The 2001 Tennessee Trumpet Competition and Seminar	August 23, 2001

Ronald Romm listens to questions during his seminar The fourth annual Tennessee Trumpet Competition and Trumpet Seminar was held at Tennessee Technological University on Saturday, January 13, 2001, and attended by more than 75 high school, university, and professional musicians. Both events were coordinated by TTU Trumpet Professor Charles Decker. The morning competition was co-sponsored by Charles V. and Isabelle Decker, Howard Turner, Kim and Charles Decker, and an anonymous benefactor. The afternoon Tennessee Trumpet Seminar with Ronald Romm was co-sponsored by Tennessee Technological University, the International Trumpet Guild, and the Yamaha Music Corporation. Yamaha artist Ronald Romm was guest clinician and soloist. Formerly with the Canadian Brass for some 29 years, Romm has appeared in practically all of the major concert venues worldwide, performed over 4000 concerts, recorded 50 albums, and produced numerous television concert specials and videos. A dedicated educator, he has given hundreds of clinics, edited solo and ensemble publications, and produced instructional videos and recordings. He has released a solo CD with pianist Avis Romm, Wellness for Soul: Volume 1, Seeing the Light along with sheet music from the recording. His web site at www.MusicRomm.com has information about the recording and solo trumpet music from album. Romm's well-received clinic focused on improving performance techniques through greater awareness of body alignment, posture, and efficient and comfortable breathing using aspects of the Alexander Technique. He also introduced students to the 1960's version of the James Stamp warm-up approach. His master class combined a perceptive understanding of the art of performance and the challenge of communicating aesthetic ideals to the audience. He gave a particularly effective discussion on stage presence and how to visually enhance a performance through a "blocking" approach for small ensemble performance. On Friday, he presented an illuminating lecture providing an in-depth perspective of his wide variety of musical experiences over four decades. The daylong trumpet activities concluded with an evening band concert, which began with a performance by Tennessee Technological University Trumpet Ensemble conducted by Jeremy Martin who has created more than a dozen arrangements for the group. Ronald Romm then appeared as soloist in the premiere performance of Lee Norris' arrangement When It's Sleepy time Down South and Swing that Music: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong with the Tennessee Conductor's Symposium Band under the direction of Joseph Hermann, TTU Director of Bands and coordinator for the Conductor's Symposium. The six trumpet professionals who served as adjudicators for the Tennessee Trumpet Competition were Cliff Blackburn and Tina Erickson of Blackburn Trumpets, David Hobbs of the Jack Daniels Silver Cornet Band, Alan Suska from Nashville music freelance ranks, Wayne Robbins, DMA candidate from the University of Texas, and Airman Jeremy Martin, arranger for the U.S. Air Force Golden Band of the West at Travis AFB, California. 2001 Tennessee Trumpet Competition Winners High School Solo Division: First Place. Jonathan Stites (student of Mark Clodfelter); Second Place. Jason Sexton (student of Erich Zimmerman) Undergraduate College Solo Division: First-place. Bryan Crisp; Second-place. Matthew Kirkpatrick (students of Charles Decker) Undergraduate College Trumpet Duet winners were Doug Clark and Bryan Crisp (students of Charles Decker) High School Trumpet Duet winners were Scott Humphries and Jason Sexton (student of Erich Zimmerman) The first-place solo winners were advanced as semi-finalists to the National Trumpet Competition held in March at George Mason University. For information on future trumpet events at Tennessee Technological University, visit the TTU trumpet studio web site at http://plato.ess.tntech.edu/music/trumpet/trumpet.html. Charles Decker, Professor of Trumpet, Tennessee Technological University

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