All musicians have been here.
Each conductor brings his or her own unique style to the music. But the main problems that conductors give musicians are the way that they bring you in or keep the beat.
So is it worse being given too much information or too little.
To Little:
“Where exactly do you come in and are [...]

Do you struggle with aspects of playing the trumpet?
That new piece of kit not solving your problems no matter how much money you spend and how the fat guy in the local music shop swears by it??
There is a simple solution to your problem that will save your money and actually improve your playing. [...]

I don’t know if I’m the only musician who suffers from this (please leave comments and let me know) but when I’m reading music and someone throws in one of these double monsters my brain slows like a PC trying to open 2 applications at once… well … an application.
What is their use apart from [...]

The most important point for most trumpet players is: Hold the instrument up!!!!
Why do so many trumpet players lack the ability to hold the damn thing properly!!!
The answer; young trumpeters are taught by non-specialized teachers players. This is a subject that I could write pages about and am sure that one day I will. However, [...]

In 2004 I was picked out from my lead chair at one of the conservatoires Big Bands by Eddie Severn and asked if I’d be interested in some private lessons. This transpired to be one of my most valuable experiences that I had at college.
Eddie played a GR mouthpiece that he had a hand in [...]