Brian ShookTrumpeter  -  Teacher  -  Author

Below are a variety of handouts that will be used regularly during your academic career. If you run out of (or lose) a particular handout, you can print another copy from here.

*If the handout you are looking for is not here, go to the CLINICS page.
Course Packet
     – Applied Trumpet Syllabus
     – The Trumpet Player's Practice Compendium
          – Applied Lesson Notes
          – Scale Routine (Euphonium students, click here)
          – Weekly Schedule
          – Student Practice Journal
          – Arban Checklist (Euphonium students, click here)
     – Daily Warm Up

Play-Along Tracks - simple tracks to help with intonation and tone development
     – Long Tones (see "Daily Warm Up" for music)
          – for B-flat trumpet
          – for C trumpet
          – for E-flat trumpet
     – Tuning Drones
          – Drones from C3 to C5
          – Drones in octaves
          – Drones in 5ths
     – Cichowicz Long Tone Studies (available here)
          – for B-flat trumpet
          – for C trumpet
          – for E-flat trumpet
     – Smooth Air Movement (found in The Brass Gym by Sam Pilafian and Patrick Sheridan)
          – for B-flat trumpet
          – for C trumpet
          – for E-flat trumpet
     – Trumpet Scale Routine (play-along for B-flat trumpet)

Performance Assessment (to be filled out after every studio performance and general recital performance)

Jury Form (for an example form, click here)

Advancing to Upper Level Requirements

Recital Checklist

Mobile Apps
     – Metronome
     – TonalEnergy - tuner (equal and just temperaments) and drone generator
     – Virtuoso Piano
     – forScore - transfer your iPad into a digital music stand (with many more features)
     – LamarMobile - access Lamar info on the go