embouchure Technique – A ReviewFebruary 14, 2023
Hi Dave, you are completly right, the Stevens Methode is for low placement players, Roy Stevens forced his students to…
Paul T. on Hanging With Brad Goode – Trumpet Gurus Hang PodcastJanuary 31, 2023
This is, indeed, great. I’ve run into Brad many times and we’ve talked chops. A phenomenal musician!
Bruce Bevans on Guess the Embouchure Type – Oren MarshalJanuary 26, 2023
Definitely an upstream low placement embouchure, classic Reinhardt Type IV.
Dave on Tooth Structure and Brass EmbouchureJanuary 5, 2023
Hi, Berl. Sorry to hear about your dental issues. Dave how do we take a picture of us playing and…

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