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Trumpet: Foundations 1 (non-credit)
This is a non-credit course and will not provide high school credit or instructor feedback/communication.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Trumpet: Foundations 1 is a continuation of the Trumpet beginner courses and is meant to expand and solidify some of the standard techniques that have been covered thus far. Continuing the exploration of music theory and sight-reading, this course covers several major scales. Slightly more advanced flexibilities, as well as the H.L. Clarke Technical Studies book, will ensure students are challenging their chops. Important players—and their practice routines—will be studied to inspire students to find their own way to play and improve. Students can expect to encounter a variety of listening and playing assignments, as well as lesson quizzes and exams, and will create a portfolio of recordings that reflect the progress they make.
Price: $95.00
Subjects: Music, Trumpet
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COURSE OVERVIEW:
Lesson 1: Intro to Clarke Technical Studies
- B-flat major scale
- Introduction to triplets
- Flexibilities group 1
- Intro to Clarke Technical Studies
Lesson 2: Improvisation and Transposition
- A major scale
- Concert pitch and the transposing trumpet
- Improvisation assignment
- Wynton Marsalis’ practice routine
- Clarke studies
Lesson 3: Scales and Tendency Notes
- E-flat major scale
- Chromatic scale review
- Tendency notes (D and C♯)
- Trumpet history
- Clarke studies (E♭ and A)
Lesson 4: Simple and Compound Meters
- Improvisation assignment
- Flexibilities group II
- Trills
- Scale and Clarke practice technique
- Simple and compound meters
Lesson 5: Key Signature Identification
- E major scale
- Naming the key signature
- Articulation revisited
- Clarke study in E and velocity practice
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Working instrument
- Reliable access to a computer and internet
- Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
- Trumpet care kit like this or
- Herbert L. Clarke’s Technical Studies for the Cornet (Publ. Carl Fischer Music Publisher; edition 1984)
- Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)