{"id":690,"date":"2017-05-10T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/?page_id=690"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T17:52:01","slug":"asdf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/faq\/student-curriculum\/asdf\/","title":{"rendered":"Trumpet Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Wesley Nance, Instructor<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level I<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Suggested Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>James Stamp,\u00a0<em>Warm Ups and Studies<\/em><span style=\"font-size: small\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>James Thompson, <em>Daily Play Along<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Richard Grunow, <em>Jump Right In Solo Book 1<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Yamaha, <em>Band Method Book 1<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sample Solos &#8211; Level 1 NYSSMA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Snell, K., <em>Belwin Master Solos, Vol. 1: Trumpet Easy<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Fitzgerald, B., <em>English Suite<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Musicianship<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn to hold the trumpet correctly<\/li>\n<li>General maintenance and operation of the instrument<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to correct posture and breathing<\/li>\n<li>Develop foundational buzzing on the mouthpiece to develop a strong sound<\/li>\n<li>Rudimentary articulation<\/li>\n<li>Introduce rudimentary integrity of rhythm and intonation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Major scales 2 sharps\/flats<\/li>\n<li>Memorize fingering from low C to middle G<\/li>\n<li>Learn to read treble clef if not already proficient<\/li>\n<li>Long tones on basic scale patterns to develop sound<\/li>\n<li>Buzzing Mouthpiece by ear to match pitch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level II<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Suggested Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Herbert L. Clarke, <em>Technical Studies for Cornet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Robert Getchell, <em>Practical Studies for Trumpet, Vol. 1<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hering, <em>Forty Progressive Etudes<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos &#8211; Level 2 NYSSMA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getchell, R., <em>Master Solos: Intermediate Level<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Snell, K., <em>Belwin Master Solos, Vol. 1: Trumpet Intermediate<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lip slurs and flexibility<\/li>\n<li>Varied articulation, staccato vs. legato; tongued vs. slurred<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic control &#8211; adding crescendos and diminuendos to long tones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop range above third space C<\/li>\n<li>Introduce chromatic scales (Clarke 1<span style=\"font-size: xx-small\"><sup>st<\/sup><\/span> study)<\/li>\n<li>Learn and memorize remaining major scales<\/li>\n<li>Prepare and perform a piece with piano<\/li>\n<li>Prepare and perform a duet with teacher, developing rhythm and intonation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level III<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Colin, <em>Advanced Lip Flexibilities for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Rubank, <em>Intermediate Method for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Concone, <em>Vocalise<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Arban, <em>Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Aebersold, <em>Volume One (Jazz Improvisation)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos &#8211; Level 3 NYSSMA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Handel\/Barnes, <em>Sound an Alarm<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Butchel, <em>Bolero<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Snell, <em>Belwin Master Solos, Vol. 1: Trumpet Intermediate<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sight reading<\/li>\n<li>Continued development of dynamics and articulation<\/li>\n<li>Keeping a consistent tempo with a metronome<\/li>\n<li>Rhythmic problem solving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased finger dexterity (Clarke Studies 2,3,4)<\/li>\n<li>Introduce minor scales &#8211; 2 sharps\/flats (natural, harmonic, melodic)<\/li>\n<li>Range above top space E<\/li>\n<li>Long tones should be even and powerful<\/li>\n<li>Should be mastering basic articulation and dynamics in all combinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level IV<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Colin, <em>Advanced Lip Flexibilities for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Rubank, <em>Intermediate Method for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Concone, <em>Vocalise<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Arban, <em>Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Aebersold, <em>Volume One (Jazz Improvisation)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos &#8211; Level 3 NYSSMA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Handel\/Barnes, <em>Soun an Alarm<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Buchtel, <em>Bolero<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Snell, <em>Belwin Master Solos, Vol. 1: Trumpet Intermediate<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sight reading<\/li>\n<li>Continued development of dynamics and articulation<\/li>\n<li>Keeping a consistent tempo with a metronome<\/li>\n<li>Rhythmic problem solving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased finger dexterity (Clarke Studies 2,3,4)<\/li>\n<li>Introduce minor scales &#8211; 2 sharps\/flats (natural, harmonic, melodic)<\/li>\n<li>Range above top space E<\/li>\n<li>Long tones should be even and powerful<\/li>\n<li>Should be mastering basic articulation and dynamics in all combinations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level V: Diploma Level<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Suggested Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gates, <em>Odd Meter Etudes<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sachse, <em>100 Studies<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Rubank, <em>Advanced Method for Trumpet, Vol. 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Vizzuti, <em>Methods <\/em>(all books)<\/li>\n<li>Goldman, <em>Practical Studies<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Johannes Rochut, <em>Melodius Etudes (bass clef)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Sample Solos &#8211; Level 5 or 6 NYSSMA<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geodecki, <em>Concert Etude<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hummel, <em>Concerto for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hindemith, <em>Sonata for Trumpet and Piano<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continued development of orchestral sound and rhythm<\/li>\n<li>Mastery of double and triple tonguing<\/li>\n<li>Mature ability to match sound and intonation in a duet or section situation<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to orchestral excerpts<\/li>\n<li>Continued study of transposition (down a step, up and down a Minor 3<sup>rd<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Range to high C and up<\/li>\n<li>Simple transposition on sight<\/li>\n<li>Listen to orchestral recording for repertoire and sound concept<\/li>\n<li>Efficient and effective practice at home<\/li>\n<li>Participate in NYSSMA honor groups at local and state levels<\/li>\n<li>Continued performance opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Audition for RPYO<\/li>\n<li>Basic mastery of the technique in the Clarke book<\/li>\n<li>Major and minor arpeggios<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #61812a\">Level VI: Honors Level<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Suggested Methods<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brandt, <em>Orchestral Etudes; Last Etudes<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Charlier, <em>Etudes Transcendents<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Reynolds, <\/em>48 Etudes<\/li>\n<li>Smith, <em>Top Tones for the Trumpeter<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Smith, <em>Orchestral Excerpts for Trumpet, Vol. 1-10<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Bousquet, <em>36 Celebrated Studies<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sample Solos &#8211; Level 6 NYSSMA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haydn, <em>Concerto for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Arutunian, <em>Concerto for Trumpet<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kennan, <em>Sonata for Trumpet and Piano<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Honegger, <em>Intrada<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orchestral excerpts, intensive study<\/li>\n<li>Advanced transposition (up and down minor and major thirds, up and down fourths, up and down fifths)<\/li>\n<li>Independent musical interpretation<\/li>\n<li>Musical leadership in a duet\/section situation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Goals<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare a compelling college audition, using all of the above materials<\/li>\n<li>Mastery of orchestral excerpts<\/li>\n<li>Have the student mentor\/teacher a younger trumpet student from their school<\/li>\n<li>Push boundaries of technique and musical expression<\/li>\n<li>Continue to develop and cultivate a love for music that will stay with student through college and beyond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Last updated: 10\/20\/14<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/handbooks\/student\">Student Handbook Table of Contents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wesley Nance, Instructor Level I Suggested Methods James Stamp,\u00a0Warm Ups and Studies James Thompson, Daily Play Along Richard Grunow, Jump Right In Solo Book 1 Yamaha, Band Method Book 1 Sample Solos &#8211; Level 1 NYSSMA Snell, K., Belwin Master Solos, Vol. 1: Trumpet Easy Fitzgerald, B., English Suite Musicianship Learn to hold the trumpet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"parent":617,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-690","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"mb":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/author\/rita-coulter\/","display_name":"Rita Coulter"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 9 years ago","modified":"Updated 8 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on May 10, 2017","modified":"Updated on August 8, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on May 10, 2017 3:00 PM","modified":"Updated on August 8, 2025 1:52 PM"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","coauthors","author_meta","relative_dates","absolute_dates","absolute_dates_time","featured_img_caption","featured_img","series_order"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32708,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/690\/revisions\/32708"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esm.rochester.edu\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}