Our Trumpet Life

In this episode we are joined by Greg Weis, the Jazz Program Coordinator and Instructor of Music at Hutchinson Community College, to talk about the experience and benefits of attending a community college. Our discussion ranges from finances/scholarships, transfers, to specific details about community college programs. If you were ever interested in learning more about the community college experience, this episode is for you! If you have any questions or comments, you can reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Discord, or at ourtrumpetlife@gmail.com. Additionally, you can reach Greg Weis at weisg@hutchcc.edu. We hope you enjoy the episode!

In this episode, we discuss the importance of learning orchestral excerpts and how it can improve our articulation. If you have any questions or comments you can email us at ourtrumpetlife@gmail.com or reach us on Facebook, Instagram, or Discord.

In this episode, we revisit a concept we briefly discussed some time ago. How would you describe the sound of the trumpet? Sound description can be a very subjective and personal concept, so join us as we tip toe around this topic and try to find common ground! If you have any questions or comments, please reach out to us on Facebook, Instagram, Discord or as always at ourtrumpetlife@gmail.com. Have a wonderful weekend!

Today's episode is all about method books and developing methods from various sources. We start off with everyone's favorite desert island method book and go from there! We would love to hear your answers to this question as well as any other questions or comments you may have. You can reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Discord, or email us at ourtrumpetlife@gmail.com! Have a wonderful weekend and keep a look out for our next episode on sound descriptions.

We are back at it again! Due to some unfortunate health problems, we had to take a pause from recording but we are excited to be back. In this episode, we discuss how to generate motivation and its impact on leading a disciplined lifestyle. As always, if you have any questions or comments you can reach us at ourtrumpetlife@gmail.com or reach out to us on Facebook or Instagram. Our website also provides links to all of our social media, including discord (www.ourtrumpetlife.com). We hope everyone is having a wonderful year and whether you need motivation now or in the future, this episode is for you!!!