Larry,
GREAT POST!!!!
You either are a Carmine Caruso student, or know someone rather well who was ....
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I don't know if it's been mentioned on this web site yet. Readers: Check out ...
www.bobfindley.com ... BUY HIS BOOK !!! It's not full of a bunch of musical examples, saying "play this exercise, then that one, and you'll be a kick ass trumpet player". Bob's book you will have and read for years. You'll be refering to it for common sence answers to trumpet playing questions for the rest of you life. I've had a copy for 3 1/2 years. I'm still reading it, and drawing from it.
Michael