All trumpet lessons will be individually developed for each student and below is a sample course of study. Lessons will address technique, breathing, air support, musicality, intonation, phrasing and tone production.
Sample Trumpet Lesson Curriculum
Elementary Students
- Acceleration through the student’s school method book
- Essential Elements Book 1 and 2
- First Book of Getchell-Hovey Practical Studies
- Introduction to solo and duet literature
- Basic jazz concepts
- Basic music theory
Middle School Students
- Support provided for the student’s music needs from school
- school repertoire
- seating tests
- solo and ensemble festival
- county, regional and state band auditions
- Walter Beeler Method for Trumpet, Book 1 and 2
- Davis 15 minute warm up
- First and/or Second Book of Getchell-Hovey Practical Studies
- Voxman Selected Studies
- Bai Lin flexibility exercises
- Intermediate level solo and duet literature
- Beginning Jazz Concepts and improvisation
- Basic to intermediate music theory
High School Students
- Support provided for the student’s music needs from school:
- school repertoire
- seating tests
- solo and ensemble festival
- county, regional and state band and orchestra auditions
- College Audition preparation
- Walter Beeler Method, Book 2
- Davis 15 minute warm up
- Schlossberg Flexibility Studies
- Voxman Selected Studies
- Getchell Practical Studies
- Bai Lin flexibility exercises
- Advancing students will be introduced to advanced level instructional materials including:
- Herbert L Clarke Technical Studies
- Arban’s Conservatory Method
- Goldman, Brandt and Charlier Etudes
- Intermediate to Advanced Solo Literature
- Transposition
- Orchestral Excerpts
- Intermediate to advanced jazz studies
- Intermediate to advanced music theory