Sound the Trumpet
Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn is packed with information no trumpet player should be without. The style is always friendly and often funny. Chapters are short, well-paced and enjoyable. Whether you’re new to the world of trumpet or an experienced player who needs to bone up on your rusty skills, or beef up your recording collection, or whether you need a fun way to teach trumpet, you’ll find this book valuable and will refer to it again and again. Lots of samples and more info at the [Sol Ut Press web site][1], including free video trumpet lessons. pages: 308 chapters: 25 **Topics Covered:** history getting your first sounds listening discographies in many different genres buzzing breathing lip slurs how to clean your horn how to practice performing **The book will also help you understand and perform advanced skills like:** double- and triple-tonguing transposing cool sound effects (growls, flutter tongue, half-valve, doits, falls, horse whinny, etc.) range and endurance many more important skills. **Extra Tools to Help You Play Better** extensive lists of recordings in all genres (no Country trumpet recordings are included) extensive lists of sheet music for trumpet (divided by difficulty) practice tools some of these tools are [freely available in PDF form, too][2]. [1]: http://www.sol-ut.com [2]: http://www.allabouttrumpet.com/ST/free-stuff.html
