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Holiday Practice For Musicians - Tips For Keeping In Shape While On Holiday.

What to do while on holiday as a musician?

Jul 26, 20245 min read

jHorn by Nuvo - Product Review

My review of the Jhorn from Nuvo instruments.

Jul 3, 20244 min read

Review - "Gunk Palace" by Sooza Brass Band

Review of Gunk Palace by Sooza

Jul 1, 20242 min read

Exploring the World of Tuba and Euphonium: MWRTEC24, Diversity, Brands, and Artist Support

Some thoughts about the tuba and euphonium world, following my recent US trip.

May 28, 202411 min read

CD Review - Anabel Voigt - Tenor Horn - Farbenspiel

CD review - Anabel Voigt

May 27, 20243 min read

Musical Discipline: Daily Maintenance Routine

Musical Discipline: Daily Maintenance Routine to help you improve.

May 4, 20243 min read

Treble Clef Classical Duet Book Review

Book review - Classical Themes For Two. A really good duet book for musicians.

Apr 3, 20242 min read

10 Tips For Beginners Taking Practical Music Grade Exams - Solo Pieces

10 Tips For Beginners Taking Practical Music Grade Exams. How to get a distinction!

Mar 19, 20243 min read

My Experience - 2024 Yorkshire Regional Brass Band Championships, Grimethorpe Band.

My experience performing with Grimethorpe Band at the Yorkshire Championships 2024.

Mar 4, 20245 min read

Confidence Building Metronome

A motivational metronome I use for my daily routine.

Feb 23, 20241 min read

Could You Name All 6 Euphonium Concerto Extracts?

Feb 18, 20242 min read

Brass Player Tips To Improve Technique

How to improve your technique using H.L Clarke's study book.

Feb 9, 20245 min read

Brass Band Test Piece Solo Tips

For this blog post, I am going to give some tips that will help any soloist prepare for the challenges they may face in a brass band test pi

Feb 8, 20246 min read

Why Do Kids Quit Music? 8 Instrumental Teaching Tips.

Why do kids quit? 8 tips to help teachers.

Feb 3, 20249 min read

"Give It Some Wellie" - Brass Player Tip - Play Everything Louder!

In this blog post I am going to give you a really easy brass playing tip that you can implement instantly and get great results.

Feb 2, 20244 min read

Intonation Precision: A Guide to Enhancing Brass Player Tuning Skills

For this blog post, I will share with you a brilliant exercise that I use to help me and my students with tuning.

Jan 28, 20245 min read

As a Musician, What Can I learn From Mozart?

What can musicians learn from Mozart? Read to find out! This is the last in this blog post series.

Jan 20, 20244 min read

As A Musician, What Can I Learn From Lady Gaga?

What can we learn from Lady Gaga?

Jan 19, 20243 min read

Sort Out Sticky Valves Without Using Valve Oil - 5 Ways Brass Players Probably Haven't Tried

Learn 5 unconventional ways to fix sticky valves on brass instruments without using valve oil. Say goodbye to frustrating performances!

Dec 31, 20236 min read

As A Musician, What Can I Learn From Elvis?

What can musicians learn from Elvis?

Dec 30, 20233 min read

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