north bay trumpet
studio
Required Lesson
Materials
effective 12/31/10
The following required texts
need to be purchased upon teacher verbal notification:
Internet resources for ordering books:
Level 1 Required Texts:
Level 2 Required Texts:
Level 3 Required Texts:
Level 4 Required Texts:
Level 5 Required Texts:
Level 6 Required Texts:
Level 7 Required Texts:
Level 8 Required Texts:
Level 9 Required Texts:
Level 10 Required Texts:
Level 11 Required Texts:
Provided Materials (free of
charge):
- "Classical" solos (as
needed)
- study CDs (as needed)
- jazz tunes for articulation (as
needed)
- jazz trumpet solo transcriptions
(as needed)
- Tuning
CD (as needed) also, there
are drones online
to practice with
- Practice Recommendation Lists (as
needed)
In response to the student
question: "Isn't method
"X" better...":
- It is not the material we use that is
most important.
- It is the method behind our practice
that is most significant.
- The texts listed here are considered
fundamental.
- These texts used across the country by
all well-established and experienced trumpet instructors.
- These texts are time tested methods
for success required on the literature lists for most
major music schools.
- Students who have worked their way
through these books can travel to study anywhere with
confidence that they have a solid foundation.