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How many books do you use? I use Arbans,Schlossberg, and some exercises I've picked up from various people.

Brassmouth · TrumpetChat Moderator Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 58

Arban's and Clarke Technical Studies plus anything to help overcome any variable problem I might be having at the time.
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TrumpetChat · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:10 am Post subject:

This is what I posted in a similar thread:
You want to cover 5 basic areas:
1.Technique
2.Range
3.Flexibility
4.Accuracy
5.Sound

For technique use Arbans,New Directions in Tounging, or Bartold-Orchestral Exerpts Vol. 1-5.
For range use Clarke Technical Studies, Irons, Schlossberg, or Claude Gordon's Systematic Approach to Daily Practice.
For Flexibility use Arbans,Clarke,Schlossberg,Bartold, or Hering-32 Etudes.
For accuracy use Colin Charle's Develop Sight Reading,Schlossberg, or the Hering book.
For sound use Irons,Arbans,Hering,Schlossberg,Bartold, or Concone-Shoemaker's Legato Etudes for Trumpet.

If you don't want to have more than one book Sclossberg,Don Jacoby's Jakes Method, and E.S. Williams Complete work for all 5 areas.

You should also study Lyrical Phrasing,Tonal Fullness,Projection,Tounging,Intonation,Breathing and all playing styles. Space it out with hour and a half practices with half an hour in between or something like that. Chris

HarryMarks · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:19 pm Post subject:

I use 6 different books. Some of them overlap what I am doing but it helps me if I can mix up the exercises.

Were I to have only 1, it would be my trusty Arbans.
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Whataguy! · Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject:

I use Herbert L. Clarke's Technical Studies, but sometimes, the stuff that comes out of my bell sounds like it was written by Arthur C. Clarke.

Ba-dum-bom...

Seriously, Schlossberg, Clarke, Maxwell, and Pops.

OLDLOU · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:14 am Post subject: Practice manuals

For initial warmup I use the hymn book,(everything within the staff and slow tempos).

For the majority of my practice I use Arbans and Rubanks advanced l&ll.

Finally, whatever charts have been handed out by the two concert bands that I play in. Would any of you believe that I am contemplating the joining of another advanced concert band? I figure that it will at least give me more music to rehearse in my practice sessions.

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HarryMarks · Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:02 pm Post subject:

Old Lou,

I know what you mean. I have just joined my second orchestra. I now have 6 rehearsals a week. I only play trumpet in three. Sing in two and play bells in one.

I still manage to work in time for practicing technical and lyrical studies. At this time I am spending most of my time preparing for the four concerts I will be doing between Dec 6th and Dec 14th. Three orchesta concerts and one concert band concert.

I still use Arbans, Getzel, Clark, and Cincowicz every day. Maybe only 5 minutes in each ut something.
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ChicagoDan · Low C Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 12 Location: Chicago, IL

Phil Smith advised me to use the following method for tackling the fundamentals that we work on and improve over the course of a lifetime:

AIR
any slurred stuff and long tones. GET A GREAT SOUND!

AIR+FINGERS
all scales and chords;basically the entire "language" of our art.

AIR+TONGUE
any repeated articulations. CONSISTENCY of quality is key!

AIR+FINGERS+TONGUE
All together.

You can use whatever books you need. Personally, I use Maurice Andre's Exercises Journaliers(sic), Bai Lin flexibilities, Clifford Lillya for scales, and solos and excerpts for the complete package. Also, Arbans and Clarkes. Mike Sachs has a GREAT book out! As well as Vizutti's books.

Find what books you like and mix and match. Books, in my opinion, are like a good diet. Moderation and variety are the keys.

Beauty of tone is the most important because it is the governor of "how we are doing." If it feels good, but sounds bad or mediocre...Well, you know where I'm going...

Take care and Merry Christmas!

Dan
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