Category: Research
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More memories from 2005
In addition to hosting the second Historic Division, I had a number of other interesting projects in 2005. One was a tour with the Navy Band to the Southeast. My old teach, Bernard Adelstein, and his wife, Connie, came to our Sarasota concert. I also remember rolling into our hotel in Daytona. There was an…
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Getting better at writing
In the period of 2003-2005, I began writing and presenting more. In 2004, I wrote an article for the Historic Brass Society Newsletter, interviewing Dr. Robert Hazen. Bob is the lead scientist at the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical Laboratory and a distinguished professor at George Mason University. He has written hundreds of articles and books and is…
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A second interview with Elisa Koehler, tireless researcher of the trumpet
Known for her versatility and probing musicianship, Elisa Koehler is a trumpeter, conductor, and author with professional experience as both a soloist and an ensemble musician. Currently Chair of the Music Department and Professor of Music at Winthrop University, she was previously Professor of Music and the Director of the Center for Dance, Music, and…
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Zoom clinicians
Since the global COVID-19 pandemic hit us in 2020, trumpet teachers have shifted almost exclusively to virtual lessons and clinics. This has had the negative effect of not being able to listen directly to students’ tones (and, of course, students’ audio equipment and the fickle sound quality of Zoom has not helped). But a great…
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My trumpet genealogy
A few years ago I researched my trumpet genealogy. By that, I mean my trumpet family tree of teachers, starting with my own teachers. Then I found out who their teachers were (my “grand teachers”). And then who were the teachers of those teachers (my “great grand teachers”)–and so on. Below is a brief written…
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Book review: Koehler’s Dictionary
Author Elisa Koehler is now the chair of the Department of Music at Winthrop University. She is a great trumpeter and writer about the trumpet. When she was at Goucher College, she came out with several books including A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2015. You can find…