Playing Advanced Repertoire (from Arban to Arutiunian)
Many of us wish to play the shinier pieces in the trumpet repertoire – those that require great endurance, dexterity, and flexibility – but struggle to make meaningful progress on pieces like Carnival of Venice or the big concertos. How do we build a routine that helps us tackle our dream pieces, practice intelligently, and build the skills to get us where we're going? Ethan invites a special guest to help break this down!
Follow this event link to tune in!
https://app.tonebase.co/trumpet/live/player/playing-advanced-repertoire
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions and questions!
- What questions do you have on this topic?
- Any particular area you would like me to focus on?
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Hi Ethan,
Just want to mention Hummel's I movement as another example. It's a "shinier" piece for me and while overall it's a good challenge for my articulation and dynamic control, I hit the wall with the final part (high C arps to the end). Anything above A is hard enough for me to play in a musical context, so with endurance lacking it feels like an uphill battle towards the end of the piece.
I hope it's a fair example as the piece is quite popular.
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Hey everyone, I'm changing the date and time of this stream: It's now May 26th at 11 AM PST.
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Here is a PDF of the slides I'll be using today!
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Bill going