How to Achieve a Singing Tone on a Trombone: 6 Practical Tips
During one of his master classes, an American classical trombonist Joe Alessi said that the reason some trombone players are successful while others are not is that those players are...
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Trumpet vs Cornet: What's The Difference Between These Two Brass Instruments?
At first glance, the trumpet and cornet look almost the same. However, once you dig deeper into their features, you realize that these brass instruments differ in their build and...
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Legal and Financial Aspects of a Music Career: Copyright and Royalties
So, you’ve come up with a new song, and here’s the main question: what should you do next? First, you need to understand what music copyright and publishing are. In...
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How to Make a Great Practice Room at Home for Brass Musicians
When it comes to building a practice room, as a brass musician, you shouldn’t limit yourself just to four walls and a chair. Ideally, it should not only be comfortable...
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5 Easy Recording Tips for Trumpet Players — No Studio Needed
Trumpet is known as one of the richest instruments in harmonics that can be very loud with sound pressure levels 110 dB. The good news is that you don’t need...
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How to Use a Metronome Effectively: Rhythmic Exercises for Brass
Playing with a metronome isn’t limited to following basic beat-by-beat clicking. You can go further and test other options. In this article, we will share some tips and ideas, which,...
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Style Without Tone Loss: Safe Ways to Personalize Your Brass Instrument
Customizing a brass instrument allows musicians not only to highlight their style but to enhance their connection to it and make every practice session more inspiring. However, when searching for...
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Iconic Brass Instruments and the Brands Behind Them
Brass instruments conquered the hearts of millions of people with their powerful and cutting sound that works unique in each specific setting. In orchestras it fills the overall atmosphere with...
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How Weather and Humidity Affect Brass Instruments
Brass instruments, featuring metal alloys in their bodies and moving parts, are sensitive to weather and moisture. These factors affect their acoustic properties and can lead to costly repairs if...
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Preparing for Brass Auditions: Essential Tips and Tools
Auditioning for a brass position can be a rather overwhelming experience for both beginners and experienced brass players, regardless of whether they’re aiming for a position in an orchestra, a...
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A Complete Guide to Protecting Your Brass Instruments During Travel
As your musical instrument is a serious financial investment, you definitely need to ensure it doesn't lose its playability during travel. Having something broken or damaged is a terrible nightmare,...
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How to Improve Your Brass Instrument Technique
Playing a brass instrument is a joyful experience, however, it may also bring some challenges. Whether you’re playing the trumpet, trombone, cornet, or the French horn, producing good sound with...
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The Best Practices for Storing and Transporting Brass Instruments
Brass instruments are essential elements of orchestras, marching bands, jazz ensembles, and even bands working in contemporary music genres. Although trumpets, trombones, flugelhorns, cornets, and French horns are known for...
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In our blog, we regularly publish articles about music, musical instruments and famous musicians. You can discover interesting information about playing brass and woodwind instruments, embouchure training, various mouthpieces, art of mutingtechnique, anatomy of trumpets, facts about musical instruments. In KGUmusicblog, we share tips, recommendations and guides on how to care for brass andwoodwind instruments as well as tell about cleaning products to make your care routine easier. Here, you can also find information about how to make yourinstrument customized and improve your performance. We publish articles aboutfamous brands of the instruments and share facts from biography and musiccareer of world-famous musicians, such as Arturo Sandoval, Allen Vizzutti,James Morrison, Lee Morgan, Harry James, Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Bobby Shew, and many more. Our blog aims to help you draw inspiration and stay updated on recent innovations and high-quality products for brass and woodwind instruments.