I made a video showing you how to start playing by ear. This video provides some of the tools that you can use to hear the relationships...

My husband Seth has been in search of a trumpet that will cut through everybody and be super loud. He's been doing a lot of research and...

I'm looking forward to playing trumpet in this concert and hope that you can make it.

It's common for trumpet players to get started when they are around ten or eleven years old, simply because that is the year that they...

Whenever I start lessons with a new student, I ask them about their goals and find out what ways they want to improve. One of my students...

My friend is selling a 1952 Bach Stradivarius trumpet for $2,500 because she is moving to another country. If you have an interest in...

I recently got my substitute teaching license from the New Mexico Public Education Department, and am in the Los Alamos Public Schools....

The Partizani Brass Band has two performances coming up. On February 10, from 2-5 p.m. there is a Mardi Gras Party at Canteen Brewery in...

The night before our wedding, I came in close to midnight. My daughter was like, "Why were you out so late?" Well, I'll tell you! The...

My all-female ragtime band, Pussy Rag, has a new website. Check it out here. You can get on our email list and know when and where we...

I just released a new YouTube video called "What to do when your trumpet part is in the wrong key". I know what you're thinking: There...

The other day on Facebook, someone asked a reasonable question for a beginner. "How do you finger all the notes on the trumpet?" I made...

My all-female ragtime will be playing our second gig at Honeymoon Brewery this Saturday night at 6 pm. If you're in town, I hope you can...

One habit that has helped me grow as a musician is learning to play songs that I know and like in all 12 keys. Why? Because it helps you...

First of all, I would like to tip my hat to my former trumpet gig bag. I bought it when I was in college over 20 years ago. At the time I...

By H. Paul Stanley Bob Marley said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” I’m a retired psychologist and a...

Being able to promote yourself as a musician is just as important as being able to play. When I am not teaching trumpet lessons, I help...

When Seth Sanchez and I went through the Power Player Trumpet Course together, one of the things that made the fastest difference was...

Last week I was contacting some of my trumpet playing friends from Lawrence University to let them know about Jordan Hofffman's Power...

My daughter was excited because she's going to play trombone with the Hillstompers, a community marching band in Los Alamos. Since it's...