Current News Updates!

• Information concerning Pete's private studio teaching has been moved to northbaytrumpetstudio.com (online teaching info will remain here)

• After 5 years (1620 hours of training) at NCCAT, Pete is AmSAT certified to teach the Alexander Technique in the San Francisco North Bay.

• Pete now teaches Trumpet at Sonoma State University, Pacific Union College and Santa Rosa Junior College.

Recent Additions and Updates!

• Pete's 4ths routine

• schlossberg fixes intro (list available upon request)

• schlossberg variations intro (book avaialble in coming months)

• clarke variations intro (book available in coming months)

• Articles: Practice Flaws, Practice Solutions, Practice Priorities

Special Features

• Featured teacher quote: Charlie Schleuter

• Trumpet Reading List: a starting place

• Trumpet Listening List: a starting place

• Random Trumpet Teacher List

• Random Player Mouthpiece List

• Featured web sites: alexander technique

General information

• Visit this site in another language!

• Books (revised and updated as of summer 06): Trumpet Basics, Trumpet Basics Companion, Trumpet Home Maintenance

• Pete is available as a brass or trumpet clinician and competition or festival judge at the high school and community college level.

Teaching Philosophy:

• Every trumpet player, regardless of the style of music they choose to play, is a trumpet player first. (Develop versatility)

• Fundamentals are essential to success in any style of music. (Eat your vegetables!)

• Mastery of the Fundamentals involves the whole psyco-physical self. (see some brief thoughts on the Alexander Technique)

• Anyone can improve their level of playing if they apply themselves to the right material (literature)
  with an efficient method (for self evaluation and correction) at the base of that pursuit.

• With a firm foundation in the fundamentals, a student can go in any direction (muscially) or anywhere in the country (any music program)
  well prepared and confident.

• Everyone has the potential for being a master musician.

• Everyone already owns a free a membership card for creativity.

• The student-teacher relationship (as I see it).