COURSE OF STUDY FOR TRUMPET

Craig V. Hamilton, Ph.D.

Ouachita Baptist University

FRESHMAN

Methods
Arban Complete Conservatory Method
Clarke Technical Studies
Colin Flexibility Studies
Concone/Sawyer Selected Concone Studies
Getchell/Hovey First and Second Books of Practical Studies
Schlossberg Daily Drills
Voxman Selected Studies

Solos
Bozza Lied
Clarke Cornet Solos (vol. 1 and 2)
Handel Air con Variation
Laube (ed) Contest Album
Mager/Andraud Nine Grand Solos de Concert
Nagel Baroque Music for Trumpet

Improvisation
Aebersold Gettin’ It Together (vol. 21)
Major and Minor in Every Key (vol. 24)

Duets
Vandercook Progressive Duets
Voxman Selected Duets (Book I)

Scales
All Major Scales (Ionian)

Recommended Reading
Farkas The Art of Brass Playing
Sherman Trumpeter’s Handbook
SOPHOMORE

Etudes
Bartold Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet (volumes 1-3)
Bousquet 36 Etudes for Trumpet
Gates Odd Meter Etudes

Solos
Bozza Caprice
Chance Credo
Enesco Legende
Goedicke Concert Etude
Haydn Concerto for Trumpet Eb
Persichetti Hollow Men
Tull Eight Profiles

Improvisation
Aebersold II-V7-I (vol. 3)
Duke Ellington (vol. 12)
All Bird (vol. 6)

Duets
Amsden Celbrated Practice Duets
Gates Odd Meter Duets
Voxman Selected Duets (Book II)

Scales
All Minor Scales, Dorian, Mixolydian

Recommended Reading
Dale Trumpet Technique
JUNIOR

Etudes
Bartold Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet (volumes 4-5)
Bordogni Vingt –Quatre Vocilises
Charlier 36 Etudes Transendantes
Hickman The Piccolo Trumpet
Smith Top Tones

Solos
Arutunian Concerto
Bozza Rustiques
Enesco Legende
Giannini Concerto
Hummel Concerto for Trumpet Eb
Kennen Sonata
Latham Suite for Trumpet and Piano
Peaslee Night Songs
Vivianni Sonata numbers 1 and 2

Improvisation
Aebersold Miles Davis (vol. 7)
All Time Standards (vol. 25)
Favorite Standards (vol. 22)

Duets
Bozza Dialogue
Plog 10 Concert Duets

Scales
Lydian, Pentatonic, Blues

Recommended Reading
Johnson The Art of Trumpet Playing
SENIOR

Etudes
Bartold Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet (volumes 6-10)
Bitsch Vingt Etudes
Zorn Exploring the Trumpeter’s Upper Register

Solos
Copland Quite City
Davies Sonata
Ewazen Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Fasch Concerto in D
Hindemith Sonata
Jolivet Concertino
Neruda Concerto
Persichetti Parable for Solo Trumpet
Sonata
Peeters Sonata in D
Stevens Sonata for Trumpet
Telemann Concerto in D
Tomasi Concerto
Triptyque
Turrin Caprice

Improvisation
Aebersold Horace Silver (vol. 17)
Bossa Novas (vol. 31)
Jam Session (vol. 34)

Scales
Whole tone, Locrian

Recommended Reading
Hickman Trumpet Pedagogy
RESOURCES LIST

- FLEXIBILITY STUDIES
Colin Flexibility Studies

- TECHNICAL STUDIES
Arban Complete Conservatory Method
Clarke Technical Studies
Schlossberg Daily Drills

- ETUDES
Bitsch Vingt Etudes
Bordogni Vingt –Quatre Vocilises
Bousquet 36 Etudes for Trumpet
Charlier 36 Etudes Transendantes
Gates Odd Meter Etudes
Getchell/Hovey First and Second Books of Practical Studies
Voxman Selected Studies

- LYRICAL STUDIES
Concone/Sawyer Selected Concone Studies

- RANGE
Smith Top Tones
Zorn Exploring the Trumpeter’s Upper Register

- ORCHESTRAL LITERAURE/SPECIAL TRUMPETS

Hickman The Piccolo Trumpet
Brandt Orchestral Studies
Bartold Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet (10 volumes)

- SOLOS
Arutunian Concerto
Bozza Badinage
Caprice
Lied
Rustiques
Chance Credo
Clarke Cornet Solos (vol. 1 and 2)
Copland Quite City
Davies Sonata
Enesco Legende
Ewazen Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Fasch Concerto in D
Giannini Concerto
Goedicke Concert Etude
Handel Air con Variation
 Haydn Concerto for Trumpet Eb
Hindemith Sonata
Hovaness Prayer of Saint Gregory
Hummel Concerto for Trumpet Eb
Kennen Sonata
Jolivet Concertino
Latham Suite for Trumpet and Piano
Laube (ed) Contest Album
Nagel Baroque Music for Trumpet
Neruda Concerto
Mager/Andraud Nine Grand Solos de Concert
Peaslee Night Songs
Persichetti Hollow Men
Parable for Solo Trumpet
Sonata
Peeters Sonata in D
Stevens Sonata for Trumpet
Telemann Concerto in D
Tomasi Concerto
Triptyque
Tull Eight Profiles
Turrin Caprice
Vivianni Sonata numbers 1 and 2

- DUETS
Amsden Celebrated Practice Duets
Bozza Dialogue
Gates Odd Meter Duets
Plog 10 Concert Duets
Voxman Selected Duets (2 Books)
Vandercook Progressive Duets

- JAZZ
Aebersold Books with play along CDs
http://www.jazzbooks.com

RECOMMENDED READING
Dale Trumpet Technique
Farkas The Art of Brass Playing
Hickman Trumpet Pedagogy
Johnson The Art of Trumpet Playing
Menke History of the Trumpet of Bach and Handel
Sherman Trumpeter’s Handbook

INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET GUILD

http://www.trumpetguild.org/
CLASSICAL ARTISTS
Maurice Andre Wynton Marsalis Phil Smith
Timofei Dokshitser Raymond Mase Thomas Stevens
Armando Ghitalla Amanda Pepping Michael Tunnell
Richard Giangiulio Anthony Plog Roger Voisin
David Hickman Charles Schuleter
John Holt Gerard Schwarz

JAZZ ARTISTS
Louis Armstrong Jon Faddis Arturo Sandoval
Wayne Bergeron Art Farmer Doc Severinsen
Randy Brecker Maynard Ferguson Bobby Shew
Clifford Brown Dizzy Gillespie Clark Terry
Conte Condoli Freddie Hubbard Allen Vizzutti
Miles Davis Wynton Marsalis

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