Trumpet Essays

This area of the website is set to be gradually phased out. We are making a shift towards a more service oriented site with features specifically useful for Eddie Lewis' current students. Some of the articles and essays may be copied to the new area, but most of them will not.

Here is an index of all the essays I've left on the server.

Physical

Articulation vs. Tonguing

It's Not All Physical

Reconstructive Routine

Rest

Right Hand Position

Embouchure

Chapped Lips

Double Buzz

Playing Off to the Side

Bends for Buzzers

Range

Babies and Bath Water

Range Familiarity

Use It or Lose It

Musical

Performance

Transposition Formula

Musicality and Style

Articulation vs. Tonguing

Three Different Kinds of Falls

Stage Fright

Body Tension

Nerves? Who Cares?

An Expression of Grace

Eat to Perform

Practicing

Basic Practice Procedure

Keeping Score (of mistakes)

Practicing Fast

Listening and role models

Barrie Lee Hall and Dennis Dotson