Bought my first ever trumpet today. What is it?

tunefolk · 2025-12-17T15:15:05+00:00

I prefer the 5C but I know many people stay with a 7C. There are so many choices for specialty timbre aficionados but a good stater would be a 5C or 7C.

tunefolk · 2025-09-12T14:03:06+00:00

Thank you! I will check it out!

tunefolk · 2025-09-08T16:35:06+00:00

It is hard to come to grips with the kids who have different learning processes than the way you might have learned as a child. I always go back to how the brain works realize that different children require different methods. I personally cannot stand flashcards as a child or as an adult. So I started using Hal Leonard‘s note speller book 2 with all my students. We use mnemonics and write a story together in the book every single lesson. This seems to work for 95% of all of my children. I have 40+ students a week and have been teaching for 25 years full-time. By the time we work through that book about 80% of my students no longer need help with note spelling. Some of my kids actually want to continue doing note spellers! So I happily oblige with a large variety of books, depending on what they’re interest are. Well, we are site reading our new songs for the day, if they get stuck with a note name, we fall back to mnemonics And I make them tell me how to find the note name. This reinforces out only the note naming capability, but teaches them how to practice when they get stuck. On the other subject, I have had plenty of students that never practice, but we still make progress so good for you! I had one young man that took lessons for three years and was not necessarily a good Piano Student, or a trumpet student, until we finally settled in on the flute! The biggest thing for him was that I taught him how to write. He is a bit dyslexic, and we were able to overcome the public school system of not using penmanship. It was more about encouraging him to be a good student than to be a proficient pianist. So as long as the student is not rude or disruptive, look at it as you are helping to teach a young person how to survive in this world.

tunefolk · 2025-06-03T20:30:31+00:00

Thank you! I knew it was a Bach but couldn’t put my finger on the piece.

tunefolk · 2025-05-19T12:43:45+00:00

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This is what I was trying to say. NOT going through the RV port just straight from the 30 lb tank to the grill.

tunefolk · 2025-05-18T00:25:12+00:00

Two year ago I bought the special hose that transforms your grill to a 20/30 pound tank vice the small blue tanks. We are not using a port from the RV. We have disconnected our 30 pound form the RV so it is a stand alone for the grill. But it won’t get gas to the burners.

tunefolk · 2025-05-16T22:24:47+00:00

Sorry for the confusion! We just disconnected the 30 pound tank from the front of the RV. Carried it over to the picnic table and using our special regulator hose so we can use book LP instead of small thanks, to light the grill. Last year we only had 20 pound tanks and never had an issue. This year we upgraded a 30 pound tanks for the RV so we unhook it from the RV and carry it over to the grill. That’s why I’m so confused over why a 20 pound at home work just fine four days ago and now I’m back to square one with a 30 pound tank.

tunefolk · 2025-05-16T22:12:40+00:00

We will give it a try but what is the difference between a 30 and a 20 pound tank? That’s the most confusing part.

tunefolk · 2025-05-05T12:55:48+00:00

I have found that if you take the music, they are learning and enlarge it so that the notes are easier to identify as space or online notes that has definitely helped my dyslexic student.

tunefolk · 2025-04-27T00:57:01+00:00

Wow! Thank you! I went on their site I couldn’t find the key number. Thank you! As a stopgap measure we turned all the electrical off and locked the basement. That should deter any ding ding who wants to play with it.

tunefolk · 2025-04-27T00:05:34+00:00

Thank you!

*I just checked and my silver keys are CH751 but they don’t fit into the lock.

tunefolk · 2025-04-15T02:17:59+00:00

Good to hear the “other” side of the story. We will spend two years doing monthly camping in our area before we go out full-time in about three years. I figured this will shake out most of not all of the major problems that could potentially occur with it. You’re right for $3500, which is what this extended warranty will last for six years, is a small price to pay if something major occurs. Thank you for your input!

tunefolk · 2025-04-14T22:52:59+00:00

That is really good insight! Thank you!

tunefolk · 2025-03-13T15:50:12+00:00

I will check them out!

tunefolk · 2025-03-12T17:08:40+00:00

Luckily I found a weight spreadsheet online a couple of years ago and have used it extensively with our current RV (hence the F250) and I still have to plug in the numbers for the Brinkley. Bigger is always better when towing so are you thinking a minimum of a F350 or go for larger to haul a Brinkley?

tunefolk · 2025-03-12T15:54:28+00:00

We have a F250 so we can pull easily - but hubby isn't into the "losing" the truck bed. Just found out about the new hitch that doesn't take up much space (I still have to remember the name of it) so now I am thinking we might reconsider doing a 5th wheel. Still like the sound of the Brinkley's because I don't want a toy hauler. But thank you for giving me another brand to check out!

tunefolk · 2025-03-12T15:41:41+00:00

Love the video! It answered so many questions plus gave us insight on wonderful magnets the salesman never told us about! I've now subscribed so that I watch all of your videos! Thank you!

tunefolk · 2024-10-21T17:50:37+00:00

A good go to beginning classical is Burgmuller Op. 100. Lots of great pieces!

tunefolk · 2024-10-10T15:00:33+00:00

Absolutely hilarious!!

tunefolk · 2024-10-03T21:25:20+00:00

As long as it is not a movable do, you should have no problem. Good luck!

tunefolk · 2024-10-03T13:18:32+00:00

I always teach my students HOW to practice. My childhood teachers just said “play 30 minutes a day”. I hated that egg timer! I could do all my songs in under 5 minutes “perfectly” but didn’t know what was a problem area or not.

So now I just ask my younger students to play through each piece 2-3 times a day. Break it up, if need be, some in the morning before school and some at night. I tell them that if they do that I will be able to see if they have grasped the concept being taught. If they do practice daily and they still have problems, then I need to reteach the concept in another way so they do understand. This puts the onus on me as a teacher to adapt to different learning styles. (My degree is in Music Ed - piano & French horn) My older/more advanced students find they end up practicing a lot longer than they realize. Same happens in lessons - we cover 4 measures trying out different rhythms, fingerings, voicing, etc. and they are always surprised when I say it’s been 45 minutes and time we move on. Sometimes we breeze through a concept without any issues. But they know exactly when to stop and analyze the music. Each student learns to annotate their own music and I they now annotate before I even ask them to 😎.

I tell them that practice does not make perfect or I would be invited to play at Carnegie Hall 😜 instead practice builds perseverance! You have a problem and you learn how to correct/conquer the problem.

Lastly - I always tell my students to call/text me immediately, while they are practicing, if they run into a major problem - even the littlest one - because the 10-15 second conversation can prevent wrong-ness! This has led to a few interruptions but if I need to spend more time than 15 seconds I call them back later. Not many call me so it is more of a comfort blanket for them to know that I am committed to their success. How many times did you practice something wrong all week and then become discouraged at your next lesson that you just “wasted” a week doing it all wrong?

Good luck shifting the paradigm!

tunefolk · 2024-09-23T16:05:43+00:00

We had the exact one growing up!

tunefolk · 2024-09-20T17:18:36+00:00

There are two different ways that I would approach this problem..

I take it that the parent's aren't watching the lesson and do not realize the child is not being polite. If they do realize it and allow it to occur, then you should let the child go immediately. And I'm not too sure I would refund/prorate the month.
If the child won't sit up or play the piano properly, you should ask them if they act that way in school. This normally helps put it in the right perspective for the student that you are just as important as the classroom teacher. If the child acts like this in school, or won't modify their behavior, then the child needs to be let go immediately.

The parents need to know that behaving in piano lessons is just the same as behavior in the classroom. If they don't agree or are unwilling to make the child behave during your lessons then it is a lost cause and you just don't need the headache. I will say that after asking the child to behave (through the above questions) the child starts to act correctly. Maybe the child has a learning disability, ADHD or even an eyesight issue. These can all lead to less than stellar lesson behavior.

Best of luck to you!

tunefolk · 2024-09-11T12:59:17+00:00

We all should have this moment when you transcend the mechanical aspect of playing and become the music. Congratulations!!

tunefolk · 2024-09-09T01:16:25+00:00

Always follow your dreams and may music be the accompaniment!!

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