every trumpet should be sold with this book.
 - ​JR Torres, rI, USA

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free book overview (PDF)

Essential lessons  to help you build a solid playing foundation.
Here's what you'll find inside:
  • ​Easy-to-absorb lessons that are short, fun, and above all, useful.
  • Get a great sound: Tone production secrets
  • Make notes distinct and more expressive: Tongue tips.
  • Avoid bad breath: Best breathing habits
  • Improve your range
  • Make the most out of your time: The Practice of Practice
  • Basic music reading information for trumpet players.
  • Get all the details from the free book overview, or see the excerpts below.
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Excerpts From the Book

Lesson 1: Build the Buzz
​The secrets to getting a good sound

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Lesson 5: Play Higher
​Increase range with proper tongue use

Lesson 10: War and Worship
A Brief Trumpet History

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Practice Smarter, Not Longer

"Comprehensive and inspirational and
will transform the way I practice."

This helpful book covers essential practice strategies and mindsets you won’t find in any other book. You’ll learn the What, Why, When, Where, Who, and especially the How of great music practice. This information comes from hundreds of research studies of practice, as well as first-hand conversations with world-class musicians in several genres of music.

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READ MUSIC

"From zero to 60 in no time flat."

What do all those lines and squiggles and dots mean? Basic Music Theory takes you through the sometimes confusing world of written music with a clear, concise style that is at times funny and always friendly. The book is written by an experienced music teacher using methods refined over more than twenty years in schools and in his private teaching studio. Lessons are fun, well-paced, and enjoyable. Whether you’re a beginner of any age, whether you’re an experienced player who wants to bone up on your theory, or whether you teach music and need a fun way to do it, you’ll find this book valuable and will refer to it again and again.

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