Trumpet and Horn Performance

Papers and Conference Presentations

This is our newest line of work.

Dr. Jonathan Kruger, (Department of Fine Arts. Rochester Institute of Technology) Dr. James Mclean (Department of Physics, SUNY-Geneseo), Dr. Mark Kruger (Department of Psychology, Gustavus Adolphus College), Dr. Tom Huber (Department of Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College). A DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EMBOUCHURE AND AIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS OF BRASS PLAYERS IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN PERFORMANCE DEMANDS. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, Evanston, Illinois, August 2004.

Kruger, Jonathan., McClean, James. & Kruger, Mark. (2006) A comparative study of air support in the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Music Perception and Cognition, Bologno, Italy, August 2006.

Dr. James G. McLean, Dr. Jonathan Kruger, Dr. Mark Kruger (2006) Airflow and Intra-oral Pressure in Brass Performance. Poster at the 95th Semi-Annual Symposium of the New York State Section of the American Physical Society "Acoustics, Musical and Physical"

Kruger, J., McClean, J. & Kruger, M. (2009) Individual differences in muscle tension and air support during trumpet performance. Paper presented to the Society for Music Perception and Cognition’s 2009 Biennial Conference, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana, August 3-6, 2009.

Kruger, J., McClean, J. & Kruger, M. (2011) The Other Trumpet Player: Unconscious Strategies to Adjust Air Support with the Throat in Trumpet Performance. Paper presented to the International Trumpet Guild’s 2011 Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 24-28, 2011.

Kruger, J., McClean, J. & Kruger, M. (2011) Individual differences in muscle tension and air support during trumpet performance. Paper presented to the Society for Music Perception and Cognition’s 2011 Biennial Conference, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, August 11-14, 2011.

Kruger, J., McClean, J. & Kruger, M. (2012) More air. What is air? International Trumpet Guild Journal, March 2012, 12-19.

Kruger, M., Lammers, M., & Kruger, J. (2015) Acoustic Feedback and Effort in Musical Performance: The Impact of Mutes on Brass Playing. Paper presented to the Society for Music Perception and Cognition’s 2015 Biennial Conference, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennesee, August 1-5, 2015.