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		<title>How Much Should You Practice?</title>
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Students and parents often ask me how much time every day should be spent practicing. I usually answer that as a very general rule of thumb, if you take a 30 minute lesson once a week, then you should practice at least 30 minutes every day. But that is a very generic response. It&#8217;s really [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Arban Edition</title>
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One of my students recently brought to my attention what appears to be a brand new edition of the Arban Book for trumpet. It&#8217;s published by Dover, and Amazon.com is currently taking preorders at $14.95. That&#8217;s the lowest price I&#8217;ve seen on this book in more than 20 years.



A lot of people call this book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trumpet Lesson for Every Day of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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I&#8217;ve just added a new book to the Trumpet Store: 365 Trumpet Lessons: 2008 Note-A-Day Calendar for Trumpet
This book would be a great gift idea for any young student of the trumpet. Geared toward the middle to high school age trumpeter, and published by Note-A-Day Publishing, the book is presented beautifully in a calendar format. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Clean Your Trumpet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Cleaning your trumpet is a basic part of routine maintenance. If you want your instrument to sound its best and last a long time, you need to clean it regularly. I generally recommend that my students clean their horns out once every 6-8 weeks. You should plan to spend around 30 minutes or more the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local Music Stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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These Farmington area stores are excellent places to find accessories and music for your instrument.

Cameron&#8217;s Music &#8211; Located on Middlebelt in Livonia. He has a good selection of Bach mouthpieces in stock, as well as some of the more standard method books.
Royal Music &#8211; On Main Street in downtown Royal Oak. This store has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Ensembles</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Student Ensembles
Ensembles in Southeast Michigan that provide experience for young musicians.
 Oakland Youth Orchestra: An excellent organization which provides several ensembles for students at different levels of achievement. Also sponsors solo competitions.
Civic Youth Ensembles: The Detroit Symphony Civic Youth Ensembles have established themselves as Michigan&#8217;s most comprehensive pre-professional training program for orchestra, chamber, wind and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Oil Your Valves</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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I&#8217;ve noticed that students often don&#8217;t know the best way to oil their valves, so here are step-by-step instructions on the method I use.
General Tips

Allways oil your valves before important performance events, such as concerts, rehearsals and lessons. Even if they&#8217;re working fine now, they could start sticking at the worst possible moment. You know [...]]]></description>
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