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The First Woman Principal Trumpet Shares Her Complete Strategy

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"Preparation for an Orchestra Career" - Susan Slaughter studied with Claude Gordon for a number of years after winning Principal Trumpet in the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. She mentions some of Claude's teaching in this lecture and addresses her experience as the first female trumpet player in the world to hold down principal trumpet in a major orchestra.

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This channel focuses on advanced trumpet pedagogy, diagnostic teaching

Professional Perspective on the Purtle Brass Conference — Conference Commentary with Alex Iles

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Alex Iles, Los Angeles Studio Trombone Player, talks about the Purtle Brass Conference

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This channel focuses on advanced trumpet pedagogy, diagnostic teaching, and integrated practice systems for serious trumpet players and educators.
The material is primarily intended for college trumpet majors, professional players, and trumpet teachers, as well as dedicated beginners and comeback players who want a clear, structured

Professional Perspective on the Purtle Brass Conference — Conference Commentary with Jim Thatcher

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Purtle Brass Conference - Visit https://www.purtle.com/brass-conference for more information and to register online.

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This channel focuses on advanced trumpet pedagogy, diagnostic teaching, and integrated practice systems for serious trumpet players and educators.
The material is primarily intended for college trumpet majors, professional players, and trumpet teachers, as well as dedicated beginners and comeback play

Harry Kim's Life Lessons From Music and Trumpet Playing

Harry Kim's talks about the lessons he learned about the music business that will benefit any musician and trumpet player to avoid pitfalls and gain wisdom from Harry and his friends seen on the video clips.

00:00:00 Opening Humor About Making Money
00:03:03 Introduced to Trumpet and Music
00:06:15 Putting a Band Together
00:06:50 Cutting a Show
00:08:03 Moving to California
00:08:35 Marlboro Music Festival or The Catskills?
00:09:36 Loosing a Student Mentality
00:11:00 This is Harry's first le

Trumpet Lessons with Claude Gordon - Dr. Larry Miller, M.D. and Jeff Purtle

Dr. Larry Miller, M.D. and Jeff Purtle discuss taking trumpet lessons with Claude Gordon and answer trumpet and brass playing questions.

00:00 Larry on how he started playing trumpet
05:02 Residency and cardio vascular surgery and first coronary bypasses
05:30 Seeking out Claude Gordon for trumpet lessons
09:48 Arturo Sandoval and Claude Gordon Brass Camps
10:27 Jeff on starting to play trumpet
13:08 Trumpet lessons with Charles Brady
14:40 How Jeff found Claude Gordon
22:20 Jeff on changing yo

Colonel Earl D. Irons - Cornet Soloist, Trumpet Teacher and More by Dr. Keith Amstutz

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Colonel Earl D. Irons - Cornet Soloist, Trumpet Teacher and More
by Dr. Keith Amstutz - Professor Emeritus of Trumpet for University of South Carolina

00:00 Introduction
00:15 Byron Autry at Michigan State University 1959
01:45 Earl Irons born March 10, 1891 in Sulpher Springs, Texas
03:08 Became a band director at 15 years old
03:18 Married in 1917
03:35 Became a Taylor
04:06 Drafted into the United States Army
04:25 Studied Theory and Composition with P

Bill Adam vs Claude Gordon vs Donald Reinhardt vs Jimmy Stamp

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Four points of view on trumpet teaching were discussed and explained by long time students of these four significant brass teachers.

Bill Adam by James Stokes of Appalachian State University
Claude Gordon by Bob O'Donnell, Los Angeles studio trumpet player
Donald Reinhardt by Rich Willey, author and moderator of Trumpet Herald Reinhardt Forum
Jimmy Stamp by Roy Poper of Oberlin Conservatory and author of book on James Stamp

Jeff Purtle moderated the quest

Trumpet vs. Cornet: What Actually Makes Them Different

A pedagogical evaluation of instrument acoustics and bore profiles. Understanding the organological differences between trumpet and cornet to ensure historically informed performance practice and proper equipment selection for students.

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Trumpet or Cornet?
Do you really know the difference?
by Rich Ita, owner of Brass Instrument Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia

00:00 Introduction
01:15 What's the difference be a trumpet and a cornet?
04:36 The cornet i

Diagnostic Kinesiology: Fluoroscopic Analysis of Tongue Arch & Air Compression

A diagnostic analysis of tongue mechanics during performance, utilizing medical fluoroscopy to identify the physiological root causes of range limitations and articulation failure. This footage provides the visual evidence required to correct embouchure dysfunction.

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This channel focuses on advanced trumpet pedagogy, diagnostic teaching, and integrated practice systems for serious trumpet players and educators.
The material is primarily intended for college trumpet m

FINGERS, LEFT HAND & ALTERNATE FINGERINGS— Purtle Brass Conference 2011 · III

This lecture addresses the coordination of fingers, left-hand stability, and intelligent use of alternate fingerings within a unified technical system.

Jeff Purtle illustrates how inefficiencies in these areas can disrupt airflow, timing, and consistency, even in advanced players. The focus remains on functional integration rather than mechanical isolation.

This lecture concludes the three-part Purtle Brass Conference 2011 series.

00:00:00 Intro about Clarke's Technical Studies
00:02:30 4. Fi

RANGE & WIND CONTROL— Purtle Brass Conference 2011 · II

This session examines range development through controlled, efficient wind use rather than force or compensation. Jeff Purtle demonstrates how range limitations are often the result of mismanaged airflow rather than embouchure strength alone.

Drawing from Claude Gordon’s pedagogical principles, this lecture reframes range as a byproduct of system balance and coordination.

This lecture is part of the Purtle Brass Conference 2011 study series.

00:00:00 Intro, Range Studies, and Sergio Frade
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WIND POWER & THE TONGUE — Purtle Brass Conference 2011 · I

This lecture revisits the foundational relationship between wind power and tongue function, expanding upon the diagnostic principles presented in earlier conference sessions.

Jeff Purtle clarifies how airflow efficiency and tongue coordination influence response, clarity, and upper-register reliability. Emphasis is placed on identifying systemic causes rather than isolated technical symptoms.

This lecture opens the three-part Purtle Brass Conference 2011 series and focuses on refining core trumpet function through the Claude Gordon tradition.