Student Resources

• Trumpet Fingering Chart
• Naming the Notes: A reference sheet to learning the note names.
• Note Names Flashcards: Template for making beginner note-names flashcards.
• Practicing Journal
• How to clean your trumpet

Lincoln School Students

• Grade 5 Trumpet Class: Handbook
• Grade 6 Brass Class: Handbook

Links

• Public Domain (Free) Music for Trumpet on the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP).
• Complete Conservatory Method for Cornet by J.B. Arban: The famous "Arban's Book" was first published in 1864 and early editions have long since joined the "public domain." Download the complete 1879 edition here.
• Benjamin Zander: Classical Music with Shining Eyes. A very important talk by Boston conductor Benjamin Zander about the meaning of music-making.
• National Trumpet Competition's Youtube Channel. A collection of videos of some of the excellent trumpet playing that goes on every yeah at the NTC.
• A guide to buying professional trumpets
• A guide to buying student trumpets
• A map of the music stores I use in the Boston area