9th Grader’s Jazz Solo–“He Nailed It!”
Today I went to the Northshore Performing Arts Center (NPAC) in Bothell to hear my 9th grade student play with his school group in the “Northshore Jazz Festival.” I sat next to his Dad at the end of...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Concert–Cornet and Piano Duet
"O Holy Night" The Christmas Eve tradition in our family, hosted in our home, goes like this. All family members who are in town come over for dinner. (We have two grown sons, a daughter and three...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Duet: “O Come, All Ye Faithful” with Cornet and Piano
Glenn Ledbetter plays his 56-year old Super Olds cornet Know how a song pops into your mind from nowhere, seems significant, and won’t go away? Early during the last week of Advent before Christmas...
View ArticleJonathan Pugh, Cornetist and Trumpeter, Plays Jazz at Third Place Books This...
It’s not often that you can hear outstanding jazz trumpeters play in a family-friendly venue, but this Saturday night you have that rare opportunity! Jonathan (Jon) Pugh, solo jazz cornet and trumpet...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery of April Band Concert at Skyview Jr. High in Bothell
Jazz combos played as the crowd seated itself in the gym at Skyview Jr. High School in Bothell last Tuesday night, 3 April. And the Jazz Band I finished the night’s concert with some high energy, big...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery of Winter Concert at Skyview Jr. High in Bothell, 12-12-’12
Please click on any of the 32 photos to enlarge it.
View ArticleFour-Band Concert, “Skyview Spring with Tunes and Swing,” in Bothell
On 1 April, four bands from Skyview Jr. High School in Bothell gathered before a gym-full of parents, relatives, and friends to present their “Skyview Spring with Tunes and Swing” concert in the SJHS...
View ArticleMy Trumpet Student “Saves My Bacon” at Veterans Day Ceremony
Sarah Dunsmore, Trumpeter, sounds “Taps,” Veterans Day, 2015 The program for the Veterans Day Ceremony announced that as Post Bugler for VFW Post 1040, I would play “Assembly” to open the 30-minute...
View ArticleChristmas Eve, 2015, Features Trumpet, Viola, and Piano
My wife and I have 9 wonderful grandchildren. One in New Zealand plays the drums. One in Alaska plays the violin, and another there plays the saxophone. One in Bellingham, Washington plays the ukulele....
View ArticleNew Student #27 Readies for Edmonds-Woodway High School Band
Every one of my trumpet students is serious about playing trumpet—after all, they’re paying for private lessons. But some are more serious than others, and my 27th student is one of those. She started...
View ArticleChristmas Eve Celebration at Home, 2017
Homemade book of Christmas lyrics Our family has an elaborate, celebratory Christmas Eve program. First, a bountiful dinner. Then, a spiritual program about the birth of Jesus Christ and his...
View ArticleTrumpeters at 2018 WMEA All-State Music Concerts in Yakima
Congratulations! Sixty-six trumpeters made WMEA All-State this year. They were spread among 8 different groups: Jazz Band (5), Wind Symphony (8), Concert Band (18), Wind Ensemble (8), Symphony...
View ArticleMusic Soirees at Home with Family From Edmonds and Anchorage
The merry month of March brought us together with our three musical grandchildren in our home. One Friday night (9th), our 12-year old granddaughter tucked her viola under her chin and played for my...
View Article10th Annual Trumpet Recital at Our Home in Edmonds
When I scheduled my 10th Annual Trumpet Recital for my private students, I thought at least five out of six could make it. But when the 25th of May rolled around, only two actually came to our home in...
View ArticleMy 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...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....