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Musical instrument instruction diagrams

Musical instrument instruction diagrams: get to know your instrument

musician every day tips

10 extremely simple things musicians can do every day to make life a little easier

Tromba Marina

This instrument is the musical love-child of a double bass and a trumpet

Videos

worst things to happen to a classical musician

The 13 worst things to happen to a classical musician

bernstein berates trumpet section

Leonard Bernstein arguing with his trumpet section shows what a perfectionist he was

trumpet zipline

Literally just a trumpet player flying down a zip-line playing an insanely high note

trumpet angst

The 10 worst things about playing the trumpet

Alison Balsom's late-night Bristol Prom 2015

Alison Balsom plays 'The Way You Look Tonight'

Alison Balsom

French Horn

Are these the ten best brass players ever?

Alison Balsom

Alison Balsom's Classic FM Instagram masterclass

Alison Balsom

Alison Balsom launches Bristol Proms with Paddingt

Alison Balsom launches Bristol Proms with Paddington Station fanfare

Events

Classic FM Live 2012

Tine Thing Helseth in Tim Lihoreau's Wednesday Web Chat

Tine Thing Helseth

Alison Balsom arrives at the Classic BRIT Awards 2

Alison Balsom on female trumpet players

Alison Balsom

New Copland

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Copland

Brass Spectacular

Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat

Haydn

Trumpet Voluntary

John Stanley: Trumpet Voluntary

Stanley