So we've been practicing and you're seeing progress. You've started an exciting journey to becoming a better musician. But you've hit a...

"Just say Toh." Jim DeSano would say that to me all the time in lessons. Between that and "Are you keeping your corners down?" Would...

Everyone approaches auditions in different ways. Something that I feel is neglected in studying has been how to take an audition. You can...

Okay, lets do a rundown of all the equipment I use: Rath R9 custom bass trombone Gold brass bell Gold brass tuning slide Hagmann valves...

Excuse me as I step up on my soap box. To have an excellent high range, you must have an excellent low range. That's right. Do you...

Oy, where to even start. I guess from the beginning. So, on March 16th the San Francisco Bay Area began sheltering in place. This blog...

So you've been putting time in on the horn? That's great! Getting started is the hardest part, and those first days can be very...

Hi everyone! Having completed many other tasks on my never ending To-Do list, I've finally begun the resurrection of the blog. The last...

Congratulations, you've started using a metronome! All of here at Good Rhythm, Inc. are proud of your efforts and your continued...

The Metronome. My dreaded enemy, the executor of truth and justice. All through out my early music life I despised the little machine...

Hello everyone! Happy to announce that this springs theme will be about practicing! This could also be viewed as what I use as teaching...

I do hope that these blogs posts have been helpful in understanding what being a musician takes. This series was written in hopes of...

A musician's health is something I feel many don't discuss, or do with little emphasis. The understanding that dedicating yourself to...

For those of you who have been reading the blog, this was one of the three points in the first post of this series. Over the years I have...

Stop playing for free. You're killing the market.

American Airlines has done a good thing for musicians. I implore folks to share this message so we can have a good story out there of an ins

I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together.

So what is your first step in securing work as a musician? Wait patiently every Friday and Saturday with your phone on the charger, dressed

Hello everyone, I hope you're all well. I'm going to do a series this fall about what information/knowledge isn't included in a music...

Hey everybody, Thought I would share this with all y'all. Recorded this over a year ago and it was released when I was on a social media...