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Apr 32 min read

Treble Clef Classical Duet Book Review

Book review - Classical Themes For Two. A really good duet book for musicians.

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Mar 193 min read

10 Tips For Beginners Taking Practical Music Grade Exams - Solo Pieces

10 Tips For Beginners Taking Practical Music Grade Exams. How to get a distinction!

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Mar 45 min read

My Experience - 2024 Yorkshire Regional Brass Band Championships, Grimethorpe Band.

My experience performing with Grimethorpe Band at the Yorkshire Championships 2024.

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Feb 231 min read

Confidence Building Metronome

A motivational metronome I use for my daily routine.

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Feb 86 min read

Brass Band Test Piece Solo Tips

For this blog post, I am going to give some tips that will help any soloist prepare for the challenges they may face in a brass band test pi

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Feb 39 min read

Why Do Kids Quit Music? 8 Instrumental Teaching Tips.

Why do kids quit? 8 tips to help teachers.

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Jan 204 min read

As a Musician, What Can I learn From Mozart?

What can musicians learn from Mozart? Read to find out! This is the last in this blog post series.

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Jan 193 min read

As A Musician, What Can I Learn From Lady Gaga?

What can we learn from Lady Gaga?

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Dec 18, 20235 min read

5 New Years Resolutions For Musicians, To Help Eliminate Bad Habits

Eliminate bad habits with these 5 New Years Eve resolutions.

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Dec 14, 20234 min read

My Musical Influences as a Child. Do You Still Listen to Your Childhood Favourite Bands?

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Dec 8, 20235 min read

Unleash Your Inner Beat: Improve Your Rhythm.

What is the best way to improve your rhythm?

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Dec 2, 20234 min read

How to Use a Practice Mute? 8 Brass Player Tips For Using One to Improve.

Do you want a better sound, better range, better control, stronger embouchure, better dynamics and many other things? This post will help...

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Nov 28, 202313 min read

Expert Help With Trinity Grade Exam Supporting Tests - Musical Knowledge.

As a brass teacher, I often use Trinity for students entering practical grade exams. For the initial grade and grades 1-5, candidates...

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Nov 25, 202310 min read

What is the Best Brass Instrument to Play? With 10 Areas of Consideration.

As a brass player and brass teacher, I often get asked this question. Especially by younger students wanting to start learning but also...

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Nov 22, 20234 min read

The Power of Bad: And How to Overcome It - For Musicians! The Best Book to Help With Positivity.

For this blog post I am going to talk about something that has an impact on everyone, but especially musicians. A friend recommended this...

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Nov 19, 20237 min read

Inclusion in the Brass Band Movement (and Wider Musical World).

This is not a topic I ever thought I would write about, but it is nice to follow what is happening in the world and to have a view of my...

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Nov 11, 20232 min read

GCSE Music - 12 Ideas For Extra Performance Practice and Experience.

If you read my blog post giving 32 tips to help score high marks in GCSE music solo performance, you will have understood how important...

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Nov 10, 202311 min read

GCSE Music (9-1) - Help With How To Score High Marks - 32 Solo Performance Tips From A Moderator

This blog post is going to give GCSE music students and teachers some tips on how to score a higher mark for their solo performance. It...

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Nov 4, 20239 min read

GCSE Music (9-1) - Help With How To Score High Marks - 32 Composition Tips From A Moderator

This post is going to give GCSE music students some tips on how to score a higher mark for their composition coursework. It is likely...

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Nov 3, 20233 min read

Best Beginner Brass Books - A Tune a Day for Trumpet (or any instrument)

In this new series of blog posts, I am going to review a selection of brass books that I personally use for teaching beginners. These...

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