Essentials for the Advancing Trumpet Player
Below is a list of recommended etude/technical books for the trumpet — some of the “Essentials for the Advancing Trumpet Player.” They include many tried and true studies in tone production, technique, articulation, musicianship, etc. All of the literature/books itemized here can be purchased from Art’s Music Shop.
Also included here are some famous trumpet artists with a corresponding recording that you may listen to. You can find many other recordings by these artists and more on YouTube, including master classes.
Just for fun, at the bottom, we’ve added some names of notable celebrities that have played the trumpet.
Trumpet Literature
Composer/Arranger
Arban/ ed. Marotta & Hooten
Title
Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet
CF.O21XSB (spiral edition)
$39.99
Composer/Arranger
Bousquet/ ed. Goldman
& Tartell
Title
36 Celebrated Studies for Cornet
CF.O88X
$14.99
Composer/Arranger
Brandt/ ed. Nagel
Title
34 Studies (on Orchestral Motives) for Trumpet
IMC.1391
$12.75
Composer/Arranger
Charlier/ed. Delmotte
Title
36 Etudes Transcendantes for Trumpet
HL.48181183
$52.99
Composer/Arranger
Concone/trans. Sawyer
Title
Lyrical Studies for Trumpet or Horn
BP.TP138
$21.75
Composer/Arranger
Rubank
Title
Intermediate Method for Trumpet
HL.04470180
Advanced Method Vol 1 for Trumpet
HL.04470330
Advanced Method Vol 2 for Trumpet
HL.04470340
Composer/Arranger
Schlossberg
Title
Daily Drills and Technique Studies for Trumpet
M.Baron
$21.95
Trumpet Artists for Listening
on YouTube
Maurice Andre
Ole Edvard Antonsen
Tine Thing Helseth
Adolph Herseth
Arturo Sandoval
Philip Smith
Celebrities/Notable People
that have played the
TRUMPET
Drew Carey
Prince Charles
Richard Gere
Samuel L Jackson
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)