Shannon LeClaire and Mark at the Leeward College Jazz Festival in Hawaii with the Marine Jazz Ensemble playing Maynard Ferguson's Break The Ice.

Staple Samba - .mp3 audio clip
from 1992 CD "So Long Go"

Mark's MySpace.com page.
Mark's FaceBook.com page.

After getting the Dyna-Flow® mouthpieces finished. I am more stoked about playing than ever! These mouthpieces really WANT to play....if that makes any sense.

This is the first mouthpiece that I have really wanted to play in years. Rims that fit and feel good, cups that really produce a sound with a massive CORE to it. WAY past just a centered tone. These have projection AND impact.

These are all 100% original designs. Not just "versions" of some other model/brand or a knock-off of this or that. Our priority was to make them PLAY! REALLY PLAY! Not just to make them play LIKE something else.

See you in Cyberspace!

MVC

Finally, after a brief interruption in printing and an amazing amount of requests, Mark's Maximizing Practice series of trumpet method books are again available!

Zen and the Art of Trumpet Playing is ALSO available at this time!

First prototypes were made in 1981 ...been a LONG time. All CNC made 3 piece trumpet mouthpieces FINALLY here!

After over 10 years of design development, the Van Cleave Professional line of trumpets are FINALLY HERE!

Bill Adam celebrated his 90th birthday with over 200 friends and family in attendance. One of the biggest gatherings of some of the best trumpet players in the world!

Here are a few pictures...

I am currently taking private students in the Ft. Wayne, IN area. If you would like to schedule a lesson, contact me at mark@markvancleave.com.

I am also accepting new students online. The online studio is growing fast and is becoming a very nice alternative for students that cannot meet with me in person. Online streaming video, video conferencing, etc. has helped make the prospect of my online studio a reality.