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Wayne's master class was great. He is a very funny and entertaining guy. He's also pretty humble And, we all know that he can play. To me, some keys were him just talking about things that work for him.

One of his comments - if I may paraphrase - was that he would love to tell us that he built his range in a slow and methodical way using dictated exercises over a long period of time. But, the reality is that he had a double high C in 7th grade. He talked at length about many things in his breathing and embouchure that were poor and how he has worked on them over the years to become more consistent. Still - he had a double high C in 7th grade!!!

He also told an amusing story about how he ended up on his Marcinkiewicz Shew 1.5 mouthpiece. It was his wife's. Yes, she is a trumpet player too. She suggested he try it, so he did. Then, he went to a gig and forgot to put his back in the case. He played. He liked it. He kept it.