TRUMPET SIGHT-READING by John Kember and Sam Lewis

 

• a fresh approach for trumpet

• English, french and german

• Serie : Schott Slight-Reading Series

• Difficulty : beginner to adv

 

This collection of original tunes presents 180 carefully graded sight-reading pieces and exercises in a range of musical styles. Taking an approach based on self-learning, the 11 sections of the book focus on developing different key technical skills as well as introducing the student to a plethora of musical terms.Each section of the book contains solos, as well as trumpet duets and pieces with piano accompaniment for practising ensemble sight-reading. Suitable for preliminary, to advanced level students. Part of the comprehensive Sight-Reading series published by Schott and edited by John Kember.

Contenu :

- Section 1: Introducing notes C, E and G

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 2: Notes C-G, 2/4 time

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 3: Introducting G major and F#

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 4: Notes C-C, incl. F# and Bb, 3-time, quavers and dotted rhythms

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 5: Keys D, A, Eb and Bb majors, D minor, 3/8 and 6/8 time, dynamic marks

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 6: Range: Bb-G.Keys: A, D, G, C and F minor, Db major. New features: Compound time, semiquavers and triplets.

Performance directions and dynamics

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 7: Swing style

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 8: General revision using keys up to 4 sharps and flats

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 9: Simple transposition, chromatic figures and Dorian mode, five time. 5/4 and 5/8

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 10: Further transposition. Dance styles and whole notes

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 10: Further transposition. Dance styles and whole notes

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Section 11: All keys, double sharps and flats. Baroque to Atonal styles

- Solos

- Duets

- Accompanied pieces

- Glossary