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Article
Claude Gordon - Master Teacher (The Brass Herald)
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Audio
Claude Gordon Playing Auld Lang Syne
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Method Book
Herbert L. Clarke's Setting Up Drills
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Masterclass
Trumpet Lessons with Claude Gordon - Dr. Larry Miller, M.D. and Jeff Purtle
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Video
WIND POWER & THE TONGUE — Purtle Brass Conference 2010 · I
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Claude Gordon plays Red River Valley
Claude Gordon His Trumpet and His Orchestra plays Red River Valley from 1953 View Resource
Claude Gordon plays The We
Claude Gordon His Trumpet and Orchestra with The Morgan Sisters View Resource
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1991 - Claude Gordon on Virtuosos and Their Cornets
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1991 - Claude Gordon on Virtuosos and Their Cornets View Resource
Trumpet Lesson with Claude Gordon teaching Susan Slaughter September 1982 - Lesson 1
Trumpet Lesson with Claude Gordon teaching Susan Slaughter September 1982 - Lesson 1 View Resource
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Carl Leach on Music Business
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Carl Leach on Music Business View Resource
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1990 - Bob O'Donnell Concert with Tommy Sheppard Big Band
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1990 - Bob O'Donnell Concert with Tommy Sheppard Big Band View Resource
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1991 - Final Concert with Trumpets and Alan Kaplan
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1991 - Final Concert with Trumpets and Alan Kaplan View Resource
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Claude Gordon on Virtuosos and Their Cornets and Trumpets
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Claude Gordon on Virtuosos and Their Cornets and Trumpets View Resource
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Claude Gordon on Wind Power and Range
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Claude Gordon on Wind Power with Carl Leach
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Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Claude Gordon on Opening Intro
Claude Gordon Brass Camp 1992 - Claude Gordon on Opening Intro View Resource