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Effective Practice TedEd – How to practice effectively…for just about anything Use reference recordings Most arrangements you’ll play in school bands have a demo on the publisher’s website or on Youtube. “Transcribe!” (available here) is a software program available for Mac READ MORE
Do you have the note reading skills to top the leaderboard? Can you beat the record? This is where I post the highest scores for Staff Wars and Staff Wars Live by all of my students Get Staff Wars to READ MORE
Grade 5 Pieces Your timetable is here, Eleni
Shiny Stockings slowed down to 60, 70, 80, and 90 percent speeds. You’ll impress the panel more if you play it slow with all the style than if you go in and play it full speed but forget all the READ MORE
There are a lot of great Method books for trumpet but they are very heavy to lug around and quite costly if you buy them all. Some of them are public domain as they’ve been around for hundreds of years. READ MORE
Blue Bossa written by Kenny Dorham Scales to practice: Concert C minor (Natural minor and Harmonic minor) Concert Db major (hint: for trumpet that's D minor and Eb major) Learning the melody Practice your concert D Natural minor scale over READ MORE
Careless Love Check out this awesome video from Lincoln Jazz Center Download the Creole Jazz Band Fake Book here Careless Love is on page 182 Samara, St James Infirmary is on page 164 Here’s a backing track to play with READ MORE
Some great videos for learning jazz Collective Improvisation in New Orleans Jazz (LEAD/MELODY WORK) Intonation Solo Work
Concert Bb Bebop Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 maj7 8 Bb C D Eb F G Ab A Bb For trumpet that’s C Bebop Scale 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 maj7 8 C D E READ MORE
When the Saints Go Marching In (110bpm, Concert Bb) Here are the notes we’ll use to start with: Step by Step practice Using the concept of “Mental Boxes” as described by Marquis Hill. We start by improvising with READ MORE