That's Not Spit, It's Condensation!

Ben Gunnarson is a trumpet player and music educator based in Los Angeles, California. He is currently Principal Trumpet of the Bay Philharmonic and also is a member of the Disneyland Band. After growing up in Frederick, MD, he earned is Bachelor’s Degrees in Trumpet Performance and Music Education from Indiana University and is pursuing his Masters Degree at the University of Southern California...

Daniel Carson comes to the CSO after previously holding the position of principal bass at the Alabama Symphony Orchestra from 2013-16, and having performed with numerous other American orchestras, including those in Atlanta, St. Louis, Minnesota and Kansas City. Carson was a fellow at the New World Symphony, under the direction of co-founder and Artistic Director Laureate Michael Tilson-Thomas and...

Wiff Rudd began teaching trumpet and serving as Brass Area Coordinator at Baylor University in 2002. Previous teaching posts include Oklahoma Baptist University and the University of Arkansas. A founding member of Rhythm & Brass, he is also an active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. He has been a featured soloist in Carnegie Hall on multiple occasions and at several National Trumpet C...

Dr. Jesse Cook has been hailed by Fanfare Magazine as a trumpeter with “technical surety, a shining tone, dynamic control, a smooth legato, and real imagination.” Dr. Cook is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Central Florida and the Principal Trumpet of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. He has also held appointments as Principal Trumpet of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Alb...

Stephen M. Wadsack serves as the Instructor of Trumpet and director of Wright State University's Jazz Studies program offerings. In addition to his responsibilities with the trumpet studio and jazz studies, Stephen teaches courses in music history, coaches chamber music ensembles, and serves as the coordinator of the Faculty Brass Quintet. Prior to his appointment at Wright State in the Fall...

As the current Principal Trumpet of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and graduate student in trumpet performance under John Rommel at Indiana University, Micah's career and studies in music have prepared him to succeed professionally at a high level of musicianship. Micah completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University and has had ample opportunity to play in high-caliber...

Benjamin Wright joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section in July 2002 as fourth trumpet. From 2006 to 2009, he was acting assistant principal trumpet of the BSO, and in 2010 became second trumpet of the BSO, where he occupies the Arthur and Linda Gelb Chair. Wright began playing the violin at age three, and the trumpet when he was ten. He hails from a long line of musicians going back...

SFC Kevin Paul grew up in Los Angeles, California, and is currently a member of The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in Washington, D.C. He performs with the Ceremonial Band and Herald Trumpets. In 2018, Paul became a founding member of the U.S. Army Trumpet Ensemble, a group comprised of trumpeters from all factions of Army Music: Premier Bands, Regional Bands, and the U.S. Army School of Music. F...

Dr. Scott Belck currently serves as the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) where he directs the CCM Jazz Orchestra and teaches applied Jazz Trumpet. He is a founding member of critically acclaimed Tromba Mundi contemporary trumpet ensemble and has toured as a member of Grammy Award winning funk legend Bootsy Collins...

Peter Bond was a section trumpeter at the Metropolitan Opera for 28 years. Prior to the Met, he was Principal Trumpet of the New Mexico Symphony (1987-82) and a busy freelance musician in Atlanta (1980-87).  The focus of Mr Bond’s early years were drum and bugle corps and big band jazz, but in his 20’s he began serious study of orchestral trumpet with John Head (Atlanta SO). He also did “outpatien...

Dr. Jesse Cook has been hailed by Fanfare Magazine as a trumpeter with “technical surety, a shining tone, dynamic control, a smooth legato, and real imagination.” Dr. Cook is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the University of Central Florida and the Principal Trumpet of the Atlantic Classical Orchestra. He has also held appointments as Principal Trumpet of the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Alb...

Stephen M. Wadsack serves as the Instructor of Trumpet and director of Wright State University's Jazz Studies program offerings. In addition to his responsibilities with the trumpet studio and jazz studies, Stephen teaches courses in music history, coaches chamber music ensembles, and serves as the coordinator of the Faculty Brass Quintet. Prior to his appointment at Wright State in the Fall...

That's Not Spit, It's Condensation YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTArW5x8ByXeRlxdhFPzMsw/ In this episode, I'm sharing where I've been and where we're going! Support the show

In this episode, I'm sharing 5 thoughts I wrote down in my audition journal when preparing for the St. Louis principal trumpet audition: You have to be effective before you can be efficient I've learned things that will make me better at my job There is a time to learn, and a time to recall Use phases when preparing for an audition Auditions are an opportunity to get better, and I'm...

In this episode, I wanted to share my audition process, some of the tough parts during the process of preparing, and two reasons why I think my audition process was successful, even though I haven't auditioned yet. Support the show

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Our sponsor: Houghton Horns www.houghtonhorns.com Click here to get a *free* blog post about audition preparation! www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/book Trumpet Comparison Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfzx4t1IJE The GOLD Method app www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/gold-method-app Brandon Jochum's website www.epiphanyrecordingstudio.com Jamie Whitmarsh links www.a103productions.com www.a103marching.com www....

Our sponsor: Houghton Horns www.houghtonhorns.com Click here to get a *free* blog post about audition preparation! www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/book Trumpet Comparison Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfzx4t1IJE The GOLD Method app www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/gold-method-app Brandon Jochum's website www.epiphanyrecordingstudio.com Support the show

Our sponsor: Houghton Horns www.houghtonhorns.com Trumpet Comparison Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfzx4t1IJE The GOLD Method app www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/gold-method-app Click here to get a *free* blog post about audition preparation! www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/email Brandon Jochum's website www.epiphanyrecordingstudio.com Following three successful seasons (1996-1999) as Acting Principal Tru...

Our sponsor: Houghton Horns www.houghtonhorns.com Trumpet Comparison Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfzx4t1IJE The GOLD Method app www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/gold-method-app Click here to get a *free* blog post about audition preparation! www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/email Brandon Jochum's website www.epiphanyrecordingstudio.com David Koch earned his master’s degree from the Schulich School of Musi...

Our sponsor: Houghton Horns www.houghtonhorns.com Trumpet Comparison Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKfzx4t1IJE The GOLD Method app www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/gold-method-app Click here to get a *free* blog post about audition preparation! www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/email Brandon Jochum's website www.epiphanyrecordingstudio.com Support the show

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Our sponsor: Houghton Horns www.houghtonhorns.com The GOLD Method app www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/gold-method-app Click here to get a *free* blog post about audition preparation! www.ryanbeachtrumpet.com/email Questions covered in this Q and A episode: How do you organize your practice when you have one month to learn 30 excerpts? Does learning another instrument diminish your primary skills? What is...