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You Are Musically Talented – Stop Trying So Hard (Free “Play Trumpet Effortlessly” Video Course Attached)

April 1, 2021 / Performance Psychology / By

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Why does playing music come so easily to some, while others struggle to make positive changes to their playing?

Is it really that some just “have it,” while others (most) don’t?

The point of this article is to suggest that we are all capable of playing music on a masterful, inspired level, and that those people who seem to make effortless progress throughout their musical lives simply know how to stay out of their own way. …

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Mistakes I’ve Made and What Really Worked in 2015

March 31, 2021 / Leave a Comment / BTB Practice Journals / By

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(Was this hat a mistake? You decide)

Hello friends of BTB,

Happy New Year to you, and congratulations on another year successfully completed. I hope it was a good one, and this next even better.

As per tradition, here’s the 2nd annual BTB Year in Review.

Feel free to learn from my mistakes. …

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June 2015 Trumpet Practice Update

November 7, 2021 / Leave a Comment / BTB Practice Journals / By

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(Studio Eins)

Hi all, just wanted to keep you updated on what’s happening out here in the practice garage.

First off, I have dubbed my practice space “Studio Eins.” I think that means “Studio One” in German. Any German speakers out there that can confirm this?

Podcast!

I had the wonderful opportunity of hanging with my good trumpet-playing, composer friend …

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