Phil Norris Pro Trumpet Lessons

Spider 6 legged trumpet and Flute stand. This is a fundraiser for the Kingsmen Drumcorps, a non profit 501c3 organization.

Spider Trumpet or Flute stand-6 Legs--Fundraiser for Kingsmen Drum & Bugle Corps | eBay Spider Trumpet or Flute stand-6 Legs--Fundraiser for Kingsmen Drum & Bugle Corps | Musical Instruments & Gear, Brass, Parts & Accessories | eBay!

Here's another item for sale benefitting the Kingsmen. This one you can get the valve oil and a tube of slide grease together.

La Tromba T2 Valve Oil & MIT Slide Grease-Fundraiser for Kingsmen Drumcorps | eBay Grease also works on trombone tuning slides. T-2 is about the slickest valve oil known to man. Lasts for weeks on valves. Doesn't evaporate as fast as other kerosene based oils. | eBay!

Hey to all my students. As you know I'm with the Kingsmen Starcorps organization which is working towards putting out a competitive "A" drumcorps soon. We have another fundraiser we're doing in selling brass accessories starting with "T-2" valve oil, MIT Slide Grease, 6 legged trumpet and flugelhorn stands, and an "EMO" adjustable cup mute. Check it out...all proceeds go to the Kingsmen Starcorps...a non profit 501C3 organization.

La Tromba "T-2" Valve Oil-Fundraiser for Kingsmen Drumcorps | eBay Grease also works on trombone tuning slides. T-2 is about the slickest valve oil known to man. Lasts for weeks on valves. Doesn't evaporate as fast as other kerosene based oils. | eBay!

Ok.....FB is bugging me to post something so here goes,heh.

"Warm up" is the most important thing a brass/trumpet player can do. Without that the lip cells/tissues won't cooperate or buzz right and it's a struggle fighting the horn. Trumpet takes daily practice also. It's not like a guitar or drums or other "riding bicycle" instrument where you can take 2 weeks or more off and come back to it. When people say "I used to play trumpet in school but I lost my lip" is a misnomer. What's happened is over time of not playing, the musculature goes into atrophy. I've taught many "be back" players who've regained their embouchures by doing a daily practice routine.

I teach an "on the horn" warm up rather than for hours buzzing a mouthpiece. Reason is the windage is different with the mouthpiece alone vs it being in the horn. We want to warm up on what we're going to play on,etc. Claude Gordon is completely correct on this assessment.