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Trumpet How-To: 4th Edition Is #1 New Release on Amazon (+free video lessons)

I’m super excited to announce a new edition of Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn. The book is frequently a #1 best-seller in its category, and it’s already the #1 New Release in Trumpets and Cornets on Amazon.com, 2 days after its release.

The book has been completely overhauled, updated with new content, way better graphics and a cleaner design. But the big update is the accompanying…

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Want to Hear a Trumpet Scream Like an Electric Guitar? Check Out Adam Rapa.

Trumpeters in the know know of Adam Rapa. I’ve blogged about him before. He’s an amazing player. Check him out playing on a Yamaha Silent Brass Mute (the best practice mute you can buy, now upgraded), put through a distortion pedal. I don’t know which one. Adam, if you’re out there, we’d love to hear about your gear.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but at 1:28 Rapa and the Army band bust into an…

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#Adam Rapa #Army #Army Band #distortion pedal #electric guitar #electronics #guitar pedals #practice #practice mute #trumpet practice

Play With Yourself: How to Get Better With Multi-tracking

One of the revelations I discovered while researching The Practice of Practice was that some musicians–like Erin McKeown who turned me on to the strategy–use composition and multi-tracking, or looping, to improve. Trumpet Wizard Adam Rapa breaks down why using multi-tracking is so good for your practice from a blog post over at the fantastic 21st Century Brass site. Check it out below. You can…

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Adam Rapa Playing a LOT of Trumpet (4-valve horn, piccolo trumpet)

Adam Rapa has some serious chops. This video is from the 2013 ITG, in which Mr. Rapa plays both his 4-valve Bb monster of a horn, and a 4-valve piccolo.

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Use Half-Step Bending To Get a Vocal Quality On Trumpet

Great short video by trumpet wizard Adam Rapa on using half-step bending to get a vocal quality to your playing. You’ll find these exercises in many books, including the Stamp, Advanced Lip Flexibility, Flexus, and other methods. Check out Adam Rapa’s recordings.

Learn about half-step bending and much, much more in Sound the…

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