Trumpet Accessories You Need in 2025
If you think about adding a few essential devices to your arsenal to improve your technique and upgrade the instrument, our list of the 10 must-have accessories for trumpet players...
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How to Enhance Your Saxophone’s Sound with Ligatures
A saxophone’s sound is influenced by several components, such as the reed, mouthpiece, and ligature. The ligature plays a significant role in how your saxophone produces tone, so you will...
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The role of Trim Kits in enhancing Trumpet performance
On their creative journey, trumpeters like other musicians enjoy pushing artistic boundaries and searching for new ways to make their music moving for the audience and their artistic personality memorable....
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Top 10 Famous Flugelhorn Players You Should Know
The flugelhorn, with its rich, velvety tone, has always taken a special place in jazz. Considered as the softer, lyrical cousin of the trumpet, this instrument attracted many famous musicians,...
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The Role of Hi-Hats in Defining Your Drum Sound
In the context of percussion instruments, hi-hats serve as the foundation for many rhythmic possibilities. They can be easily recognized by their crisp sound, which establishes rhythm, and timing in...
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The most influential Saxophonists in Jazz history
After its invention, the saxophone quickly earned a reputation as one of the most iconic instruments. It shaped the genre's sound and gave rise to many legendary musicians. Although it’s...
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How a Trumpet Deflector improves your live sessions
To achieve a perfect sound, the trumpeter typically keeps a delicate balance of technique, practice, and equipment. The deflector is a helpful tool that can take trumpet playing to a...
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Top 3 Tools for Improving Your Embouchure on Brass Instruments
Embouchure is the foundation of brass playing as it impacts sound production, tone quality, endurance, range, and overall control of your instrument. The term ‘embouchure’ refers to the way musicians...
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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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Top 5 Must-Have Accessories for Trombone Players
If you’re a trombone player who wants to add useful tools and products to your working arsenal, but feel overwhelmed with options available, use our list of the top five...
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How to Clean and Care for Your Cymbals for Long-Lasting Shine and Durability
Whether you’re practicing indoors or performing in open-airs, caring for your cymbals is something you should not overlook. Cymbals are regularly affected by environmental factors, skin oils, and sweat, and...
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Top 5 Accessories Every Saxophone Player Needs
Whether you’re browsing the internet in search of practical gifts for saxophone players or want to enhance your personal comfort and performance as a saxophonist, there are many accessories to...
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Cymbals Every Jazz Drummer Needs
Since jazz is a genre where expression of the individual plays a crucial role, as a drummer, you should seriously consider the choice of cymbals to create the desirable impact...
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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.