Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn
by Jonathan Harnum
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Author: Jonathan HarnumEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-23
ISBN: 0970751273
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Sol Ut Press
Book Reviews of Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn
Book Review: Great for the comeback player
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm returning to trumpet after 20+ years away. The last time I seriously played was in 8th grade, when braces made it less and less fun.
This book fit my background pretty perfectly. It explains the why, and not just the how. After all these years, it's extremely helpful to see what those exercises were about, and what some of the people around me were talking about. I also like that he's included a large dose of music appreciation in the book, recommending albums and performers to explore, and telling stories that help keep the memories around.
This is a text-heavy book, not a set of musical exercises. Harnum points to a lot of other sources for music, though I think they're largely too advanced for real beginners. (I'm personally getting started again with the Breeze-Easy book I used in 4th grade, which advances pretty slowly. That gives me time to rebuild muscles and remember what I used to know.)
I don't think I could recommend it for a complete beginner. I'd have been overwhelmed if I tried to learn everything from this, as there's simply so much covered. I'm happy to see detailed information on cleaning a trumpet, something I'd never learned before, as well as whole chapters on key techniques, equipment, and outside the trumpet aspects like transposition and performing.
One unfortunate thing, though I don't think it wrecks the book, is that the website now redirects to a site for another book. A lot of the same stuff is there, but I don't see the sample music, which I'm guessing is now on the CD for that book.
Overall, highly recommended!
Summary of Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn
Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn is packed with information no trumpet player should be without. In addition to information on acquiring basic skills like lip slurs, buzzing, breathing, how to clean your horn, and how to practice, the book will also teach you more advanced skills like double- and triple-tonguing, transposing, cool sound effects, how to play high, how to perform and many more important skills. If that isn?t enough, the book also contains extensive lists of recordings in all genres (no Country trumpet recordings are included), and extensive lists of sheet music for you to play. The style is always friendly and often funny. Chapters are short, well-paced and enjoyable. Sound the Trumpet was written by Jonathan Harnum, a trumpet player with over 25 years of experience and teacher with over 15 years of experience. Harnum is also the author of Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music. Whether you?re new to the world of trumpet, an experienced player who needs to bone up on your skills or beef up your recording collection, or whether you need a fun way to teach trumpet, you?ll find this book valuable and will refer to it again and again.Instruments & Performers Books
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