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Some of these are people who influence my approach, other things might be short videos I have put up to help explain differences of instruments I play, nothing is particularly "self-promo" I hope...
WYNTON MARSALIS

Legendary trumpeter and an incredible public speaker who can advocate for the arts like no-one else I have heard.
https://www.wyntonmarsalis.org/videos/speeches
HISTORIC BRASS SOCIETY

Interesting articles and general resources concerning historical brass instruments and their players.
https://www.historicbrass.org
CALLUM AU + LOUIS DOWDESWELL SHEET MUISC

This is a great resource to use to learn the latest jazz charts from two of the finest musicians. They sell sheet music and playalong options.
https://www.callumaumusic.com

Don't be fooled by short clips online of difficult music - playing in a gig live is totally different. In isolation, anyone can make it sound easy.

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Here's something I find the hardest under pressure from Bach's B Minor Mass, very high!

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Hearing someone play these kind of things in isolation online is one thing, but go hear a proper player doing it on a gig and they deserve real credit.

The harmonic series means we can't play a diatonic scale on the natural trumpet unless we play very high. 

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Fantini's solution in the 17th century was to lip the notes down / up to create some in-between notes. Not sure how useable they are in performance unless as passing notes.

"What do those holes on your trumpet do?"

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They help to play certain notes better in tune with the other performers. Can of worms re temperament and just intonation etc. but essentially it makes many people's lives a little easier.

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Altenburg describes the venting of a trumpet in 1785, but no original instruments exist - life is a bit of a compromise...

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