Here is my first Energetics of Performance Blog post! PART ONE of this post is an overview of what inspired me to explore resonance in musical instrument design. PART TWO (and likely many more after that!) will explain how Energetics of Performance helps us realize more resonance in the REAL instrument... the player. Monette trumpets were born out of my frustration with how young the modern trumpet was in its evolution. During my last year of high school, 1973-1974, I was p