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Essential Trumpet Method Books Guide

This document provides a list of recommended method books and studies for trumpet players organized by area of focus. The areas included are embouchure studies, upper register development, finger technique, lyrical/flow studies, transposition studies, etudes, general studies, piccolo trumpet studies, daily routines, sightreading, articulation studies, and academic books about trumpet pedagogy and performance. Many of the books listed are standards written by well-known trumpet pedagogues and performers.
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Essential Trumpet Method Books Guide

This document provides a list of recommended method books and studies for trumpet players organized by area of focus. The areas included are embouchure studies, upper register development, finger technique, lyrical/flow studies, transposition studies, etudes, general studies, piccolo trumpet studies, daily routines, sightreading, articulation studies, and academic books about trumpet pedagogy and performance. Many of the books listed are standards written by well-known trumpet pedagogues and performers.
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  • Embouchure Studies
  • Transposition Studies
  • Etudes
  • Upper Register
  • Finger Technique
  • Lyrical/Slow Studies
  • Sightreading
  • Piccolo Studies
  • General Studies
  • Articulation Studies
  • Academic Books
  • Daily Routines

Recommended Trumpet Method Books

Embouchure Studies

Own Buy
____ ____ Embouchure Builder Lowell Little
____ ____ 27 Groups of Exercises Earl Irons
____ ____ Lip Flexibility on the Trumpet Walter Smith
____ ____ Method for Trumpet, Book 3 Anthony Plog
____ ____ Lip Flexibilities for all Brass Instruments Bai Lin
____ ____ Advanced Lip Flexibilities Charles Colin
____ ____ Trumpet Lessons with David Hickman, vol 3 David Hickman
____ ____ The Buzzing Book James Thompson
____ ____ Tongue Level Exercises Claude Gordon
____ ____ Endurance Drills Chris Gekker

Upper Register

____ ____ Total Range Charles Peters


____ ____ Exploring the Trumpet’s Upper Register Jay Zorn
____ ____ Progressive Studies for the High Register Keith Johnson
____ ____ Total Range Peters

Finger Technique

____ ____ Technical Studies for the Cornet (Trumpet) HL Clarke


____ ____ Method for Trumpet, book 2 Anthony Plog
____ ____ Speed Studies Robert Nagel
____ ____ Technical Studies for the Modern Trumpet Pat Harbison
____ ____ The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method, book 1 Allen Vizutti
____ ____ The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method, book 2 Allen Vizutti
____ ____ Chromatic Exercises and Technical Studies for . . . Pierre Thibaud

Lyrical/flow Studies

____ ____ Method for Trumpet, book 1 Anthony Plog


____ ____ Giuseppe Concone: The Complete Solfeggi ed. John Korak
____ ____ Concone Lyrical Studies ed. John F. Sawyer
____ ____ In the Singing Style ed. Phil Collins
____ ____ Melodious Etudes for Trombone ed. Rochut

Transposition Studies

____ ____ 100 Melodic Etudes for Transposition Reginaldo Caffarelli


____ ____ Vint-Quatre Vocalises M. Bordogni
____ ____ 100 Studies Ernst Sachse

Etudes

____ ____ First Book of Practical Studies for Cornet Robert Getchell
____ ____ Second Book of Practical Studies for Cornet Robert Getchell
____ ____ Sixty Studies Kopprasch
____ ____ Studies for Trumpet Roger Voison
____ ____ 34 Studies Vassily Brandt
____ ____ Top Tones for the Trumpeter William Smith
____ ____ Thirty-six Celebrated Studies for Cornet N. Bousquet
____ ____ Characteristic Studies HL Clarke
____ ____ Etudes Transcendantes Charlier

General Studies

____ ____ Daily Drills and Technical Studies for Trumpet Max Schlossberg
____ ____ Jake’s Method Don Jacoby
____ ____ Endurance Drills for Performance Skills Chris Gekker
____ ____ Warm-ups and Studies James Stamp
____ ____ Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet JB Arban
____ ____ Brass Playing is No Harder then Deep Breathing Claude Gordon

Piccolo Studies

____ ____ The Piccolo Trumpet Big Book ed. David Hickman

Daily Routines

____ ____ Daily Fundamentals for the Trumpet Michael Sachs


____ ____ Setting up Drills HL Clarke
____ ____ Trumpet Routines William Vacchiano
____ ____ How to Play High Notes, Low Notes. . . John Haynie
____ ____ Systematic Approach to Daily Practice Claude Gordon

Sightreading

____ ____ Develop Sight Reading Dufresne


____ ____ The Complete Sight Reading Etude Collection Mark Ponzo

Articulation Studies

____ ____ Articulation Studies, Exercises, Etudes, Duets Chris Gekker


____ ____ Tongue Trainers Sheubruk

Academic Books

____ ____ The Trumpet (out of print, may find a used copy) Ed Tarr
____ ____ Arnold Jacobs: Song and Wind Brian Frederiksen
____ ____ Brass Performance and Pedagogy Keith Johnson
____ ____ Musical Performance Daniel Kohut
____ ____ Effortless Mastery Kenny Werner
____ ____ Note Grouping James Thurmond

Recommended Trumpet Method Books
Embouchure Studies
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Embouchure Builder
Lowell Little
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27 Groups of
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34 Studies
Vassily Brandt
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Top Tones for the Trumpeter
William Smith
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Thirty-six Celebrated Studi

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