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In the Field: Natural Trumpets in Berlioz

In the Field: Natural Trumpets in Berlioz
Introduction Symphonie fantastique on natural trumpets? In a recent post, Japanese trumpeter Hironori Hosaka—a BFB Brass customer—reflec...

Program Spotlight - Fullerton, CA

Program Spotlight - Fullerton, CA
Featuring Arturo Fuerte and his Brass for Beginners general music programs in two Fullerton School District (CA) elemetary schools. Abo...

Spring 2026 Update

Spring 2026 Update
Since the Midwest Clinic in December, we've been hard at work behind the scenes. We're grateful for the many conversations we've had with...

More than Baroque

More than Baroque
For centuries, natural trumpets have taken on countless forms—from Bendinelli's pretzel-shaped trumpet of the 16th century to the inventiontro...

Cave Paintings and Sound

Cave Paintings and Sound
We recently visited the Font-de-Gaume cave in the Vézère Valley, an area of South-West France renowned as the "world capital of prehistory" with its fifteen UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Trumpet Enrichment

Trumpet Enrichment
The 19th century was an exciting time to be a trumpeter. As orchestral and operatic music began to serve the growing middle class that emerg...

F.G.A. Dauverné - Method for Trumpet

F.G.A. Dauverné - Method for Trumpet
It's hard to know where to begin when talking about F.G.A. Dauverné's magnum opus, but its first publication in Englis...

Why Can't All Kids Learn Brass?

Why Can't All Kids Learn Brass?
Students at Eatock Primary School, Westhoughton, EnglandInstructor: Simon Dunkley of Bolton Music Service Brass (lip-blown) ins...

Meet John Humphries

Meet John Humphries
Have you met Mr. John Humphries? If you are part of the early music ...

2023 IMEC

2023 IMEC
It's been three years since we last attended the Illinois Music Edu...

Natural Trumpet for the Modern Trumpeter

Natural Trumpet for the Modern Trumpeter
For most modern trumpeters, what first comes to mind when thinking ...

Midwest Clinic Followup

Midwest Clinic Followup
We had a great time at the 2022 Midwest Clinic! It is so much fun w...