Buzz to Brilliance: A Beginning and Intermediate Guide to Trumpet Playing - Softcover

Griffin, Adrian D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195395980 ISBN 13: 9780195395983

Publisher: OUP USA, 2012

Synopsis

Buzz to Brilliance engages students personally, technically and musically as they begin their study on the trumpet. The book journeys with students from the moment they first open their trumpet case to years later as they prepare for college auditions. It abounds with technical information and practical tips including buying a new trumpet, mouthpiece selection, adjusting to braces, and marching band.
Chapters on practice skills, sight-reading, and performing are a must-read for any musician, while special features give students a window into diverse worlds, from the workbench of a master repairman to the French horn studio of a master teacher. Drawings, diagrams and pictures invite students into each page, making even advanced technical concepts easy to understand.
Following the written portion of the book, a comprehensive set of scales and technique-building exercises address topics including breathing, high range, pedal tones, lip slurs, accuracy, articulation, and pedal tones. With practice schedules, mouthpiece comparison chart, pitch tendencies and more, this book is a treasure for any trumpet player.
Buzz to Brilliance is the perfect companion for any beginning method book, and the first text on the market that provides a comprehensive set of essential studies selected specifically for beginning and intermediate players.

About this title

About the Author

Adrian Griffin is Adjunct Professor of Trumpet, University of Texas, San Antonio, performer in the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and contributor to The Instrumentalist magazine.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195395980
• ISBN 13: 9780195395983
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312