Brass Mastery
A podcast by James D. Newcomb
144 Episodes
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“Don’t Be A Professional Musician Unless You Have To”, Plus A Deep Dive Into the Kinetic Transference of Energy Into Trumpets with Ken Larson!
Published: 12/27/2022 -
More Trumpet, Less Music!
Published: 12/23/2022 -
Find the Zen in Trumpet Playing with Maynard Ferguson Devotee Lynn Nicholson.
Published: 12/20/2022 -
The Vast Differences in Listening to v. Playing Trumpet with Bob Reeves
Published: 12/14/2022 -
Competitive Trumpeting is A Young Man’s Game, and What REALLY Defines Success as a Musician with Scott Moore.
Published: 12/12/2022 -
Rex Richardson on High Notes, Finding Your Niche, Commissioning New Pieces and Much More!
Published: 12/7/2022 -
Fred Radke Reminisces on His Time Playing With the Great Harry James
Published: 11/28/2022 -
For Those Who's Horse Whinny Sounds Like a Cow With a Head Cold.
Published: 11/25/2022 -
What Keeps Vince Dimartino Motivated to Get Better at Trumpet?
Published: 11/2/2022 -
Tony Glausi [Podcast Archive, circa 2018]
Published: 10/23/2022 -
From the Archive: James Chats with Tony Plog! (circa 2018ish)
Published: 10/20/2022 -
No Compromise: Sergei Nakariakov Discusses His Practice Habits and Mindsets, Timofei Dokschizer’s Legacy and Much More.
Published: 10/10/2022 -
Bernie Adelstein Recounts His Beginnings on Trumpet and Boots on the Ground Experience with the Cleveland Orchestra!
Published: 10/3/2022 -
A Brief History of the Shofar and Its Use in Biblical and Modern Liturgy with Jeremy Montagu. [Podcast Archive]
Published: 9/26/2022 -
“The Last of the Great Masters”: Zig Kanstul Remembered by Biographer R. Dale Olson. [Podcast Archive]
Published: 9/19/2022 -
Freak Lip Injury Forces Change in Career, Perspective on Trumpet’s Role in Finding Our Calling in Life.
Published: 9/12/2022 -
Small Town Trumpet Prof Shares Personal Injury Experience, and Why We’re So Afraid to Talk Openly About Musical Injuries.
Published: 9/7/2022 -
The M.U.S.I.C. Method of Getting Butts in the Seats w/ Composer Turned Copywriter Dr. Douglas Pew.
Published: 8/29/2022 -
Tips for mitigating the effects of jet lag
Published: 8/24/2022 -
James Ackley Shares How Enthusiasm Trumps Inexperience, Why Happiness is Within, and Tips for Peak Musical Performance!
Published: 8/22/2022
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.
