Physical Approach To Elementary Brass Playing: For Trumpet

This book is perfect for building a solid foundation for the beginner, or struggling player. Claude's method will help you develop a comfortable range from pedal f, to high C above the staff. This is done in a systematic way, and can be done without a teacher. As long as you listen to what Claude has written, you'll be well on your way. However, I reccomend it to be completed with a teacher unless you have a musical background already. Good luck!

This is Claude Gordon at his best. This is a clear, concise presentation of the fundamentals of proper brass technique. Conssistent use of this book with the guidance of a good teacher will give the beginning player (or one returning to their horn) a solid physiological foundation on which to build.

This is a great beginning book for trumpet playing. It puts you on the right track right away. It picks up speed and takes you through a great process.

Many back row cornet players aspire to greater things; some simply do not have the time to improve but for those who can dedicate an hour a day, and have the patience to see their efforts mature, then this is the book to smooth their journey to easier playing and greater satisfaction.

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Every serious trumpet player will recommend this book. BUT here are some things to think about if you're just starting out on the trumpet and someone tells you to buy this. My opinion as a beginner who started 2 weeks back and is mostly self taught: - Buy this book if you have a teacher and make sure you get guidance! - If you're self taught think hard before buying this book because you will need to supplement it with others (see below). What this book has: - Crash course on reading music: If you can't read music at all there are a few pages that will teach you. It is written fairly dryly though. - Great breathing exercises (very very important!) - Drills good habits into the beginner player- resting, long tones, harmonic slurs etc. Now what it does not have: - NOT COMPLETE BY ITSELF. This book references St.Jacome's Grand Method for Trumpet or Cornet . You will absolutely need to buy that as well. Yes people might say "but every serious trumpet player should already have this! And Arban! And 30 other books!" But for those of us who are just starting out and dipping our toes this is a consideration. Also St. Jacome is not cheap. This really should have been included in the product description. - Also on product description: It is completely borked. Everything here is written in treble clef. - Fun tunes. Picked up the trumpet so you can play tunes to impress your significant other/family/friends? This book doesn't have any- it is as technical as they come (ignore this if you think a series of arpeggios is a fun tune). For books that have a mix of studies and tunes you might want to look at Rubank Elementary Method - Cornet or Trumpet (Rubank Educational Library) or "100 Progressive Lessons" by David Hickman. - In-depth treatise on embouchure/tongue arch/ other things that people debate incessantly about. Instructions in this book are really sparse after the introduction. If you've been forcing out high notes or are having problems with your fundamentals this book will not help you very much. Instead take a look at Brass Playing Is No Harder Than Deep Breathing . Or try to take at least 1 lesson with a teacher.

Physical Approach to Elementary Brass Playing is the BEST book to start a beginning or even an intermediate trumpet player with. Most beginner books just seek to teach the valve combinations for the various notes and then have the student play simple melodies and songs with the hope that the student will eventually latch on to the "feel" or "knack" of how to actually make the instrument work. Unlike other beginner books, Physical Approach to Elementary Brass Playing is designed to systematically develop sound, range, flexibility and technique on the instrument.

The book is "FOR TRUMPET". Claude's emphasis on K-tongue was not as a primary mode for tonguing. K-tonguing exercises were intended to develop the back of the tongue for double and triple tonguing. Anyone that has heard Claude double tongue will understand....

Inspirational and informative.