This sequence is based on #19 from the “Studies in Dotted Eighth and Sixteenth Notes” section of Jean-Baptiste Arban‘s Method for cornet. This section is comprised of etudes that help the students learn the rhythms that can be created with…
Arban 11 Sequence
This sequence is based on #11 from the first studies section of Jean-Baptiste Arban‘s Method for cornet. Arban Right around the time rotary valves were added to the posthorn to create the cornet, Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban was born. Inspired…
Beethoven – Leonore Overture No. 2 Sequence featuring Ryan Beach
This sequence is based on the offstage trumpet solo from Beethoven’s Leonore Overture #2. This week’s sequence is brought to you by my friend and trumpet virtuoso, Ryan Beach. In addition to playing Principal Trumpet with the Alabama Symphony, Ryan…
That’s Not Spit, It’s Condensation! – Interview with Ryan Beach
Honored to be a guest on Ryan Beach‘s podcast, That’s Not Spit It’s Condensation! I had the great pleasure of becoming friends with Ryan while we were both grad students at Northwestern University. You can hear us both on the…
The Beatles – Penny Lane Sequence
This sequence is based on the first Piccolo Trumpet solo from Penny Lane by The Beatles. During a recording session on January 12th, 1967, Paul McCartney couldn’t stop talking about a “tiny little trumpet” that he had seen on a…