Understanding the Heart to Audience Connection, Channeling Your Inner Maynard via Baroque Trumpets, Overcoming Analysis Paralysis and More with Prof. Jason Dovel

Jason Dovel is a versatile performer, teacher, composer, and entrepreneur. He has recorded four highly acclaimed solo CDs: Lost Trumpet Treasures (2014), Ascent: New Music for Trumpet (2016), Baroque Music for Trumpet and Organ (2018), and New Unaccompanied Music for Trumpet and Flugelhorn (2020).

Jason is associate professor of trumpet at the University of Kentucky (UK), where he has taught since 2013. At UK, he teaches trumpet, plays in the faculty brass quintet, and hosts the popular UK Summer Trumpet Institute. Dovel also serves on the Board of Directors for both the International Trumpet Guild and the Historic Brass Society.

In this chat with Jason, you'll discover:

-Things that make making music more work than it should be...02:00

-How physical ailments make us better players in the long run...09:49

-Jason's personal story of learning trumpet...11:15

-Why Jason chose trumpet over computers...14:20

-Choosing a day job that's in line with your musical aspirations...18:50

-Channeling the inner Maynard via the baroque trumpet...20:00

-Preparing for the grueling physical demands of playing trumpet...23:45

-Playing your best without over analyzing...31:00

Resource mentioned:

-Teaching Brass by Kristian Steenstrup

-Into the Blue performed by UK trumpet ensemble