Practice Sessions for Trumpet is an intermediate level course which places the maximum emphasis on developing expressive playing. Pieces and studies have been chosen which encourage phrase shaping, rhythmical playing and dynamic control. These include works by distinguished contemporary composers. The range of styles covers jazz, blues and rock, as well as music from the established trumpet repertoire. Aural confidence and creativity is developed through an introductory course on playing by ear....
Practice Sessions for Trumpet is an intermediate level course which places the maximum emphasis on developing expressive playing. Pieces and studies have been chosen which encourage phrase shaping, rhythmical playing and dynamic control. These include works by distinguished contemporary composers. The range of styles covers jazz, blues and rock, as well as music from the established trumpet repertoire. Aural confidence and creativity is developed through an introductory course on playing by ear....
Playing with Scales is a new resource, designed to help motivate and encourage young musicians to practice their scales. It presents imaginative backing tracks in a variety of styles to transform scales and arpeggios from dry rudiments into an exciting musical experience. The accompaniments can be played by the teacher in lessons, plus all of the tracks are included for student practice at home using the supplied download card. This volume contains accompaniments for scales and arpeggios required...
One of the most effective and enjoyable ways to develop technical dexterity on an instrument is through melodies of a technical nature with scale and rhythm variation based on familiar melodies. This book is designed with this in mind. Because tunes, melodies and technical variations are interesting and more enjoyable to practice, most students will work more effectively, and overall results will be excellent. In general, the book progresses in difficulty and correlates with the method book, The...
Includes detailed text regarding: The Instrument (equipment and mutes); The Approach (practicing, articulation, intonation, technique of the 4th valve; use of pedal tones); Notation, Clefs, and Transposition; Literature Selection and Orchestral Excerpts; Guidelines for the Interpretation of Baroque Music (fingering chart, whole step trills, common transpositions, examples of basic melodic ornaments, selected sources for ornamentation study); Introductory Drills (Mezzo Soprano Trumpet "4th ValveE...
Includes detailed text regarding: The Musical Elements of Renaissance and Baroque Performance Style; Melodic Ornamentation During the Late Renaissance Period; Baroque Perceptions (attitudes about musical expression, notational shortcomings, timbre, tempo, rubato, rhythm, dynamics, and articulation); Elements of Period Ornamentation (trill, half-trill, appoggiatura, mordent, the turn, the slide, anacrusis, importance of silence, accents, tremolo, vibrato, the cadenza); Regional Differences in Orn...
A true path I remained in the US for a year and returned during consecutive summers to see him again. All in all I had more than a hundred lessons; today I feel the need to share what I experienced. I'm aware that trying to do so amounts to a near-impossibility and that teaching of such richness, based upon warm and attentive listening to the student can be properly transmitted only in person. Nevertheless I hope that my message - which is not a thesis, but a simple memento - may contribute to th...
40 colorful and dynamic etudes written by Fritz Werner including several areas of technical focus such as: wide interval studies (tongued and slurred), finger dexterity, shifting articulations, flexibility, lip slurs, rapid single, double and triple tonguing, complex rhythms such as 16th and 32nd note combinations, rapid movement from lower to upper registers to develop facility (up to high D above the staff), major and minor and diminished arpeggios, changing tonalities, and much more. Begin...
Maintaining Chops is a method for all trumpet players interested in keeping their lips and playing ability (chops) strong and ready for any performance. It is designed to keep muscles honed and trumpeter's lips always fresh no matter what musical demandsare required by upcoming performances. The method also instills needed mental tools necessary to play tunes in all keys and to produce quality solos. An easy to use method yielding powerful results!
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By Jeremy West with Susan Smith. Subtitled: "Modi Tutti Da Sonar Il Cornetto." Contains detailed text regarding: the instrument, mouthpiece, cornetto ensemble playing, holding the instrument, fundamentals of technique, warming up, warming down, breathing and support, articulation, single and double tonguing ("du-gu", D'dl", and "Te-re" approaches), finger articulation, fingering patterns, intonation, ornamentation, etc. Exercises included: Cornetto nursery (introductory exercises), Beginners...
This book provides a comprehensive guide to jazz trumpet. Each chapter contains tunes and exercises that will improve your playing in all areas - your tehncique, reading, creativity, improvisation and theory will all benefit as you gain an understanding of the history of jazz and of its innovators. Author Ollie Weston introduces you to the language of jazz and then goes on to focus on musical and theoretical concepts. Key techniques and sytles explained include blues, bebop, chord types, funk, pe...
A collection of short, graduated studies for teaching or learning to read rhythms. Exercises cover all fundamental rhythms, meters, and mixed meters. Ideal as a supplement or primary reading method. Now even better with the addition of online access to demonstration recordings showcasing the exercises featured in the book. Useful for any instrument or voice. Basics in Rhythm provides a systematic approach to reading and understanding rhythm. (contents & sample pages)
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A tour de force designed to increase technique, key fluency, harmonic comprehension and overall musicianship. An expansion of part of Rich's Jazz Improv handbook providing thorough workouts on the harmonic minor, whole tone, whole-step/half-step and half-step/whole-step diminished scales. This book is a must-have for all aspiring trumpeters. -the publisher (sample pages)
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Daily Exercises isolate the building blocks of rhythm in a logical and sequential way. A Flexible Counting System because the best system is one that is used every day in your rehearsals. Ensembles in the form of rounds, duets and trios (including full page performance pieces). No Instruments Required allowing the book to be used in mixed instrument settings and enabling students to learn advanced rhythms without the need for advanced technique. Games suggested throughout to make rhythm instr...
Four books in one. A collection of several of Williams' best known trumpet books: Method of Transposition, Supplementary Studies, The Secret of Technique Preservation, and High Tones.
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For the advanced player to gain facility in the vital techniques of transposition. The material is arranged in order of progressive difficulty with 50 melodies, twelve characteristic studies, 12 artistic duets. Transposition is covered for trumpets in: C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B#. One of the more popular transposition books on the market. -CDP Also contains list of foreign terms relative to instrument names, key signatures, and other trumpet-related accessories such as mutes. Det...
Subtitled "Major, Minor, Whole Tone, Chromatic, Velocity & High Tone Scales." A systematic study by Ernest S. Williams of these various scale types. Most groups of exercises begin with no sharps/flats and progressively add one sharp or flat until more challenging key signatures are presented. Quite a variety of different scale variations are included as well as various technical sequences. Varying articulation patterns are also explored. Velocity studies use grouping of 15 and 19 notes per beat...
A concise practice routine inspired by and intended for the busy professional. Long considered by students, professionals and teachers as one of the most concise and invaluable compact exercise books covering a series of daily routines designed to maintain a consistent level of technical ability. - the publisher Detailed text regarding conservation of lip-strength, lip and finger limbering, and practice procedures. Exercises focus upon: lip flexibility and lip trills; major, minor and whole t...
Includes: Six Studies for Style; Staccato Studies; Intervals (starting with thirds & progressing to tenths); Chromatic Studies; Studies in Triple Tonguing; Triplet Studies; Etude de Concert No. 6; 6 Modern Duets for Trumpets based on: whole tone scale, style & rhythm, the staccato; Rhythm & Entries; Embellishments; Triplets & Sharps; Double Tonguguing; Minor Scales. 64 pages. (sample pages)
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Chops: The Ultimate Guide to Building Tone, Technique and Flexibility is a thorough method for brass instruments written by Frank Williams, a respected brass pedagogue. These exercises are not glamorous, but they are the vegetables that all brass players must eat in order to improve their tone, technique and flexibility. This is a one-of-a-kind collection of exercises and insights into mastering the skills necessary to be a solid player on a brass instrument. Williams' students are living proof t...
A Dozen a Day books have long been the favorite pre-practice technical exercises for young pianists. Now these classic warm-up exercises are available for young instrumentalists too! Complete with audio backing tracks on the included CD, these books helpdevelop and maintain good fingering and breathing technique - the basis for all good playing. Suddenly practice has become more rewarding... and a lot more enjoyable! -the publisher
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Texas educator and renowned band director Roger Winslow has created this collection of 204 short etudes in order to progressively develop sight reading skills. First 50 or so exercises are for elementary players. Remain exercises gradually work from early intermediate to early advanced levels. Range is moderate and makes this book an option also for treble clef euphonium, French horn, clarinet, saxophone, and other treble clef instruments. Some specific challenges included are a variety of eighth...
Solo Duet Training contains duets based upon six popular solo works and are intended to help trumpeters develop better rhythmic integrity, improve accuracy and intonation, enhance tone/sound concept, heighten concepts of style and phrasing, and achieve agreater awareness of and sensitivity to the orchestral and piano parts. The solo and accompaniment passages are evenly divided, and both parts are similar in difficulty. Solo Duet Training can be used to help students learn style and technique, a...
Wilhelm Wurm was one of the most important influences on the evolution of cornet/trumpet playing and teaching in the second half of the nineteenth century. Initially this collection of 120 etudes was in three separate books: 60 Etudes for Cornet a Pistonor Trumpet; 40 Etudes for Cornet a Piston or Trumpet; and 20 Difficult Studies for Cornet a Piston or Trumpet (renamed here as 20 Advanced Studies for Cornet a Piston or Trumpet). Wurm adapted some of these etudes from existing studies, utilizing ...
The Wurm Etudes for trumpet are revered in the brass community for their technical rigor and musical depth. Composed by Wilhelm Wurm, these studies serve as a cornerstone in trumpet pedagogy, challenging players with intricate patterns, rapid articulations, and dynamic contrasts. Aspiring trumpeters find in Wurm's Etudes not just exercises but musical gems that enhance their technical precision, endurance, and expressive capabilities, making them indispensable in the journey toward mastery ofthe ...
40 advanced studies by Russian trumpeter, author and St. Petersburg Conservatory Professor Wilhelm Wurm (1826-1906). Some etudes are based on a simple rhythm or sequence and focus upon harmonic changes and various technical challenges. Others are more melodic with more elaborate rhythms and ornamentation in less rigid context in terms of tempo. Typical technical challenges include: fingering dexterity, wide intervals (tongued and slurred), ornamentation (trills and gracenotes), complex rhythms ...
A systematic method for developing and strengthening the embouchure while building a solid technique. Studies on scales, chords, intervals - Exercises to develop tonquing and articulation to develop transposition facility - Solos, duets and transciptionsfrom the classics. For intermediate/advanced players. - the publisher Includes exercises incorporating: long tones, scales and arpeggios, lip flexibility, breathing (long phrases), staccato, rapid tonguing (single, double and triple), wide inte...
Complete Title: Stop Shaking - Old Guy's Guide to Better Trumpet Playing Using Visualization & Empowerment. Although this is a humorous title and contains several amusing cartoons, this book actually has some good information regarding gaining control of your tone through various mental and physical exercises. Gene Zika includes detailed text about muscular problems, isometrics, statics (playing without pressure with a double-buzzing effect), using visualization and imagery to get your mind in...
A systematic method for successfully attaining the upper-register demanded of the modern trumpet performer, containing textual material and exercises, plus a detailed fingering charge of the upper register. - Jay D. Zorn. Text included regarding: The High "C" Sound Barrier; The Jazz Influence; Psychological Readiness for the Upper Register; Fear of the Upper Register; Breath Support; Throat Arch; Embouchure and Lip Aperture; Mouthpiece Pressure; Mouthpiece Selection; Trumpet Selection. Chromat...