Reddit reviews Practical Studies for Cornet and Trumpet, Bk 2
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The Second Book of Practical Studies is designed to logically extend the techniques already presented in the First Book and also to introduce and develop new techniques and rhythms that will offer a challenge to the intermediate studentThrough the use of slightly more difficult and more extended studies, it is hoped that the material included in this book may more fully develop general musicianship and more feeling for style and interpretation and thus act as a foundation for solo literatureThe Second Book of Practical Studies is designed to logically extend the techniques already presented in the First Book and also to introduce and develop new techniques and rhythms that will offer a challenge to the intermediate studentThrough the use of slightly more difficult and more extended studies, it is hoped that the material included in this book may more fully develop general musicianship and more feeling for style and interpretation and thus act as a foundation for solo literature
The Arban is a great investment for long-term, often called the trumpet player's Bible, but I'd never hand it to a beginner and tell them to go wild. Too easy to develop bad embouchure techniques playing hard/high stuff or burn out from overly challenging material. Still good to have around, especially if you can have a more experienced player/director pick out specific exercises for you (plus there are old edition pdf's that can be found online for free) but here are some more beginner-friendly recommendations.
First of all, get a trumpet method book. I'd go with whatever your school uses if that still applies to you, but if you need recommendations we use Essential Elements in my district - I like the online practice stuff. We've also used Measures of Success which is also good, and was written by some great composers.
I love this book for beginners. It's got etudes that are more musical and not as boring but are still super helpful. This one is for very early beginners, but there's a second one that jumps up a good bit in difficulty. I like this one a lot - we use it in Illinois for our middle school state festival auditions.
For some more "serious" books that are commonly recognized, Chicowicz's flow studies and long tone studies are good for warmups/tone production, and the Clarke studies are great to get your fingers moving. All of these are a little more challenging and arguably more dry so proceed with caution, but they're excellent industry standards that will make you great.
Finally here's one of my favorites if the earlier etude books were too easy for you. This is definitely more challenging but I love it because it's got studies in every major and natural minor key that are fun and musical, plus some bonus scale stuff at the end.
If you have more specific questions or would like more recommendations feel free to reply or pm me. For now it's getting late and all my trumpet books are out in my car so I can't remember anything else. Best of luck!
Edit: First of all, I format like an old man. Second, I actually carefully read your post, so here's some things to investigate on Youtube beyond just these books: trumpet embouchure first and foremost, long tones, breathing exercises (the breathing gym is a good place to start), and key signatures if you're not already well versed in them - you're gonna see different ones more frequently than you're used to on mallet percussion. Also, please try to find someone to help teach you. There's no substitute for in-person instruction, and a good teacher is going to be able to tell you things in more detail and prevent bad habits before they get their grips on you.
Yes, actually. Walter Beeler Method for Cornet/Trumpet, book one is a good book for very little money. Once you get through it, and can confidently play the stuff (at a reasonable level of success, anyway), I'd look into either volume two of the book, or either the first or second volumes of the Getchell etudes books (depending on what you feel comfortable with). One important thing to mention, is that trumpet typically requires a little bit of maintenance practice to keep your face working. When possible, I like to offer this to students in the form of etudes, rather than mundane exercises (unless they really like math or coding).
These are what I use for motivated students. When it comes to the Getchell etudes, as well, I have the competent-enough ones transpose the easier ones into different keys. I may not have a Juilliard studio's worth of kids, but they can typically all do something pretty useful when it comes to playing.
Based on this, I would recommend the Getchell First and Second Book(s) of Practical Studies. I used these for transposition exercises in college, but I've used them with intermediate students for sight reading or lyrical work.
Sounds like they would work out well for you. If you want some more "musical" stuff to play, try the Canadian Brass Book of Beginning Trumpet Solos - it even has an accompaniment CD.