Practice, Practice, Practice

Step Six: The Plateau

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...

Step Five: Just say, "Toh" (Articulations)

"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...

Step Four: the Low Range (you didn't know you needed)

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...

Step Three: Practice regimens

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...

Step Two: Use a drone

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

Step One: Have you accepted the metronome as your Lord, God, and Savior?

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

Spring 2019 Blog Series!

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