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Jeanne Gabriel Pocius, known internationally as the "Chop Doc," is a recognized authority and clinician on trumpet playing, performance, embouchure analysis and pedagogy. She has provided expertise to thousands of trumpeters throughout the world through Internet trumpet/brass websites and forums. Pocius is also an accomplished trumpet virtuoso having studied under William Vacchiano of the New York Philharmonic and Dan Patrylak of the U.S. Marine Band. She has played lead trumpet for Aretha Franklin, Sergio Franchi, The Temptations, at the Montreal and Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festivals, and for Bob Hope, and many other name acts. "Trumpeting By Nature" is the brilliant culmination of her teaching and performing careers.