Euphonium player Mark Glover reviews some of his breathing devices.

Ideas for clever ways to practice!

I am excited to review this instrument because I have been teaching it in a whole class setting for a few months. To start with, I was...

Teaching is hard work and it is a job which people who have never been involved in education sometimes think is easy. As a teacher, there...

At some point, every brass player uses The Arban Cornet Method, and it is highly likely that you will work on the studies found in the...

I am certain that as a player I am still suffering in some areas due to incorrect teaching and bad habits that I was taught when I first started playing. Thankfully I have found ways to play that work for me and have allowed me to develop much further than I ever thought I could. I always try very hard to get things right for new beginner brass players in their very first lesson. The lessons learnt in this first session literally paves the way for success or failure so it is

When learning a new piece or working with students on new material I find it useful to try and shift my focus from merely trying to play...

In part two of this musical evolution blog post, I will show you an example of how this practice theory works to help you play higher....

Charles Darwin's scientific theory of evolution might not be something which is on your mind when you step into the rehearsal room or get...

Sound is so important for all instruments. Players of all different standards should think about their sound and how to improve or...

This blog post will give you full guidance on how to use my advanced stamina exercise. If you are serious about using this to enhance...

I started learning the euphonium in 1990 with a group of other students. I remember the very first thing the teacher said was to try and...

As a teacher and musician, I often hear adults say they wish they had learned an instrument or wish they never quit playing one as a...

Introduction I am an experienced classroom teacher. I have a PGCE in secondary education and have taught in a big secondary school in the...

In this blog post I am going to review the BrassTrial Personal Workbook by Michael Müller and Maria Sturm both of whom are talented brass...

Welcome back to part 2 of this teaching abroad blog post where I will share my experiences of teaching in Dubai. To read part 1 click...

Have you ever been on an amazing holiday which you didn’t want to end and thought, "what would it would be like to live like that?"...

INTRODUCTION This document was something I wrote 5 years ago, but will serve as a nice first post for my site. Especially at a time when...