How I love getting news like this:   "Hi Valerie I hope you and your family are well, and that you have been able to get back into playing. We are all doing fine over here. Another year has ticked by developing the BE technique. I thought I would just check in with you to let you know how I'm going. I'm still firmly pursuing developing a balanced embouchure. These days my lip squeak is much closer to what is demonstrated on the video clips. I perceive that over the past three years there has been differing degrees of getting the lip squeak happening but now the muscles have fin ..read more

  Ensembles will be reopening soon!  Be prepared!   Brass players around the globe are taking advantage of this down time to improve their chops.  So....don't be afraid to contact me for a book order.   Just email me:  ValerieW78 "at" Gmail "dot" com ..read more

 YES!  I'm still selling BE books.....and lots of them!  Brass players around the globe are taking advantage of this down time to improve their chops.  So....don't be afraid to contact me for a book order.   Just email me:  ValerieW78 "at" Gmail "dot" com ..read more

The following is an email exchange between Robert Hilton and me.   Robert:  I am enjoying reading your book. As a lifelong music educator, and a 58 year horn player, I wish I had learned some of the concepts many years ago. Unfortunately, I never had a true horn teacher so all that I have learned has been on my own and a lot of trial and error. I am using my own modification of the roll in/roll out method. I have always had a good low register down to the pedal c on the B flat horn, but have had to work hard to play extreme the upper register and have endurance. I have extended my upper regis ..read more