In an excerpt from Jimmy Breslin’s autobiographical novel—his first published work in a decade—the legendary columnist describes his first trumpet lessons, and stumbles upon a scene of heartbreaking ...

Varieties of trumpet and mutes. Photo by Dacia Clay. This episode does double duty: teaches you all about the trumpet and trumpet playing, while carrying out the secondary mission of Classical ...

I Could Play from the Start. The Beginning of My Journey with the TrumpetI started playing the trumpet when I was in the ...

When the University of Delaware moved to distance learning this spring in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Prof. Mark Clodfelter said he first thought about the limitations this would impose on ...

Four brass music lessons with resources. Lesson one; what is loud, what is quiet? Lesson two introduces a musical note and rhythm. Lesson three introduces a musical instrument (the trumpet). Lesson ...