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A Trumpet Mouthpiece I can Manage

PUBLISHED: February 19, 2010, John Ericson

For years and years I felt that I simply sounded awful on trumpet. This year however with the retirement of our longtime trombone professor Gail Wilson I took over leading the brass methods classes and with that, I also checked out a trumpet to give it another try. I started on trumpet in 6th grade [...]

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Review: The Quantum 5050 Mellophone

PUBLISHED: April 27, 2008, John Ericson

Love it or hate it, mellophone playing is a reality for most horn players in the United States at some point in time. In terms of my teaching at ASU, marching band is a requirement (two years) for music education students (only), and mellophone is an option for others that participate in marching activities here [...]

I Just got in a Drum Corps, What Mouthpiece Should I Use?

PUBLISHED: February 1, 2008, John Ericson

I have been asked this question twice recently, and I know that this is one that comes up for horn teachers and players often. The first suggestion is don’t use a Mello 6 or any similar mouthpiece if possible. The plain fact is this is just not a very good mouthpiece. It would work OK [...]

Mellophone Mouthpiece FAQ

PUBLISHED: June 22, 2007, John Ericson

Ummm…mellophone mouthpieces? Funny how jet lag can just hit you. I thought I was doing well from the travel back from Taiwan, then, wham! Last night, instead of sleeping, I spent quite a while thinking about mellophone mouthpieces. Besides also doing an update on my list of suggested horns and mouthpieces in my studio site [...]

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