davewerden

I just came back from my recital at the University of Iowa's BrassFest and wanted to share some of the thoughts I expressed there. During my recital I took a little time to thank the Iowa school system for the fine education I received. My family was not wealthy and could not afford private lessons for me. Fortunately, our school system in Davenport/Bettendorf was able to provide at least a brief private for every student every week. Unfortunately, next year's budget for that school system has dropped ...

Jeff Purtle has made several different articles and even some music by the late, great Claude Gordon available as free downloads. Most of the files are PDF so you will need the free Adobe Reader to view them (your computer probably already has this installed). For those who don't know the name, Claude Gordon is a trumpet player, but his advice is applicable for all brass instruments. Follow this link:



Claude Gordon Articles

On another brass forum I found a link posted by Jeff Purtle. He has made audio files available of lectures by the great Claude Gordon. Claude is a trumpet player, but his advice is applicable for all brass instruments. Follow this link:



Claude Gordon Lectures

It was warm and sunny today so I decided it was time to clean my euphonium (only a week to go before I perform at the University of Iowa BrassFest, so I could not put it off any longer). Why do I care if it is a nice day? Read the complete story on my forum and you will understand:



Cleaning your euphonium or tuba

The U.S. Army Band, Pershing's Own, is auditioning for a concert band euphonium player. Please see the blog post under Euphonium Auditions:



Army Band Euphonium Audition