Play Trumpet Today! Level 1 - Trumpet

A unique set of jazz etudes for the contemporary trumpet player, featuring a CD with etudes played by Dave Douglas, Ingrid Jensen, Scott Wendholt,Terell Stafford, Nicholas Marchione and author Cameron Pearce. Featuring recorded performances of each etude by some of the greatest jazz trumpeters in the world today, Modern Etudes for Solo Trumpet is a twenty-first century contribution to the lineage of musical studies for trumpet like Brandt and Charlier. A book of challenging yet highly enjoyable etudes that apply to the technical and musical needs of both the aspiring and the accomplished player in today's jazz trumpet arena. Includes new compositions for solo trumpet as well as new melodies over popular standards such as But Not for Me, All the Things You Are and Honeysuckle Rose. Combines a variety of stylistic elements ranging from the very early stages of Jazz to the newer harmonic and intervallic concepts yielding a very creative and beautiful set of studies. A collection of inventive etudes that provide a unique contribution to the solo trumpet repertoire.

Make learning more fun with this collection of sixteen pieces all carefully selected and arranged to provide supplementary material for today's young trumpeter. Each piece offers suggestions and guidelines to breathing dynamics and tempo together with technical tips performance notes and a simple piano accompaniment. Suitable for those working towards or have recently completed a Grade One trumpet exam.

Par MITCHELL HAROLD. Mitchell on Trumpet is revered by educators around the globe and stands unequalled by any other published approach for trumpet. This proven curriculum will guide any ambitious student on a path towards performance excellence. It takes you from the beginning to the extreme limits of the horn through a gradual progression of 82 balanced lessons developing your range from low F-sharp to G above high C. Mitchell on Trumpet - Book 2 continues this exciting journey with Lesson 27 and introduces many advanced concepts while extending the student's range to High C. The exercises and studies cover all phases of playing with the ultimate goal of acquiring and maintaining a strong flexible embouchure. Los Angeles studio pro, Chris Tedesco, will guide you through selected excerpts from all 19 lessons (#27 through #45) by playing, demonstrating, and encouraging the student from start to finish on the included audio CD. Pappy often said, 'Perfect practice makes perfect, careless practice makes mediocrity, and no practice makes nothing.' Since every individual has their own unique set of strengths and challenges, the time necessary to devote to studying this method will vary from student to student. The important thing is to establish a structured schedule that is appropriate for you. There are countless professionals, educators, and performers who claim that Mitchell on Trumpet is the most complete trumpet method ever written. The student who completes Mitchell's Method will be among a select few who possess the endurance, technique, and flexibility needed to conquer any obstacle that they may encounter in any musical passage ever written for trumpet. This Book 2 and all that follow are dedicated to Harold's son, Ollie Mitchell for his tireless pursuit to see his Pappy's work available for many future generations of aspiring trumpet players. Ollie touched so many lives, but sadly, was peacefully reunited with his Pappy when he passed away at home surrounded by family and friends on May 11, 2013. Harold Mitchell lived during a time when musicians played a vital role in popular entertainment. It was a nostalgic era of live performances in music & theater. Mitchell on Trumpet is the culmination of Pappy's life's work and still remains today as the only complete course ever written for learning to play the trumpet./ Méthode / Trompette

A trumpeter's trumpeter, Rosenboom is the go-to performer on the L.A. and Hollywood scene. Active in film and in jazz performance, Rosenboom has also created a foundational study for aspiring trumpet players. "For today's ever-increasing musical and technical requirements, this book offers a great mix between solid fundamentals and "bonus round" material for the advanced player, making sure we are prepared for all the possibilities that may come our way. Thanks Dan!? ?Thomas Hooten, Principal Trumpet, Los Angeles Philharmonic

Elgar Howarth’s Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra has been arranged for Trumpet with Piano accompaniment by Martin Harvey. The new Piano reduction cleverly compensates for the extendedpassages of untuned percussion in the original accompaniment adding yet another dimension to this exciting and volatile work. Elgar Howarth (b. 1935) is one of the foremost Brass musicians in Britain today; highlyregarded as a performer conductor composer and teacher. He was born into the northern Brass Band heritage and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music (now the RNCM). He played the Trumpet at the Royal Opera House andthe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra while also conducting and composing for several Brass Bands most notably the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. He has since written extensively for solo Brass instruments and continues to teach theTrumpet at the Royal Academy of Music.

Instrumental Play-Along-Solo instrumentalists will love this collection of 15 of today\'s hottest hits! The full-accompaniment play-along tracks features tempo adjustment software so you can change the tempo without changing pitch.

Trumpet Play-Along Book/CD Pack-Performed by Peter Ecklund Accompaniment: Peter Ecklund's Bixieland Band Along with Louis Armstrong Bix Beiderbecke was one of the first jazz musicians to become renowned for his improvised solos. His unique style comes out of an interesting mixture of musical influences some still well-known and some almost forgotten. His improvisations were based on the harmonies of the wonderful popular songs of his time many of which are now recognized today as standards. His use of vibrato a clear and bell-like attack accurate intonation and an overall solid style make his music a modern revelation to those who haven't heard him. Join jazz trumpet master Peter Ecklund in thisexploration of Beiderbecke's unique style. He demonstrates each of these golden musical standards then you step in and perform as soloist with the band! Includes a newly engraved authoritative printed solo part and a compact disc containing a complete version with soloist in digitally recorded stereo; then a digital stereo version of the accompaniment minus the soloist.

A simple fun way to learn the basics of improvisation!-Easy Improvisation is a great way to learn the basics of improvising on your own with friends or with the whole band! Musicians are given guidance to play along in parts to play along with written-out solos or to improvise on their own. The audio tracks include demonstration of the music on the page or just the background rhythms and chords. 30 different styles are included: rock 'n' roll hip-hop jazz EDM country Bossa Nova calypso cha-cha reggae and more. Use sample solos and other tips to start improvising today!