Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity and Horn Performance Review

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(More customer reviews)Douglas Hill is one of my mentors--a great player, a master teacher, a kind person, and a strong analytical mind.He is a terrific diagnostician and a healer of horn problems, and I have grown by both his example and his teaching.In this book, he shares his thoughts about several different subjects relating to playing the horn, and gives the possibility of moving through those nasty "stuck" places in one's technique.Unfortunately, the student who borrowed my copy has not returned it (and I can't remember who has it), so I am ordering another.

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Douglas Hill is professor of music and horn at the University of Wisconsin at Madison as well as a past President of the International Horn Society, and a respected teacher and clinician. The 27 chapters of Collected Thoughts cover topics ranging from getting started to preparing for college and professional auditions, and include other subjects such as composing and improvising. There are seven chapters on repertoire that include reviews of music and texts that are the most comprehensive of any horn (or other instrumental) text to date. The process of learning and teaching is extremely insightful for everyone, from the serious student to the most experienced instructor. This book is a must for anyone interested in the horn. It is invaluable!!

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The Allen Vizzutti Trumpet Method, Book 1 (Technical Studies) Review

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(More customer reviews)The book opens with a few useful tips in the front for warming up properly and how to pace your practice routing. That's followed by page after page of mind-numbing drills. I was hoping for more insights (tips and contemplations) from one of the premier trumpet players today. Come on, Mr Vizzutti. Talk to us. At least give us some cool etudes to practice and enjoy, which incorporate your techniques. Take a page out of Arban's and Clark. Can anybody suggest to me a comprehensive and fun technical study for an intermediate to advanced student?

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Expertly written by the renowned trumpet virtuoso Allen Vizzutti, this comprehensive new trumpet method provides a fantastic assortment of all-new intermediate to advanced-level exercises and etudes in all keys. It is organized into three volumes for greater study flexibility: Book 1, Technical Studies; Book 2, Harmonic Studies and Book 3, Melodic Studies.

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First Book of Practical Studies: Cornet and Trumpet Review

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(More customer reviews)As a trumpet teacher, I use this book with all of my students throughout their career in my studio.Beginners will find the book challenging yet accessable.Intermediate students will re-visit the book to learn cut-time playing.Advanced students will find this book valuable for practicing transposing.
Getchell's writing style is quite melodic which makes these exercises fun and enjoyable to play.

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This First Book of Practical Studies is designed todevelop chord consciousness and to provide additional experience inthe fundamental rhythms, key signatures and articulations and toimprove accuracy in reading through the use of interesting and melodicstudies. It may be used either to supplement or to follow anybeginning method book.

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Play Flute Today! Beginner's Pack: Book/CD/DVD Pack (Play Today Instructional Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this along with a book called Learning How to Play the Flute, which I like much better. The Hal Leonard book has fewer songs to play. I just watched the DVD and it's quite funny! Very dated and not helpful. The instructor onscreen just goes into too much picky detail and breezes through the notes too quickly. There's no way you could learn how to play the flute just by watching the DVD! You really need to practice from a book. There is also a CD but I haven't played along to it yet.

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This is the ultimate beginner's pack for anyone who wants to learn to play flute. You get a great book/CD pack plus a corresponding DVD that cover all the basics, including: How to assemble and care for your instrument, producing a sound, reading music notation and rhythms, a fingering chart, a glossary of musical terms, and much more. The CD includes audio instruction as well as 74 full-demo tracks. Perfect for those who want to teach themselves or in a classroom setting. Also available: Play Flute Today! - Level 2 (HL00842044) and Play Flute Today! - Songbook (HL00842045).

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The Art of Jazz Trumpet Review

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(More customer reviews)The Art of Jazz Trumpet is by far the best book on the subject I have seento date. The exercises sound incredibly hip and were challenging to play.The ideas for playing over chord changes have totally changed my conceptionof the horn. The history of trumpet is also fascinating, and McNeil's takeon influences is truly unique. I highly recommend this book.

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A comprehensive study of modern jazz trumpet playing by renowned jazz musician John McNeil. Contains a personal history of jazz trumpet, articulation, valve technique, and alternate fingerings. This complete edition combines and updates the earlier works and includes a CD as a practice aid.

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