Ear Training for Trumpet

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Trumpet in Bb — For hundreds of years, singing has been an important part of musical ear training. Internationally accepted methods, including those of Suzuki and Kodály, rely on singing as a basis of learning an instrument. These methods are often used with young children, developing a good sense of pitch and interval accuracy before learning to read music. This leads to quicker and more musical progress on the instruments of choice.David Vining’s book Ear Training for Trumpet is designed to build ear training skills and fine-tune pitch accuracy through combining singing with playing the instrument. The book is carefully written, progressing from relatively easy pitch matching studies to atonal etudes with wide intervals. It can be used by trumpeters of all ages, and is an excellent book for high school and college musicians wishing to perform at a professional level. It is especially effective in training listening skills necessary for jazz improvisation.Mr. Vining is a leading brass educator and trombonist who has extensive orchestral, chamber, and solo performance experience. He is a Professor of Music at Northern Arizona University and is an expert in understanding the relations of physical and musical skills that can enhance and lengthen performing careers. He is a clinician for Conn-Selmer.I am not aware of any other trumpet etudes that offer a comprehensive ear training course of study by combining progressive singing and playing exercises. I believe that Mr. Vining’s book is a wonderful addition to the trumpeter’s library, and that all students of the instrument will benefit from its use. Ear Training for Trumpet is one of the first methods to integrate performance on the instrument with singing to enable the player to internalize the music. Written by David Vining, a leading brass educator with extensive orchestral, chamber, and solo performance experience, Ear Training for Trumpet is a comprehensive and progressively organized method for improving the ear of students on any brass instrument. In turn, this brings marked improvement in tone, intonation, pitch accuracy, and musical understanding. The book contains more than 70 exercises in pitch, scales, arpeggios, and intervals, including melodious etudes and orchestral excerpts. A brass equivalent of the ear training method is long overdue, and this book is appropriate for not only young students, but brass students of all ages.