A Lip Slur You Can’t Refuse Greetings from the Cincinnati offices of Lip Slur World Headquarters, where our two sons, and heirs the vast sarcastic lip slur empire, are finally of age to sit and watch the entire 3 glorious hours of the Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather.” Since this is the corporate model upon …
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“A practice session is like a fight. The object is to finish as quickly as possible with the least amount of damage to yourself.” ~Charles Norris When many brass players sit down to practice music or technique of some kind, generally they are following a specific set of instructions prescribed by either the author of …
I wrote this etude based on my favorite Max Kopprasch etude, but written over the chord progression to Django Rheinhardt’s “Montagne Sainte Genevieve” played here with an Aebersold track from his “Django” album. I’m working on soft and varied articulation in F# minor, long phrases, endurance (4pages worth), but mainly trying to make my “lead” …
Happy New Year Everyone and Greetings from Lip Slur World Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. It’s time to WAKE UP and begin the new year with a fresh start, so here is something to wake your face up in between the coffee and bloody Marys. Download the first page of The Reveille Trill Billies below: Reveille …
Played a very funky gig Saturday…. and during the sound check, the bass player was laying down the groove to Parliament’s “Do That Stuff.” As the saying goes, when you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail and when you’re a purveyor of sarcastic lip slurs, everything sounds like a flexibility study. Here’s a link …
Looking for someone to help take you playing to the next level? Can’t help you there. Do you want to make playing in the upper register simple and easy? Not so much there either. Takes work and thought. Plus, you have to be able to do it “in traffic”, that is, in an actual live …
SUMMER PRACTICE RESOLUTIONS, BITTER REGRET, AND VERMOUTH Each year at this time, teachers and students alike begin to post and share ambitious and exhaustive summer practice regimens. Although they are meant to inspire, these “best laid plans” tend to take on the character of those old drawings of flying machines that were doomed to plummet …
Sometimes, one gets bored. Just keep your fingers and lips away from the garbage disposal. Download SB Kitchen Sink Study 1 (18) Double
At 91 years old, Doc Severinsen displays a control, power and musical energy that are simply beyond comprehension for most players. Here is some video I took from the I.T.G. Cancer Blows rehearsal in San Antonio last year. There is a lot to unpack, but I believe there is a career to be had in …
Results are in for the “Name that Slur, Win a Free Book” contest- Congratulations to the winners. Final results: Grand Champion(s): Tim Fogarty “I Plead the (Descending) 5th” 11 like (+2 pts from the house because my wife laughed out loud at your title) ~ Tim wins naming rights, however he has already received a free copy of PLF, so …
