For Trumpet Students
Trumpet lessons are fun!
My Job
Trumpet lessons are a place to hear new ideas about playing, hear beautiful playing, and get inspired about playing. My job is to convey those ideas, play beautifully, and hopefully provide that inspiration.
I will do everything I can to make trumpet lessons about playing music, not working it. However, in order to play beautifully, we must practice - and that brings us to...
Your Job
The trumpet is a demanding instrument, one that requires diligent and efficient practicing. Duration of practice is less important than the way you spend that time. Strive for your best sound at all times, and work on the things that are difficult for you.
2007-2008 Georgia All State Trumpet Info
I'm planning to record all of the Georgia All State trumpet etudes and post them here, so that you can listen to some of my musical ideas about these pieces as you prepare for your audition. Remember that while we always strive for note perfection, the most important thing for us to be concentrating on is our sound, phrasing, and musical ideas. Have fun!
- Middle School Etude (Lyrical)
- Middle School Etude (Technical)
- High School Etudes have not yet been recorded.
In case you don't have the music printed up already, you can select your age category below for the sheet music (PDFs) for the scales and etudes.
- Middle School Scales
- Middle School Etudes
- Concert Band (9/10 Grades) Scales
- Concert Band (9/10 Grades) Etudes
- Symphonic Band (11/12 Grades) Scales
- Symphonic Band (11/12 Grades) Etudes
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