CLEVELAND, Ohio – School is done for the day at Almira Elementary, and Brandon is sitting in a chair outside Mr. Paul March’s music room, preparing to practice playing the trumpet. He holds the shiny ...

Varieties of trumpet and mutes. Photo by Dacia Clay. This episode does double duty: teaches you all about the trumpet and trumpet playing, while carrying out the secondary mission of Classical ...

For decades, trumpet players have relied on static piano backing tracks for standards like 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' and 'Minuet and Trio.' But in 2026, the landscape has shifted dramatically with ...