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ecarroll · 10-04-2006, 11:30 AM

Hello from sunny Los Angeles

Glen,

No problem with piling on. It happens often here for the reason you stated and also from my ocasional silences (often related to travel).

I have few opinions regarding beginning trumpet lessons except to state confidently that young kids learn best via imitation (unlike grad students!). You should play often for them: call and response/back and forth. One observation though: the "standard" beginning trumpet method books are long on theory and short on the actual principles of good sound production (see Arnold Jacobs re everything). Take a few days to put your own simple exercises together that focus on fundamental principles rather than note values. Add those to the mix, play tons with them and voila! . . . the next Guerrier (oh . . . tons of practice will help as well)

Good luck and I'll watch here with interest
EC

10-04-2006, 11:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
ecarroll Artist in Residence Forte User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NH/CA/PQ Posts: 1,572	Hello from sunny Los Angeles Glen, No problem with piling on. It happens often here for the reason you stated and also from my ocasional silences (often related to travel). I have few opinions regarding beginning trumpet lessons except to state confidently that young kids learn best via imitation (unlike grad students!). You should play often for them: call and response/back and forth. One observation though: the "standard" beginning trumpet method books are long on theory and short on the actual principles of good sound production (see Arnold Jacobs re everything). Take a few days to put your own simple exercises together that focus on fundamental principles rather than note values. Add those to the mix, play tons with them and voila! . . . the next Guerrier (oh . . . tons of practice will help as well) Good luck and I'll watch here with interest EC Last edited by ecarroll; 10-04-2006 at 09:01 PM.