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My Journey with the Trumpet: Taurus the Bull (Garry Wilkinson) – Cornet Cover
My Friend the Toro and Me Share a moment of mutual curiosity
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The Magic of The Carpenters & The Voice of an Angel
Remembering the wonderful talent of the Carpenters and the angel’s voice of the multitalented Karen Carpenter who tragically died at the age of only 32 years on the 4th of February 1983 with so much she had accomplished and plenty more should could have given. She had the kind of […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: How Sweet It Is (James Taylor) – Flugelhorn Cover
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts
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Mozart Symphony 39 – Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
This is one of my all time favourite symphonies by my favourite composer. When I select a piece from Youtube I always view multiple versions before I decide on my favourite one in terms of sound, interpretation as well as conducting because I truly enjoy the art of conducting which […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Raggio d’Amor Parea (Gaetano Donizetti)
From an Italian composer with 70 operas under his belt Quite an accomplishment – so when he speaks we listen….well, I listen 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: May the Force Be With You (John Williams) – Cornet Cover
The 4th Dimension – Beyond the Stars Music that releases the imagination
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Anakin’s Theme (John Williams) – Cornet Cover
The 4th Dimension – Beyond the Stars Music that releases the imagination
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Coventry Carol – Flugelhorn Cover
Merry Christmas & Happy 2023 Pursuing a Safer, Peaceful & Fairer World
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Another Town, Another Train (ABBA) – Flugelhorn Cover/PlayAlong
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts Have a Great Weekend…..well, what’s left of it after watching the World Cup Final of course 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Une Petite Française (Eurovision 1977 – Michèle Torr) – Flugelhorn Cover/PlayAlong
Nostalgie Tunes that live on in our hearts
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My Journey with the Trumpet: La Golondrina (Narciso Serradell Sevilla) – Cornet PlayAlong
About this Journey: I came across this gorgeous piece of music lately written by Mexican physician Narciso Serradell Sevilla but unfortunately I was unable to find a karaoke version to use in recording it, so I decided as I do in similar situations to play along the original recording which […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: The Odd Couple Theme (Neal Hefti) – Cornet/Flugelhorn Cover
A theme that comes packaged with a smile 🙂 Memories of simpler times…
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover
Touching the Soul A composition that is sheer delight to play & interpret in multiple ways
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Heal the World (Michael Jackson) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): We need to go into a healing overdrive 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Cover Me In Sunshine (P!nk & Willow Sage Hart) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Hello Sunshine 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Me and You and a Dog Named Boo (Roland Kent LaVoie)
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): The Country File 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Let’s Face the Music & Dance (Frank Sinatra) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Good Old Frankie Does It Best
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Hopelessly Devoted To You (Olivia Newton-John) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): A Small Tribute May she RIP
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Olivia Newton-John Dies at 73
I’m extremely shocked/devastated by this news which I just read about. She was a British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, activist and a four-time Grammy Award winner. There’s little one can say about this great electrifying talent and beautiful voice that people in my generation would not know. Her voice was […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Stand by Your Man (Tammy Wynette) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): I love country music and have enjoyed the liked of John Denver, Johnny Cash and many others for years. However the name of Tammy Wynette is quite new to me […]
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The Music Hour: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
A lovely composition that is quite expressive to the extent that one can literally create ones own story line that fits it perfectly. Of course that was precisely the point as you will see below why Walt Disney used it in his animated film; it may well be the case […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: El Choclo Tango (Ángel Villoldo) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): I love this song as a big fan of The Carpenters but this cover is strictly following the original composition. However to be honest this song requires a better arrangement […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Sweet Sweet Smile (The Carpenters) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): I love this song as a big fan of The Carpenters but this cover is strictly following the original composition. However to be honest this song requires a better arrangement […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Emperor – String Quartet No. 62 (Joseph Haydn) – French Horn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Superstar (The Carpenters) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: I Can’t Smile Without You (The Carpenters) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Ein Madchen oder Weibchen – The Magic Flute (Mozart)
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Quanto e Bella (Gaetano Donizetti) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
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Celebrating the Life of James Last In his Memory – Better Yet Why Not Make his Musical Style Last?
James Last and Paul Mauriat had a profound impact on my musical experience from a very young age. They introduced me to classical music and a wonderful style of orchestral works for many musical genres. But James Last specifically was where my inspiration/fascination with brass and trumpet all began; I […]
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Music’s In the Air – Classics: Capriccio Espagnol (Rimsky Korsakov)
Certainly one of my all time favourite compositions and brings a lot of memories when I first heard it on FM radio so many years ago. I love the tempo, the change of pace and how wind/brass instruments are used to emphasize mode. This performance does justice to the composition […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: La Donna e Mobile (Verdi) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: From Russia with Love (John Barry) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Many Meetings (Howard Shore) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Steppin’ Out With My Baby (Irving Berlin) – Flugelhorn/Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): Plenty of Jazz to go around these days…… Don’t you think?
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Deh vieni alla finestra – Don Giovanni (Mozart) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): My Exciting Journey of Exploration of works by favourite composers 🙂
Read More My Journey with the French Horn: Emperor Quartet (Joseph Haydn) – French Horn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): My Journey with the French Horn A Simple Approach but With BIG Plans 🙂
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Alfie (Dionne Warwick) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): Trumpet Artistry Just an effort but with more to come 🙂
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The Music Hour: Brahms Hungarian Dance No.5……well, kinda :-)
A very popular piece by Johannes Brahms but I’ve never heard it like this before; it’s like someone took it apart and put back together again and with some bits in different order. This successful yet awkward operation has been conducted by 3 Croatians and they take full responsibility for […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: The Ludlows (James Horner) – Flugelhorn PlayAlong
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): Remembering a Musical Genius Will be posting more new stuff soon 🙂 Have a Great Weekend (well, what’s left of it…)
Read More The Music Hour: Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 (Paris Symphony) in D major
One of my favourite symphonies by my favourite composer and one of best conductors; Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Hope you enjoy and here’s a brief history about the symphony taken from the indispensable Wikipedia. Brief History The work was composed in 1778 during Mozart’s unsuccessful job-hunting sojourn in Paris. The composer was […]
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Alte Zauberkiste (Thomas Doss) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): Trumpet Artistry Just an effort but with more to come 🙂
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Voce Del Silenzio (Elio Isola) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): The Sound of Passion that is Italia
Read More My Journey with the Trumpet: Fin Ch’han dal vino (Wolfgang-Amadeus Mozart) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): Magic from a Melodic Genius….ancora
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Vien Leonora – Le Favorite (Gaetano Donizetti) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): La Favorita Gaetano Donizetti
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Mentre Contemplo Quel Volto Amato (Giuseppe Verdi) – Cornet Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): Music from the Master of Opera Giuseppe Verdi
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Merry Christmas & Happy 2022: Winter Wonderland (In the Style of Perry Como) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
Read More Merry Christmas & Happy 2022: Dona Nobis Pacem – With Vocals (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
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My Journey with the Trumpet: Tardi s’avvede d’un Tradimento (La Clemenza di Tito) – (Wolfgang-Amadeus Mozart) – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet, French Horn and more recently the Trombone (Best to Use Headphones): Magic from a Melodic Genius….ancora
Read More Merry Christmas & Happy 2022: A Positive Outlook for 2022 with a little Christmas Carol – Flugelhorn Cover
Play Along Tunes for the Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Piccolo Trumpet and now even the French Horn (Best to Use Headphones): Note these videos are more for training/tracking my own progress – so obviously latest recordings are better than older ones. Also for me it’s more about technique rather than sophisticated […]
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