A Totally Subjective Review of Trumpet Methods

Today, we’re doing a review of trumpet methods, including some incredibly well know complete methods like Arbans and Saint-Jacome, well-known flexibility books, and some other really great methods you might not have heard of yet, but should have!

I’d like to make one note, that ALL of the books here are methods I’ve practiced from extensively at one point or another, and I believe they each have a roll to play in becoming a well rounded trumpet player! The ratings are just a way of comparing different methods and discussing their strengths and weaknesses.



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00:34 Preface
01:12 Criteria
02:30 Arban’s excerpt
03:06 Arban’s overview
04:32 Arban’s rating
06:36 Saint-Jacome Excerpt
07:05 Saint-Jacome overview
09:00 Saint-Jacome rating
11:13 H.L. Clarke Excerpt
11:30 H.L. Clarke overview
13:06 H.L. Clarke Rating
15:20 Walter M. Smith Lip Flexibilities for trumpet excerpt
15:34 Up and down lip flexibilities (Smith, Irons, Colin’s) overview
16:57 Up and down lip flexibilities (Smith, Irons, Colin’s) rating
18:17 Bai-Lin Excerpt
18:33 Bai-Lin Overview
19:32 Bai-Lin Rating
21:20 Modern Flexibilities for Brass Excerpt
22:02 Modern Flexibilities for Brass Overview
23:21 Modern Flexibilities for Brass Rating
24:28 Chop Builders
25:04 Claude Gordon’s Systematic Approach to Daily Practice Excerpt
25:48 Claude Gordon’s Systematic Approach to Daily Practice Overview
27:30 Claude Gordon’s Systematic Approach to Daily Practice Rating
29:00 James Stamp’s Warm-ups and Studies for Trumpet Excerpt
29:20 James Stamp’s Warm-ups and Studies for Trumpet Overview
30:28 James Stamp’s Warm-ups and Studies for Trumpet Rating
32:00 Carmine Caruso Music Calisthenics for Brass excerpt
32:43 Carmine Caruso Music Calisthenics for Brass Overview
33:45 Carmine Caruso Music Calisthenics for Brass Rating
35:55 Flexus Excerpt
36:30 Flexus Overview
38:28 Flexus Rating
39:47 An Integrated Warmup Excerpt
40:20 An Integrated Warmup Overview
41:09 An Integrated Warmup Rating