In a joint venture, The Atlantic Brass Band, The Rowan University Department of Music, and RowanPREP, are starting The Atlantic Youth Brass Band on January 20, 2013. For more information or to register click on the Atlantic Youth Brass Band page or send me a note:  applebywineberg@rowan.edu. Register HERE

This past year I was pointed in the direction of a great book by Dan Coyle called The Talent Code. It is a stunning work and worth the money and time you will invest reading it. The big takeaway is that there really is no such thing as talent, there is only hard work, and … Continue reading 2 ideas worth exploring on your own

It was a very busy summer for us here in New Jersey.  Trips to VT, CA, NH, VA, KY, and PA mostly dealing with trumpet/cornet or family.  Above are pictures from recent trumpet/cornet stuff. Rowan University Trumpet Boot Camp IV will start a week from Monday on 27 August.  We will meet from 9-12 Monday-Wed. … Continue reading A couple of pictures from summer events

Considering updating this weekly during the new academic year. Since we have been back home (2 years now) The Atlantic Brass Band has won the North American National Championships twice........

Packing is almost done and we and are finishing up the final cleaning today.  Tuesday I said good-bye to the B&R boys, last night was my final Lindley rehearsal, and tomorrow we head home.  It is a sad and happy day here in the A-W flat. On the bus home from town yesterday (after our … Continue reading Final UK Post

At the end of our time here. Can't believe how fast 10-months goes. We were to be spending 4-days in Switzerland with JC Dobrzelewski (Asst. Prof. of Trumpet at West Chester University) and about 10 US trumpet students but our flight on Thursday night was cancelled. By the time we got to the front of … Continue reading Only 6-days left

I'll post more of my lesson with Roger but it was great.  His playing was stunning and he had some very specific and amazingly helpful technical advice for my playing. Roger has a Ph.D. in Psychology and while he understands all aspects of the the mental aspects of brass playing, he has simplified them down … Continue reading Roger Webster

Wow what great fun.  Very intense time with the B&R boys.  I knew things were different when we were waiting for the coach to arrive (near the start of the contests) and the band was standing around and everyone was fully dressed in the contest uniform, collars clasped, ready to go.  Then on the way … Continue reading Whit Friday

So sorry about the lack of posts. Seems we are sprinting downhill to the end of our time here in the UK. 2 more weeks from today we'll be home in Glassboro. So I'll start a series of short posts: We have just returned from 5 nights in Scotland. My "take away": The difference between … Continue reading Europe vs America

I'll post a whole bunch of stuff as we get closer and after we get the photos and video processed.   If you want a preview of what Whit Friday is all about, check out this website (talk about history!): http://www.whitfriday.brassbands.saddleworth.org/ Cheers, B-