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Buzz to Brilliance: A Beginning and Intermediate Guide to Trumpet Playing
Author(s): Adrian D. Griffin (Author)
- Publisher: OUP USA
- Publication Date: 20 Dec. 2012
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195395972
- ISBN-13: 9780195395976
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
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Buzz to Brilliance is a good resource for the beginning and intermediate player. It is thoughtful, insightful and positive – all good attributes for the aspiring trumpeter. ―
Jim Wilt, Associate Principal Trumpet Los Angeles PhilharmonicAdrian Griffin has written a wonderful book for trumpet players at the beginning of their training. He covers all of the bases. ―
Tage Larsen, Fourth/Utility Trumpet, Chicago Symphony OrchestraAdrian’s book is an amazingly thorough treatise on everything trumpet. For those looking for detailed instructions and step-by-step processes, this book is for you. It is well thought out and organized, and should have its place in every trumpet instructor’s library. ―
Phil Collins, Retired Principal Trumpet, Cincinnati Symphony OrchestraA comprehensive, well thought out and practical guide for any beginner to intermediate trumpet player. In fact, I’m using Buzz to Brilliance as a guide for my own son’s lessons. Bravo! ―
James Ross, Trumpet, Metropolitan Opera
