Here are 100 melodies by Arban which will help develop your technique in phrasing. 100 Arban Melodies
Below are trumpet arrangements which you may be able to use for your Fourth of July celebration…. God Bless the USA- Trumpet Solo/Duet or Trio America the Beautiful & God Bless America- Trumpet Duet 5 Easy Patriotic Songs- Trumpet Trio Three Days Till Freedom – Day 1(Servitude) for Trumpet Sextet Star Spangled Banner- Trumpet Quartet The Ultimate Patriotic Solo-Duet-Trio “The Star Spangled Banner/ America the Beautiful”- Trumpet solo/duet/trio/ w Piano Under The Double Eagle- Brass Quintet (Tpts.1-2,Horn,Tbn.,Tuba) Coming To America- Trumpet Choir (Tpts. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) Battle Hymn of the Republic- Brass Quintet Memorial Day Solute- Brass Quartet (Tpts. 1, 2 /…
Here is an interesting trumpet trio you might enjoy….. My Country Tis’ of Thee- Trio
Here is one every trumpet player should have. Unfortunatatly when I studied trumpet at North Texas State (now UNT), I couldn’t aford to but a copy. Recently this came available through Canadian sources which is a break for all of us. Trent-Six Etudes Transcendantes pour Trumpette
Music composition is a wonderful art form in that a composer starts with only a thought and eventually completes that thought with musical elements. The composer begins with nothing and as the piece evolves, its direction and growth seems to change not by the ability of the composer but more from the guidance from the piece itself. Just as a new born begins to develop through guidance from its parent, so does a musical composition grow to fruition through help from its composer. The composer’s only responsibility is record this evolution in musical term. Each time I complete a new…
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This question is much like the chicken or the egg issue. Which should be taught first? One camp believes that without technique, nothing can be played and the other camp asks the question “what good is technique if it isn’t musical”. Both have their cases and in this post I will try to bring the two sides to a happy mid point. Most of my early teaching was geared to the technical approach but as I increase candles on my birthday cake I must admit, all technique can have its disadvantages. One student who stands out as the most gifted…
I thought some of you might enjoy something a little different…….