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Milestone: 50th Trumpet Student Attends Carl Sandburg Elementary School in...
Carl Sandburg Elementary School, Kirkland I don’t have a studio in my home where private trumpet students can come for lessons. I’m not affiliated with a music store or company that has practice...
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New Student (#51) in Lynnwood Is in the Homeschool Connections Intermediate...
Classes for the Homeschool Connections Intermediate Jazz Band are held at Woodinville Alliance Church My 51st trumpet student is my first homeschooled student. He now lives in Lynnwood, but until...
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My Trumpet Student Solos at “Jazz Night” at Eckstein Middle School in Seattle
Junior Jazz Band, Eckstein Middle School, Seattle One hundred and eighty-six student musicians performed for a packed audience on “Jazz Night” on 21 November at Eckstein Middle School in Seattle. And...
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“Sound Wave” Band Sounds Its Last 2019 Sound Waves—And Sounders FC Are MLS...
Seven trumpeters, Sound Wave Band, MLS Cup match, Century Link Field, 10 November 2019 “You’re the Top!” wrote Cole Porter in 1934 during the Great Depression for the musical, Anything Goes. But...
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Meadowdale High School’s Winter Band and Orchestra Concert, Lynnwood
Full Orchestra, Meadowdale HIgh School, Edmonds, 12-17-2019 Seven different bands and orchestras from Meadowdale High School (MHS) in Edmonds performed a dozen pieces at the Winter Concert in the...
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Elementary Band Concert at Skyview Middle School–First of Three for this...
“Our First Concert!”, Skyview Elementary Band, 12-18-2019 My, oh, my—how far they have come since that first day of band class on 7 October! Here they are on 18 December, 73 days later, playing...
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Two Buddies from Lawton Elementary School in Magnolia, Seattle Are My Nos. 52...
Think about it—last fall, two good friends start 5th grade at Lawton Elementary School in Magnolia, Seattle and decide to join band together. They both have the same first name, and they live only...
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Wow! Arturo Sandoval at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle
Trumpet superstar Arturo Sandoval came to town, so my wife and I went to hear him play at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley in Seattle on 22 July. He was there Thursday through Sunday nights, playing one set on...
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New Trumpet Student (#55) Is 6th Grader at Sherwood Elementary School in Edmonds
Last June, my 55th trumpet student moved to Edmonds, Washington from Johns Creek, Georgia, just north of Atlanta, but there is no southern accent in his speech. How could that be? Perhaps it’s because...
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My Trumpet Student Stars at Recital in Seattle by Lessons In Your Home
He had never performed a trumpet solo in front of an audience. He’s 13 and this fall will be an 8th grader at McClure Middle School on Queen Anne in Seattle. Weeks ago, he sorted through several...
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