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Old 08-23-2004, 05:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Sometimes you can find some of the best stuff for beginners in "band" books (You know, those annoying little warmups that your band director makes you play?). My teacher had me do the lip slurs from the back of one (it was called The Sound of Excellence for band or something to that effect). While the bookd wasn't great, the lip slurs and exercises helped increase my playing up to the Arban/Clarke level. So aside from just "trumpet" books, use other resources. You know how to play, and you know how you did it. You now have to convey that process over to the students using any means necessary. Write your own warmup sheet that is tailored to each individual student if you must.

Good luck!
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