Brass Mastery

A podcast by Mastery Is Within Reach

Categories:

Arts Music

168 Episodes

  1. Chris Botti's Trumpet is His Business Card

    Published: 11/13/2024

  2. When Playing Becomes Teaching

    Published: 11/12/2024

  3. Founding Origins of the Great American Brass Band Festival

    Published: 11/11/2024

  4. What Keeps Vince DiMartino Motivated to Play At a High Level?

    Published: 11/9/2024

  5. Passion > Perfection

    Published: 11/8/2024

  6. Risk-Taking and Mastery in Brass Music

    Published: 11/7/2024

  7. Jeroen Berwaerts on the Sound of Silence: Meditation and the Master Musician

    Published: 11/6/2024

  8. What Keeps Jeroen Berwaerts' Fire Going?

    Published: 11/5/2024

  9. Chris Coletti [Part 3]

    Published: 11/4/2024

  10. Chris Coletti [Part 2]

    Published: 11/2/2024

  11. Chris Coletti [Part 1]

    Published: 11/1/2024

  12. "No Compromise": Sergei's Practice Mindset and Modalities

    Published: 10/31/2024

  13. Adrenaline-Fueled Art: How Sergei Nakariakov Turns the "Wow" Factor Into Meaningful Experiences for His Audiences

    Published: 10/30/2024

  14. Sergei Nakariakov's Development Into a Virtuoso Trumpeter

    Published: 10/29/2024

  15. Sergei Nakariakov's Early Musical Influences

    Published: 10/28/2024

  16. Brass Mastery Update

    Published: 10/25/2024

  17. Musical Mind Mastery: Strategies for Awareness of and Overcoming Focal Dystonia feat. Greg Spence and Julie Baxes

    Published: 9/4/2024

  18. The Inside Story of Jason Harrelson’s Health Battles and How They Shaped His Trumpet-Making Mastery

    Published: 8/8/2024

  19. David Vining’s Focal Dystonia Recovery, and Efforts to Elevate Consciousness Among Brass Players

    Published: 7/2/2024

  20. Master Your Playing Self Under the White Hot Audition Lights feat. Micah Wilkinson

    Published: 6/16/2024

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Brass Mastery... What does that even mean? There's always something to work on; something that can be done better. Some thing that wasn't perfect. And even if we achieve some level of success on a brass instrument - have we truly mastered it? It's always two steps forward, one step back, isn't it? making the idea of Brass Mastery truly elusive. But what if our instrument is not the thing we should be trying to master. Maybe there's more to Brass Mastery than playing higher, faster and louder than the next guy. What if we are the ones we need to master? Our body, mind and spirit. And if we are able to master ourself, does it even matter whether we master our instrument? My name is James D. Newcomb, and in this podcast we will uncover the secrets of those who have seemingly mastered their brass instrument. We will dive deep into conquering those elements - body, mind, spirit (with just enough pedagogy to keep it real) - in hopes of taking our playing and our quality of life to the next level. Will some view this project as a high-minded fool's errand? Just another podcast that's trying to make a quick buck? Perhaps. But I'm willing to take that risk to see if Brass Mastery is truly possible. Will you join me? Then let's begin. brassmastery.substack.com