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Trumpet Methods

hme220.jpg 100 Progressive Lessons for Trumpet for the Beginning or Comeback Player
$29.00
The ideal book for trumpeters during their first three years of development! Lessons progress at a reasonable rate and are two pages in length. Each lesson includes two contrasting etudes, a famous melody, a technical study, and two “factoids” that contain valuable information about music and the trumpet. The book also includes a 10-page glossary of musical terms, signs, and symbols. Soft cover (coil bound) 8.5 X 11 inches; 210 pages
Arban Tpt..JPG Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet
$28.95
For more than a centruy, the Arban's method has been the definitive course of study for the trumpet and cornet student and performer.
ArbanPlat.jpg Arban's Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet - Platinum Edition
$39.95
Carl Fischer is proud to present a new and special edition of this classic publication that has served as the method of choice for generations of trumpet players. The Authentic Edition of Arban's Complete Conservatory Method offers the student a comprehensive system of study for the trumpet, including scales, etudes, duets, solos, and extensive exercises designed to develop musicianship and technique. The new Platinum Edition features: Comb-binding for easier use; Piano accompaniment CD for the Fantasies included in the book; Handsome Platinum Edition cover.
COOPBACH.JPG Bach, J. S. -- Six Suites for Solo Cello, Transcribed & Edited for Trumpet by David Cooper
$30.00
Bach's famous cello suites transcribed and arranged for trumpet by trumpet player, teacher, and arranger David Cooper.
Bordogni -- Legato Etudes of Bordogni for Trumpet
$11.50
Published by Encore Music Publishers, transcribed by Wesley Jacobs. Includes 15 legato etudes.
Bordogni/Porret -- 24 Vocalises adapted for Trumpet
$24.95
brandtsmall.jpg Brandt, Vassily -- 34 Studies for Trumpet
$11.25
edited by Robert Nigel, published by the International Music Company.
Charlier, Theo -- 36 Etudes Transcendantes
$44.99
published by Alphonse Leduc.
marchsmall.jpg Clark, Larry -- Playing with the Band - March Melodies for Trumpet
$12.95
For Solo instruments and play-along CD with concert band. Includes marches by E.E. Bagley, Julius Fucik, John N. Klohr, John Philip Sousa and Carl Teike. You are always playing the melody; even The Stars and Stripes Forever Piccolo part is transcribed! Arranged by Larry Clark, published by Carl Fischer.
clarkesmall.jpg Clarke, H. L. -- Characteristic Studies for the Cornet
$13.50
Herbert L. Clarke's classic studies book. Published by Carl Fischer.
Clarke, H. L. -- Clarke Setting Up Drills
$8.50
Calisthenic exercises for the trumpet. It contains expert instructive advice for amitious players, 38 exercises for proper training of the lip muscles, movement of the lower lip, control of wind power, half-hour daily practice, and special studies for the mastery of diatonic and chromatic scales. Published by Carl Fischer.
hme140small.jpg Clarke, H. L. -- Clarke Studies, Compiled by David Hickman
$27.00
Includes all 4 of Clarke’s instruction books for cornet or trumpet: Elementary Studies, Technical Studies, Characteristic Studies, and Setting Up Drills. Also included are 8 pages of suggested practice routines for maximum results by David Hickman. The price is almost half the price of ordering all four books separately from other publishers! Spiral bound.
Clarke tpt.bmp Clarke, H. L. -- Clarke Technical Studies for the Cornet
$14.50
This book has been especially written to enable the trumpet student to conquer any technical difficulties he or she might encounter in the literature for the instrument.
Classic Jazz Masters: Trumpet Transcriptions Vol. 1
$10.00
Transcriptions of solos from Dizzy Gillespie, Bubber Miley, Clifford Brown, Bunny Berrigan, Louis Armstrong, Fats Navarro among others.
Colin, Charles -- Advanced Lip Flexibilities Complete
$15.00
Complete, including Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3.
COMPLETE SET -- Essential Orchestral Excerpts, edited by Dobrzeleski, compiled by David Hickman
$269.00
The most thorough and comprehensive as well as the most affordable collection of orchestral excerpts ever compiled for the trumpet. Get the entire 16 book set for the reduced price of $15 per book.
concone.jpg Concone Lyrical Studies for Trumpet or Horn
$19.95
Transcribed by John F. Sawyer, published by the Brass Press.
belcanto Damrow -- Bel Canto for Brass
Damrow -- Bel Canto for Brass Trumpet Book with CD $13.95
Damrow -- Bel Canto for Brass Piano Accompaniment Book $10.95
artofbrass.gif Farkas, Philip -- The Art of Brass Playing
$15.00
The Art of Brass playing is a treatise on the formation and use of the brass player’s embouchure. It includes sections on the embouchure’s function, mouthpiece placement, moist versus dry lips, the lip aperture, articulation, mouthpiece pressure and breath control. A must for all brass players, this includes photos of the embouchures of Adolph Herseth, Philip Farkas, Edward Kleinhammer, and Arnold Jacobs, among others. This book has become a standard in brass technique classes and at conservatories everywhere.
artofmusicianship.gif Farkas, Philip -- The Art of Musicianship
$12.00
The Art of Musicianship explores the skills, knowledge and sensitivity needed by the mature musician to perform in an artistic and professional manner. It has been used since 1976 in brass classes and music appreciation courses across the country. Topics of discussions include; Musicianship, phrasing, dynamics, tempo, rhythm, articulation, intonation, ensemble playing and stagefright, to name a few.
flexus.jpg Frink / McNeil -- Flexus: Trumpet Calesthenics for the Modern Improvisor
$34.50
Flexus: Trumpet Calesthenics for the Modern Improvisor by Laurie Frink & John McNeil. The first book to deal with the unique physical demands of improvising on the trumpet! Preliminary studies (Flexibility · Basic flexibilities · Flexando · Advanced flexibilities · Interval studies · Études 1-3) Articulation (Slurring/tonguing · Étude 4 · Developed scale · arpeggios/direction changes · Étude 5) Pedal tones Quick register changes (Consistent intervals · Spiders · Étude 6 · Chromatic displacement · Target practice · Octave displacement · Études 7-10) Included with the book is a half-hour CD with the authors talking about and demonstrating exercises in the book.
getchell1.gif Getchell -- Practical Studies for Cornet and Trumpet Book 1
$7.95
getchell2.gif Getchell -- Practical Studies for Cornet and Trumpet Book 2
$7.95
goldman.jpg Goldman, E.F. -- Practical Studies for the Trumpet
$10.95
Harrell, Tom -- Jazz Trumpet Solos Collection
$19.95
Includes 20 transcriptions by David Cooper, 12 of which are Harrell original compositions, all heads included.
Harrell, Tom -- The Real Jazz Trumpet Transcriptions
$10.00
Includes 16 transcriptions of Harrell's solos on original compositions as well as the famous unaccompanied "Joy Spring."
hessiona Hession -- Hession's Sessions Book 1
$30.00
For the sake of lead trumpet playing - Hessions Sessions Guide to consistent, reliable and sometimes, Invincible Chops!
hme183small.jpg Hickman -- 15 Advanced Embouchure Studies
$15.00
Fifteen progressive lip bend studies designed to strengthen the embouchure, as well as develop accuracy and control in all registers. These are the exercises used by Hickman with hundreds of students over the past 35 years. A 15 week (or less) course for good high school players and up. Simple instructions with each lesson help the player fine tune and develop the embouchure to maximize power, endurance, and tone quality. 40 pages; coil binding. We've tried this book here at Thompson Music and we've seen results!
hickmanbook2 Hickman -- Trumpet Pedagogy: A Compendium of Modern Teaching Techniques
$69.00
TRUMPET PEDAGOGY: A Compendium of Modern Teaching Techniques is the largest and most complete book ever written about trumpet playing. 503 pages. Hardbound; cloth; 8.5 x 11 x 1.75 in.; 369 photos; 89 illustrations; dozens of music examples. David Hickman is considered one of the world's finest trumpet pedagogues with 35 years of university teaching. A must for all serious players and teachers!
ironssmall.jpg Irons, Earl D. -- 27 Groups of Exercises for Trumpet
$11.50
coopsolo.gif Jazz Trumpet Solos
$10.00
Includes 11 transcriptions of legendary jazz performances of Chet Baker, Tom Harrell, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw.
masterworks.gif Masterworks for Trumpet
$11.95
An excellent collection of trumpet etudes and orchestral parts! 12 artistic studies by Saint-Jacome, 36 studies by N. Bousquet, 5 studies by Domenico Gatti, 34 Etudes by W. Brant, as well as the COMPLETE 1st trumpet parts for Suite from the Opera Le Coq D'Or by Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakoff, and Symphonies No. 4 and No. 6 by Peter Tchaikovsky
AM42102small.jpg Mehegan, John -- Jazz Improvisation 1: Tonal and Rhythmic Principles
$22.95
By John Mehegan, Preface by Leonard Bernstein. Revised and Enlarged Edition. The fundamental musical concepts used by every great jazz musician from Buddy Bolden to Dizzy Gillespie. Here for students, professional and amateur musicians and serious Jazz enthusiasts. More than 70 lessons that define and clearly systematize the basic principals of Jazz using more than 60 jazz standards as examples. Heralded by many Jazz greats.
Nagel -- Speed Studies for Trumpet
$10.95
Mentor Music Publishing.
tipbook.gif Pinksterboer, Hugo -- Tipbook for Trumpet and Trombone: The Best Guide to your Instrument
$9.95
The Tipbook Series books are handy, accessible, thorough, and convenient guides for players who want to get the most out of their instrument. They are written in collaboration with and proofread by musicians, teachers, technicians and other experts for beginners, students and advanced players. Features include: • lessons • teachers • practicing • all jargon explained • basic background information • price indications • history and family of the instrument • more. The trumpet and trombone book covers topics such as selecting and play-testing trumpets, cornets, flugelhorns and trombones, buying mouthpieces and mutes, tuning, and a brass players' glossary. “A valuable source of information.” (International Trumpet Guild) “Thoughtfully produced with clear print and numerous diagrams and drawings bursting with easy to find information and comprehensive, yet concise guidance.” (Harold Nash, The Trombonist)
rubadvsmall.jpg Rubank Advanced Method -- Cornet or Trumpet Vol. 1
$6.95
rubelesmall.jpg Rubank Elementary Method -- Cornet or Trumpet
$5.50
rubintsmall.jpg Rubank Intermediate Method -- Cornet or Trumpet
$5.50
Sachse -- 100 Studies for Trumpet
$18.25
Definitive book for transposition. Published by the International Music Company.
saintjacomesmall.jpg Saint-Jacome -- Grand Method Complete
$34.95
revised by Claude Gordon. Includes celebrated Cornet duets, book 2 and 3, 12 grand artistic studies, 36 celebrated studies for cornet by N. Bousquet, all revised by Edwin Franko Goldman. Published by Carl Fischer.
Sclossberg, Max -- Daily Drills & Technical Studies for Trumpet
$18.95
Published by M. Baron Company, Inc.
straightahead.gif Straight Ahead Jazz Fakebook Bb edition
$24.95
a collection of Jazz compositions in a straight ahead style, or hard bebop style.
hme221a.jpg Tarr, Edward -- The Trumpet
$35.00
Available again in English! Dr. Tarr is the world’s leading authority on the history of the trumpet and its repertoire. In this newly revised and enlarged edition, Tarr discusses the evolution of the trumpet from primitive times to today. Important repertoire and performers are also discussed. It is a must-own book for all serious trumpet performers and teachers! 8.5 X 11 inches; 176 pages; 37 photographs including 8 in color; 57 illustrations and music examples. Soft cover (“Perfect” bound)
Tuneup.jpg Tuneup: Basic Training Intonation System
With a timbre engineered to expose pitch discrepancy immediately, the Basic Training audio CD provides the player with three crucial exercises per Key. The player first sings, then plays against the CD, listening for the “beats of pitch discrepancy. As the player moves his or her pitch to correct the beats, perfect placement is found and held, establishing a “groove” where the perfect, pure interval is easily recognized in context.

The first exercise, the Tonic Track Exercise, is a drone using a complex timbre quick to expose the “beats” of pitch discrepancy. By following the provided studies, the player learns the location of each Major and minor interval per key, places the interval in both scales and arpeggios, and uses the exercise for excerpt, solo and etude development. However, Basic Training does not stop there!

The second exercise extends the intervals learned in the Tonic Track Exercises to full, perfectly tuned chords . The Interval Study provides the player with eight separate patterns that focus on the Root, Dominant and Third of the chord and on movement within the chord. Here the player learns to apply the intervals within the context of the chord.

Finally, the difficult skill of playing minor intervals is honed in the Minor Interval Study. Two patterns are provided to ease the player into mastering major and minor intervals.

The Basic Training Text lays an ample foundation for musical acoustics as it applies to intonation and also provides step by step guidance on developing the ear and using the audio CD. Included in the text is a Note Tendency Chart to track your instruments' tendencies and alternate tuning methods to compensate for them.

The Basic Training Workbook is available for instruments in C, Bb, Eb, F and Bass Clef.
Tuneup: Basic Training for Bass Cleff instruments in C $54.00
Tuneup: Basic Training for Horn in F $54.00
Tuneup: Basic Training for Trumpet in Bb $54.00
VIZZ1.jpg Vizzutti, Allen -- Trumpet Method, Book 1
$18.95
Book 1 - Technical Studies
VIZZ2.jpg Vizzutti, Allen -- Trumpet Method, Book 2
$16.95
Book 2 - Harmonic Studies
VIZZ3.jpg Vizzutti, Allen -- Trumpet Method, Book 3
$12.95
Book 3 - Melodic Studies
cichsmall.jpg Back to Basics for Trumpeters: The Teaching of Vincent Cichowicz - Luis Loubriel
This book is built around interviews that Luis E. Loubriel conducted with Vincent Cichowicz and his most successful disciples over thirteen years, woven together with Loubriel’s own analysis, and organized according to the central themes of Cichowicz’s methodology. Although Cichowicz developed no rigid, one-size-fits-all system - indeed, his special talent was for custom tailoring his teaching to the needs of each student - certain fundamentals tenets informed all of his teaching. This book memorializes those tenets through the words of the master himself and some of his exemplary proteges. As such, it represents a significant contribution to contemporary understandings of trumpet pedagogy, and brass pedagogy in general.