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Dr. Jordi Albert has spent 27 years researching trumpet performance, trumpet pedagogy, and musician health. After working with over 1,500 trumpet players — from beginners to professionals — he has developed a research-backed methodology for solving the most common trumpet problems fast.
In this episode, Dr. Albert breaks down:

Why 98% of professional trumpet players experience learning difficulties
How inner hearing and audiation directly affect your trumpet technique
The neuromotor science behind embouchure problems and how to fix them
Why focal dystonia and overuse syndrome are more common than you think
How to practice trumpet more efficiently using sports science
The role of lip health and biomechanics in trumpet performance
Why working harder on trumpet isn't always the answer
How to get unstuck on trumpet without changing your entire approach

Whether you're struggling with trumpet high notes, trumpet endurance, trumpet articulation, double tonguing, triple tonguing, embouchure problems, or flexibility, this conversation will change the way you think about practicing and performing.
Dr. Albert is the founder of the Global Institute for Music Research (GIMUR) and director of Your Trumpet Studio. His doctoral thesis on learning difficulties in expert motor performance on the trumpet was published by the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
🎺 Learn more about Dr. Jordi Albert: jordialbert.com
🎺 Your Trumpet Studio: yourtrumpetstudio.com
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Tuba professor and Bluecoats drum corps instructor Dr. Genevieve Clarkson joins the podcast to talk about what it really means to be a great music teacher. From purposeful practice and growth mindset to the unexpected lessons learned teaching at the highest level of drum corps competition, Jenny shares a philosophy of teaching that is equal parts inspiring and actionable.
In this episode we cover:
What makes a truly successful music teacher
How to help students practice more effectively
What drum corps taught her about teaching fundamentals
Why potential matters more than perfection
How to give feedback that builds confidence instead of fear
The Repertoire Expansion Project and why new music matters
Dr. Genevieve Clarkson is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Oklahoma City University and Lead Brass Instructor with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps, the 2024 DCI World Champions. Find her at genevieveclarkson.com and on Instagram @GenevieveClarkson.
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Praised as “brilliant…impeccable” by the New York Times and a musician  of “effortless understated virtuosity” by The Chicago Tribune, Christopher Martin is Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic. Prior to this, he was Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for eleven seasons. Mr. Martin has enjoyed a distinctive career of more than twenty years as solo trumpet of some of America’s finest orchestras.   As a soloist, Christopher Martin is in great demand in New York and around the world and has made several world premieres. Martin’s passion for new music has seen numerous works brought to life in both the orchestral and wind band repertoire. Christopher Rouse’s Heimdall’s Trumpet, John Mackey’s Antique Violences, and Julie Giroux’s Taboo were composed for Mr. Martin.   Christopher Martin’s discography includes a solo trumpet performance in  John Williams’s score to Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012). 2019 saw the release of Antique Violences with Jerry Junkin conducting the Dallas Winds.   Mr. Martin serves on the faculty of The Juilliard School. Christopher Martin is a Yamaha Performing Artist. 
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In this episode, I'm sitting down with composer and trumpeter Kevin McKee to talk about his journey from trumpet performance to composition, how his playing background shapes his writing, and what makes his music so idiomatic and enjoyable to play. We dig deep into the inspiration and interpretive details behind Centennial Horizon, Kevin's evocative three-movement work for trumpet and piano inspired by Colorado. Kevin also shares details about his book Kevin McKee's Musical Jungle Gym for Trumpet, a gamified fundamentals method designed to keep students engaged through style studies, card-based practice routines, and QR-linked recordings.

We covered:
-How Kevin got started composing and what kept him going
-Writing music you actually enjoy vs. chasing trends
-The personal story behind Centennial Horizon (movement by movement)
-Performance tips straight from the composer
-The Musical Jungle Gym: who it's for and how to use it
-Blocked buzzing as a tool for embouchure recovery
-Kevin's advice for aspiring composers

Find Kevin's music and get in touch at kevinmckmusic.com
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