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Staying Balanced – Find your median and stay on it

Beyond the Chops: Integrated Mechanics for the Trumpet™ 

Sound Truth Library™/Symphony Stage™

Practice Window Training™

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Practice Window Training™

Practice Windows are 5-minute videos recorded during a practice session. The idea is to capture a short clip of how you actually practice – it is not a performance. Practice Window Training™ is a 20-minute lesson, watching the Practice Window together, to create a more efficient, productive, and satisfying practice experience.

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Everything is connected

Ben Wright started T5 on the belief that everyone can benefit from a smarter, more holistic approach to music training. Developing independent thinking, physical efficiency, problem solving, and a greater sense of confidence playing the trumpet are the basis for everything T5 does. 

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T5 MASTER COURSE SPRING 2023

JANUARY TO MAY 

A Unique Learning Experience For A Limited Number Of Trumpet Players Who Want To Take Their Playing To The Next Level. What does it take to make a living as a performing musician? The most valuable skill is the ability to teach yourself new concepts and fix problems. You MUST strive to continually improve – it’s what successful musicians DO.
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PRACTICE WINDOW TRAINING

LEARN TO PRACTICE EFFICIENTLY

Practice Windows are 5-minute videos recorded during a practice session. The idea is to capture a short clip of how you actually practice – it is not a performance. Practice Window Training™ is a 20-minute lesson, watching the Practice Window together, to create a more efficient, productive, and satisfying practice experience.
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Featured Content

How to Try & Buy The Perfect C Trumpet

How to Try & Buy The Perfect C Trumpet

I get a lot of questions from people asking what's the best way to try trumpets. It is especially difficult when you're younger to try trumpets effectively: and I would be a good example of that.  I had a fairly bad c trumpet for all of my undergraduate years and into...

Reframe and Redirect – A More Thoughtful Way to Practice

Reframe and Redirect – A More Thoughtful Way to Practice

I had some fun writing this for Trumpet Magazine Online, a publication that has most of its following in Europe. I thank my students both in my T5 Mastercourse and the New England Conservatory and their hard work, which reminded me of these lessons - I often need to...

How to Make Audition Recordings

How to Make Audition Recordings

I hosted a free Zoom seminar this January to try to help folks sort through the issues that come up when recording auditions. It was interesting to see what came up. What’s the biggest difference between a recorded audition and a live audition? You have the ABILITY...

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How to play Gekker Articulation Studies for Trumpet

Clark Routine

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Testimonials

Ben’s teaching made me see the importance of playing longer lines and being more organized. Hearing him in person and in the orchestra was always inspiring. My playing wouldn’t be where it is today if I hadn’t studied with him.

Elmer Churampi

Dallas Symphony and NEC BM '18

Studying with Ben was one of the best things that happened to me for my trumpet playing… Hearing Ben, not only in lessons, but on stage with the BSO every week, was enormously beneficial for my later success. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my time studying with him.

Travis Peterson

Principal Trumpet - The Utah Symphony

Ben’s approach of singing to save chop time and focus on the music was really beneficial to me. His focus on being mentally and physically balanced was one of the keys to my success in winning auditions. Years after I studied with Ben, he was a pillar of support when I needed his it most – his advice helped me bounce back from a challenging time in my career and move forward.

Mike Myers

Trumpet, Seattle Symphony

“Ben has been an incredible mentor and teacher for me, and I can’t thank him enough for all the invaluable lessons he has given me in music and beyond…. The perspective he provided was just the right push at just the right time to allow me to be happy and successful here and now.

Chris Boulais

MM New England Conservatory