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How To Care for your New Trumpet
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Caring for your new trumpet: Your trumpet needs to be cared for properly in order to maintain good use. The valves, valve casings and the slides of the trumpet need to be maintained regularly. A NEW trumpet needs to have the valve casings cleaned and oiled DAILY for about 2-3 weeks while you break in [...]
how to tune a trumpet
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tuning the trumpet Tuning a TrumpetTuning The tuning of the instrument is more important than one first might think. When one plays exactly in tune with the instrument, it resonates the most, and the effort to play the trumpet is diminished. In this way, it adds endurance and the sound will be better. In [...]
How to Buy Your First Trombone
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You've decided on a trombone but what is the difference between a slide trombone and a valve trombone ? Well there are the obvious physical differences, but there are also differences in the sound and style of play. The Tenor Bb slide trombone is the most commonly seen trombone. The slide trombone works by moving [...]
How to assemble a child's drum set
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Instructions for assembling a child's drum set (12" or 16" kick drum)First, assemble the kick drum (biggest colored shell) by placing the shell flat on a carpeted floor. Place one of the white drum heads on top of the kick drum with the side that has the printing on it facing you. Then take the [...]
how to buy your first trumpet - a guide for beginners
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As the trumpet is not as commonly played as say a guitar or piano the prospective trumpet player, such as yourself, is often found wanting of the information necessary to choose your first instrument. The first thing you must consider is what pitch of trumpet you choose to play. There are 8 different pitches but [...]
Stagg & Levante Baritone Horns: What Makes Them Stand-Out for Students and Teachers
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Stagg and Levante baritone horns offer an affordable, reliable path from beginner to advanced study, combining student-friendly pricing with features—smooth valves, manageable weight, consistent intonation—that teachers prize. 1. Shared Brand DNA Levante is a sister label to Belgium-based Stagg Music; many parts and production lines are shared, so their instruments present nearly identical specs and quality control. 2. [...]