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Originally Posted by TrumpetsAreFun What is this Arban I read about? |
Quite simply, TAF, the Arban Method for Trumpet is what is lovingly referred to as the "bible" of trumpeters.
It was written in the 1860 to help give cornetists a way of improving and becoming better musicians. It covers all facets of musicianship and is where many, many players complete find the way to double tongue, triple tongue, play wide intervals. It's a very old book, so, the songs in it are from operas and popular tunes of the time. It's been edited by many people and one of the publishers is Carl Fisher. If you are studying privately, your teacher should make you aware of this book and have you buy it for your studies. There are some really fun duets as well as famous solos you can use for contests and things.
I've gone through two copies of it and my son plays from the bass clef version of it as he is a trombonist. It's worth your checking out.
ML