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Nick Drozdoff
- Jul 16, 2018
- 4 min
Some Ideas on Soft Practice
This is a shorter blog, this week. It is also a bit more anecdotal, so it will be short on references. I do have one video I will share....
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Nick Drozdoff
- Jul 7, 2018
- 9 min
DIY Trumpet Study
This week's blog I call Do It Your Self Trumpet Study. Just a quick side bar: in the end, we are ALL doing DIY trumpet study, even if you...
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Nick Drozdoff
- Jul 2, 2018
- 3 min
Flugelhorn is Your Friend
This week's blog is shorter and is pretty much anecdotal about my experience in practicing and working as a trumpeter. This will also be...
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Nick Drozdoff
- Jun 27, 2018
- 4 min
Some Ideas About Pedal Tones
This week's blog is partly a Vlog. I have a short video discussion linked just below. Click and watch. A Little Bit About Pedal Tones...
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Nick Drozdoff
- Jun 18, 2018
- 6 min
Trumpet Method Books: Which are the Good Ones and Which are the Bad Ones?
Ok, this week has a slightly provocative title. If you actually think I am going to say ANYTHING bad about anyone's method book, well,I...
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Nick Drozdoff
- Jun 11, 2018
- 7 min
You Can Achieve Anything You Set Your Mind To: Age Is Meaningless
This article is as much about learning and goal setting as it is about trumpet playing. I will approach the blog from the point of view...
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Nick Drozdoff
- Jun 4, 2018
- 5 min
Ideas About Wind in Playing Trumpet
This blog will be largely on video. Yes, it is on my education page, but in the event you haven't stumbled over that, here it is. "On...
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Nick Drozdoff
- May 26, 2018
- 5 min
The Importance Of Long Tones for Trumpet/Brass Players
Note: I have one of my instructional videos embedded in this blog post. Recently I was on a family trip. I was away for a 8 days. Some...
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Nick Drozdoff
- May 12, 2018
- 6 min
Science, Math and Music
Science, Math and Music If you read my other blogs, or my bio on my Home Page (nickdrozdoff.com), you’ll know that I led a dual career...
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Nick Drozdoff
- May 1, 2018
- 17 min
So You Want To Be A Professional Musician? Day Gig or No Day Gig?
So You Want To Be A Professional Musician? Day Gig or No Day Gig? Before I continue I want to make it clear that, if music is your...
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Nick Drozdoff
- Apr 23, 2018
- 9 min
Dealing With Professional Setbacks
Nick Drozdoff Blog Post #3 Dealing with “Setbacks” I have written blog-like posts about this subject several times on my FB page, which I...
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Nick Drozdoff
- Apr 18, 2018
- 9 min
How I Landed A Gig On Maynard Ferguson's Band
How I Ended Up On Maynard’s Band – Nick Drozdoff Music – 2nd draft Let’s start with the beginning of my music career, because my...
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