"The trumpeter's bible" for over 150 years, this complete pedagogical
method contains hundreds of exercises, beginning with basics and
progressing to advanced compositions, including the author's famous
arrangement of Carnival in Venice. J. B. Arban discusses every aspect
of playing -- including articulation, tonguing, slurs, tone, and range
-- sharing the knowledge he acquired from many years of experience as a
teacher and performer. He offers an appreciation of all the instrument's
inherent difficulties as well as instructive points that touch upon all
possible musical questions.
The Paris Conservatory's Committee on Music Study noted, "This work is
rich in instructive advice, is based upon the best of fundamental
principles, and omits not a single instructive point which might be
needed for the development and gradual technical perfection of a
player." This edition features an Introduction and expert commentary by
an instructor well versed in the Arban Method.