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Entrance Standards, Trumpet

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These studies are from William Adam's approach to playing trumpet and are to be used under the direction of a former William Adam student. Please do not expect the desired results without the direction from that type of teacher.

A music student playing the trumpet.

"The man who think he can
and the man who thinks he can't are both right"
- Henry Ford

Freshman Level
Sophomore Level
Junior Level
Senior Level
Graduate Level

Freshman Level

Use	Composer	Title	Publisher
Solo Literature suggested for entering freshman	G. Balay A. Bruckner Handle/Frackenpohl	Prelude et Ballade Ave Maria Aria con Variazioni
Technical	Clarke	Clarke Technical Studies	Carl Fischer
Flexibility	Schlossberg	Daily Drills & Technical Studies	Baron
Rhythmic	Arban-Clarke	Complete Method	Carl Fischer
Melodic	Concone	Lyrical Studies for Trumpet or Horn	Brass Press
Transposition	Getchell	First Book of practical Studies	Belwin
Pedagogy	Maxwell Maltz	Psycho-Cybernetics	Pocket Books

Sophomore Level

Use	Composer	Title	Publisher
Solo Literature suggested for entering sophomores	E. Bozza Robert Russell Bennette	Caprice #2 Rose Variations
Technical	Clarke	Clarke Technical Studies	Carl Fischer
Flexibility	Schlossberg	Daily Drills & Technical Studies	Baron
Rhythmic	Arban-Clarke	Complete Method	Carl Fischer
Melodic	Small	17 melodious & Rhythmical Studies	Carl Fischer
Transposition	Sache	100 Studies	International
Pedagogy	Timothy Galloway	The Inner Game of Tennis

Junior Level

Use	Composer	Title	Publisher
Solo Literature suggested for entering Juniors	F.J. Haydn E. Bozza Arutunian	Concerto for Trumpet and Ocrhestra-mvt 1 Rustiques Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Technical	Colin	Progressive Technique for Trumpet	Colin
Flexibility	Thiecke	The Art of Trumpet Playing	Colin
Rhythmic	Gates	Odd Meter Exercises	Fox
Melodic	Vannetelbosch	20 Etudes Melodiques and Technique	Leduc
Pedagogy	Alan Goldberg Bach/Gisondi	Playing Out of your Mind Bach for Trumpet	Reedswain McGinnis & Marx
	Alan Goldberg Bach/Gisondi	Playing Out of your Mind Bach for Trumpet	Reedswain McGinnis & Marx

Senior Level

Use	Composer	Title	Publisher
Solo Literature suggested for entering seniors	Enesco Descenclos	Legend Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
Technical	Haynie	How to Play High Notes and All Those in Between	Colin
Flexibility	Schlossberg	Daily Drills & Technical Studies	Baron
Rhythmic	Nagel	Studies in Contemporary Music	Belwin
Melodic	Charlier	36 Etudes Transcendantes	Leduc
Transposition	Neuhaus	Ausfuehrliche Orchesterstudien, Books 1-5	Ger
Pedagogy	William Adam	A New and Different Way of Getting More MusicOut of the Trumpet (Video Series)	John Harbaugh

Graduate Level

Use	Composer	Title	Publisher
Technical	Arban	Celebre Methode Complet - Book 3	Leduc
Flexibility	Schlossberg Thiecke	Daily Drills & Technical Studies The Art of Trumpet Playing	Baron Colin
Rhythmic	Longinotti	Studies in Classical and Modern Style	International
Melodic	Charlier Sabarich Bitsch	36 Etudes Transcendantes 10 Etudes 20 Etudes	leduc Selmer Leduc
Transposition	Neuhaus	Ausfuehrliche Orchesterstudien, Books 1-5	Ger
Pedagogy	William Adam	A New and Different Way of Getting More Music out of the Trumpet (Video Series)	John Harbaugh

Last updated 2011-02-01

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