Description

Regarded by most brass teachers world wide as “The” tutor book or the “brass players bible”. Used by all aspiring brass players at some stage to develop their technique and ability. Also available in bass clef for lower brass instruments.
INDEX of Chapters in the book :
1. Introduction
2. Table of fingering
3. Compass of the Cornet
4. Cornet in C
5. The Slides and tuning
6. The Mouthpiece
7. Producing the Sound
8. Breathing
9. Faults to be avoided
10. Explanation of the exercises
11. Exercises
12. Syncopation
13. Dotted quavers
14. Six – eight time
15. The Slur explained
16. Exercises on the Slur
17. Scales explained
18. Major Scales
19. Minor Scales
20. Chromatic Scales
21. Chromatic Triplets
PART II.
1. Grace notes explained
2. Preparatory exercises for the Gruppetto
3. The Gruppetto or Turn
4. The Double appoggiatura
5. The simple Appoggiatura
6. The short Appoggiatura
7. The Portamento
8. Preparatory exercises for the Trill
9. The Trill or Shake
10. The Mordente or passing Shake
11. Intervals and Chords explained
12. Mixed Intervals
13. Octaves and Tenths
14. Triplets
15. Exercises in Semiquavers
16. Major and Minor Common Chords
17. The Dominant Seventh
18. The Diminished Seventh
19. Fourteen Cadenzas
20. Triple tongueing explained
21. Double tongueing explained
22. Exercises in Triple tongueing
23. Exercises in Double tongueing
24. The Slur and Double tongue
25. Trumpet tongueing
PART III.

1. Index to Eighteen solos
2. Final Observations
3. Fourteen Grand Studies
4. Eighteen Solos