World renowned trumpeter Arturo Sandoval presents a comprehensive approach to trumpet playing and basic musicianship.

Warm-ups technical exercises and studies are an essential part of all brass players’ training building stamina as well as establishing technique. Graded Exercises and Studies for Trumpet and Other Valved Brass Instruments is a tried and tested collection that presents core material for every stage of technical development:Forming a correct and secure embouchureTonguing technique and developing staccato and legato workFingering practice and agilityTone development and mouthpiece work.This book is suitable for players within a year of starting presenting the basics in bite-sized exercises andconsolidating through a series of studies. It works up progressively and imaginatively to more advanced techniques and provides a series of ideal warm-ups for players whatever their level.

These studies have been written to provide trumpeters with a wide variety of musical and technical challenges progressively arranged from beginner to more advanced levels. Each study forms a complete musical statement the whole collection encompassing Classical Jazz Funk Rock and other traditional and popular styles.

Belgian born Louis Julien Vannetelbosch (b. 1920) is an established composer conductor and Trumpet player. His expertise combined have led him to publish 25 successful studies for Trumpet the majority of which have been compiled in Twenty Melodic and Technical Studies. Vannetelbosch studied at the Leuven and Brussels Conservatoires where he won many prizes. His professional career gained him success with many orchestras and he later went on to conduct and judge competitions. Vannetelbosch's Twenty Melodic and Technical Studies for Trumpet are in a variety of styles and address aspectsincluding rhythm time signatures breath control tonality tempo range dynamics articulation phrasing and ornamentation among many other musical elements. For all advanced trumpeters Twenty Melodic and Technical Studies compiled by Louis Julien Vannetelbosch a master of the instrument himself is essential to aid progression to a high technical standard.

A simple user-friendly method ideal for beginner trumpet students of any age. Emphasis is placed on sound fundamentals proper embouchure and other basic techniques using familiar tunes to teach notes and concepts. A wealthof solos is included to provide enjoyable repertoire during the learning process. Trumpet care and maintenance is taught as well. Includes access to online audio.

More fun pieces to get jazzy with-If you enjoyed Razzamajazz here are a few more pieces to 'get jazzy' with. They are written in a variety of styles and are for students to perform or just to improve technique or widen musical vocabulary. it contains four stories from the Old Testament.

A collection of big-note easy favorite melodies designed to build technique range and endurance while holding and maintaining student interest. A fingering chart is also included. An ideal supplement to any method.

'Trumpet Basics' is a landmark method by one of the leading figures in trumpet education John Miller. It starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to about Grade 2 level. There are 22 stages and each section includes a wonderful variety of concert pieces from the great composers traditional tunes and fun original exercises 'finger gyms' and 'warm ups' to help establish a sound technique 'factfiles' and 'quizzes' to teach notation and general musicianship helpful clear 'fingering charts' and 'rhythm boxes' and great illustration. This teacher's book offers tips on how to approach new techniques and motivate young players alongside duet parts andsimple piano acommpaniment. This book would be particularly helpful for teachers who are not Trumpet specialists.

The Secrets of Eight Master Artists and Teachers-The Yamaha Etude And Exercise Book For Trumpet is a collection of secrets on how to play the Trumpet from eight of the worlds finest trumpet players who use and endorse Yamaha products.This eclectic collection covers a wide range of challenges to mastering the Trumpet and contains etudes to develop tone technique lyricism and overall musicianship on the instrument.

Mark Vega?s Jazz Solo Series for Trumpet is a great instructional tool for musicians and music students to learn or improve their improvisational abilities in the jazz-swing idiom. There are sixty-six examples in the book, starting at a somewhat easy level and gradually increasing in difficulty throughout the book. Sections include: Exercises in all twelve keys using II-V-I and II-V-III-VI-II-V-I chord progressions. Exercises in all twelve keys using I-VI-II-V-III-bIII-II-V-I chord progressions. Complete worked-out solos over chord changes to the popular Jazz standards Stella By Starlight, Take The A Train, and There Will Never Be Another You. Includes an easy version of the solo followed by a more difficult one. Recordings of the choruses of the above pieces, repeated for convenient practicing. A selected discography of Mark?s favourite Jazz albums featuring great Jazz soloists.

A Dozen A Day books have long been the favourite pre-practice technical exercises for young pianists. Now these classic warm-up exercises are available for trumpet too! Complete with audio backing tracks on the included CD A Dozen A Day for Trumpet helps develop and maintain good fingering and breathing technique the basis for all good playing.Suddenly trumpet practice has become more rewarding... and a lot more enjoyable!