My guest for this episode is Larry Meregillano.  

Larry understands the struggle. At the start of his career, Larry made a name for himself with his powerful chops. Larry has toured and recorded with some of the biggest names in gospel music and sailed the high seas on cruise ships as a player and as a musical director. But Larry has had his share of chop problems as well, and his research led to the creation of The Compression Training System and a way to help other players find a better way to regain or maintain their chops.  

Check out what Larry has to say about getting started, quitting and restarting, getting back to his roots, the impact of his various teachers, the two things that will hurt a brass player, muscle memory, the role of compression, the Cat Anderson Method, finding the right coordination, the benefit of the Compression Training System, the correct way to use the CTS, what's next on the agenda, and so much more.   

So pour yourself a big glass, pull up a chair, and let the hang begin! 

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00:00:00 Intro 

00:02:45 Getting started  

00:09:34 Quitting and restarting  

00:15:33 Getting back to his roots  

00:19:28 The impact of his various teachers  

00:22:17 The two things that will hurt a brass player  

00:26:31 Muscle memory  

00:29:17 The role of compression  

00:33:25 The Cat Anderson Method  

00:36:53 Finding the right coordination  

00:39:43 The benefit of the Compression Training System  

00:49:24 The correct way to use the CTS  

00:59:08 What's next on the agenda  

01:04:52 Sound Off  

01:07:32 Geared Up  

01:11:25 Rapid Fire Round