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Does your child resist practice? Before we dismiss them as lazy or unmusical, perhaps there are some legitimate reasons we can blame the instrument? Some students may simply be incompatible with the instrument chosen. Many abandoned…
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They are affordable to buy and will save you money in the installation process. They can be custom made for your instrument, enhancing your instrument design.
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Servicing brass instrument slides can be rewarding. With only a few affordable supplies, some basic knowledge, and a little time you can greatly affect the playing condition of your brass inventory stretch your repair budget, and have fun…
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If I'm recommending a student instrument I stick with the usual suspects - Yamaha, Bundy, Artley (flute, clarinet), Vito (saxophone), Selmer, Gemeinhardt etc. A long time ago I stopped trying to fix the cheap stuff that nobody's ever heard…
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I very often receive the same question from players which goes something like this: "I really want to play in the altissimo register but I'm having a hard time hitting those notes. Is it me, the mouthpiece or the reed or all of the above.…
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