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