One of the most popular trumpet etude books is the 36 Etudes Transcendantes. While there is a lot of great material in this book that cover a lot of trumpet technique, it seems to overshadow a lot of other useful books for the aspiring trumpet player. It often happens that young ambitious players start on this book too early before they can really work out of it. This can cause frustration, disappointment and even injury.
As some of my best teachers have told me, etudes are the middle ground between music making and technical study. So if the technical side is too advanced for the player, the etude won't serve its purpose.
When practicing etudes you should be gradually pushing your limits, not going for slam dunk quick fixes. We want to avoid teaching our body bad habits or make anything less than the best sound we can make. Also, we want to play these etudes with ease, great intonation and great rhythm.
So over the next few days, I'm going to review a few etude books that I think are good stepping stones to get toward the Charlier.
Bio
- Josh Frank
- Josh is a freelance trumpet player in NYC. He plays with lots of classical groups in town. He also write and produces his own music.
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