Trumpet Player History
Name that Fingering
Trumpet Books and Exercises
Current Trumpet Players
Rehearsal and Audition Etiquette
100

Father of Jazz Trumpet

Who is Louis Armstrong?

100
High C

What is open?

100
Mini Chromatic Scales/Playing Example:

What is Clarke 1?

100

Most Famous American Trumpet Player

Who is Wynton Marsalis?
100

Rule Number 1 for both Masterclasses and Rehearsals

What is no talking?

200

Legendary Lead Trumpet Player

Who is Maynard Ferguson?

200

D below the staff

What is 1 + 3 plus slide?

200

Long Tones/Playing Example: 

What are Cichowics Flow Studies?
200
Japanese Jazz Player

Who is Eric Miyashiro?

200

Things you are not supposed to use in rehearsal

What are phones?
300

First Cornet Teacher at the Paris Conservatory

Who is Jean Baptiste Arban?

300

F Flat

What is 1 and 2?

300

Scale in Thirds study/Playing Example:

What is Clarke 2?

300

Famous Norwegian Trumpet Player

Who is Tine Thing Helseth?

300

Audition Requirements

What are a lyrical piece, technical piece, and scales.

400

Bach’s Favorite Trumpet Player

Who is Gottfried Reiche?

400

C flat

What is 2?

400

Lyrical Studies/Playing Example:

What is The Art of Phrasing?

400

Famous Lead Player, records for Hollywood.

Who is Wayne Bergeron?

400

Technique for pretending you are in a performance or audition before it happens.

What is Visualization?

500

Principal Trumpet of the Chicago Symphony for 40+ years.

Who is Adolph “Bud“ Herseth?

500
E double flat

What is 1 and 3 + slide?

500

Expanding Chromatics for Range/Playing Example:

What are Spiders?

500

Current Principal Trumpet of the New York Philharmonic

Who is Christopher Martin?

500

The 5 P’s

What is Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance?