How to get a good sound read music and master a variety of styles-including classical pop jazz and Latin Listening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during ablues rendition-is a pleasure second to none. And masters including Wynton Marsalis and Louis Armstrong have made the trumpet truly Gabriel's horn one of the most eloquent voices in classical music and jazz. Yet even a virtuosobegins somewhere. This down-to-earth and user-friendly guide shows those new to the trumpet everything they need know to play the instrument-from basic technique (including getting a good sound) caring for a trumpet and learningpieces from many musical genres.Demonstrates how to play classical pop jazz and Latin-with audio samples on the enclosed CD-ROMIncludes tips on how to buy or rent the best instrument Anideal guide for students just learning the trumpet or students who need a little boost or fans of the trumpet who've never got around to learning it here is the complete guide to making one of the world's most popular-andbeloved instruments-their own.

Bram Wiggins (1922-2014) was a highly respected British trumpeter composer and teacher. He spent eleven years as principal trumpet and principal cornet at the LSO before embarking upon a freelance career that tookhim all over Canada and the UK. He settled as Head of Wind at Stowe School while he would also regularly examine at the Royal Academy Trinity College and Birmingham Conservatory. He became well-known for his many compositionsand arrangements for Brass and Wind bands. In Take Up The Trumpet Wiggins' experience as a teacher player and composer is passed on to you in a superbly constructed and up-to-date series. The fun way tolearn the trumpet!In Book 2 you can learn to play 'Summertime' 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' 'William Tell' and many more popular pieces improving your music reading and learning new notes.

Grades -4-Teacher's Notes: These carefully graded pieces have been designed to help your pupils with their reading skills from elementatry to grade 3 - 4. The scale melodies will help to develop a feeling for keys and tonality. The pieces have no performance markings and you and your pupils are encouraged to add these as part of the learning experience. The chord symbols throughout are in concert pitch and offer the opportunity to add a live keyboard or guitar accompaniment.These pieces are designed to be both enjoyable performance material and a helpful teaching resource and the scale melodies will make preparation for examinations a more rewarding and musicalexperience.Student's Notes: Every piece has a full performance track and an accompaniment track on the companion CD. Listen to the performance tracks and try to copy what you hear - for example what do you notice about the quavers (eighth notes) in Pogo Stick and Swingin' - are they the same? Use your ears.Play along with the accompaniment tracks with as much style as you can and most importantly Have Fun!This book was originally published by Harlequin Music Cambridge in 2000.

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.

Description (I want to play the trumpet) If you ever want to play the trumpet, and you think it's hard or difficult to learn, and you're looking for an easy book, look no more, the Victor M. Barba's book Quiero Tocar La Trompeta is here. Finally there is an Easy to understand book to learn how to play the basics on the trumpet. The only book that includes music notes and music notes name, graphics and fingering, plus a CD, all in one book. With this book you will learn how to read music and learn music theory; you have progressive studies, many original songs, exercises, and daily technique. Comes with 74 musical examples, notes chart, and fingering for each note. Quiero Tocar La Trompeta is a must-have from Easy Music School and Mel Bay Publications! Companion CD of examples included.

The Boosey Brass Method- Trumpet/Cornet Book 1 is a fantastic way to start playing your Trumpet and has been designed to be used in lessons and all the playing in-between! Each level contains a wide variety of solo and ensemble music for you to add to your playing repertoire and also to build confidence by playing with others. The Boosey Brass Method will help you learn to play your instrument and learn to make music! The flexible ensemble arrangements are suitable for any number of players in mixed instrument groups which is also important for classes with a mix of ability age and experience. Everything is fully and plainly explained allowing fordetailed class interaction or private study. There are breathing and rhythm exercises musical activities such as quizzes and clapping games all to help improvising and composing. This method is set into carefully considered portions; stages which allowed for structured progress without being too formal and rigid. With all the activities each stage is fun and suitably challenging to yield the best results from students. There are invaluable Audio CDs containing performances demonstrations backing tracks and listening activities. These give perfect examples of how things should sound as well as helping to inspire and motivate students on to bigger and better things! This versatile volume has been specifically written for Trumpet or Cornet in B-flat and everything is covered here from holding your instrument and first notes to playing a tune solo together in an ensemble and beyond!