Buzz to Brilliance: A Beginning and Intermediate Guide to Trumpet Playing
Adrian Griffin
Oct 2012 · Oxford University Press
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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.
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Adrian D. Griffin is currently principal trumpet with the Filarmónica de Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico. A signed artist and clinician for Conn/Selmer and Bach Trumpets, Adrian is the first Denis Wick featured artist in North America. Previously trumpet professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he has presented master classes and clinics throughout Mexico and North America and published numerous articles with The Instrumentalist magazine.
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