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Thomas Stevens
Thomas Stevens argues that progress in trumpet playing depends on better training, repertoire and musical thinking rather than on equipment.
Across competitions, teaching and equipment in the U.S., trumpet practice exposes clashing ideas of musicality, raising the question of shared standards beyond national styles
The Piston C Trumpet in American Orchestras
American orchestral trumpeters reveal how Bach C trumpets, hall acoustics and extensive modifications shaped playing traditions in major ensembles.
Gadgets I
From Schilke soundposts to piccolo trumpet extensions, American performers turned technical frustrations into specialized tools for modern playing.
So your trumpet plays in tune
Keyboard tuning, just intonation and string phrasing place brass players between conflicting pitch systems, as Thomas Stevens outlines practical compromises.
Gadgets II
Mouthpiece backbores for piccolo and C trumpet are compared through practical performer testing, linking equipment choices to sound, volume and intonation.
The Confidence Pill
diverse makers
Homage to James Stamp
Jean-Pierre Mathez, Thomas Stevens
A profile of Charlie Shoemake
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Bob Malone
Any brass player who has ever worked in a professional symphony orchestra has encountered what has euphemistically been referred to as the "string suffrage" movement
Jean-Pierre Mathez