Carl Fischer

Author: Jean-Baptiste Arban
Editors: Jennifer Marotta, Thomas Hooten
Format: Book with Audio and PDFs Online
Instrumentation: Trumpet

The New Authentic Edition of Arban's Complete Conservatory Method contains the same tried and true comprehensive system of study that Arban developed over a century ago, and this completely re-engraved edition has been painstakingly edited by prominent trumpet performers and teachers. In re-editing the method, the Arban system has been kept intact, while adding some of editors' own insights with respect to how trumpet is taught today. Purists and modernists alike will welcome these new editions. Arban's time-tested pedagogical sequence has also been given a fresh new layout for easier reading. As an added bonus, the included downloadable resources contain spectacular performances of all of the 14 Characteristic Studies as well as piano accompaniments for the Fantasies performed by John Walker. All tracks are in MP3 format and can be downloaded to your desktop or MP3 player/iPod. The download also contains the original text from the first edition of the Arban method in PDF form, including multi-language translations.

The Arban Complete Conservatory Method is the definitive must-have for all trumpet players. With this masterful new edition and all of its extra resources, the Arban will remain the driving force in brass education for generations to come.

Contents:

• Notes and Track Listings for the MP3 Accompaniment and Performance Tracks
• Fingering Chart for Trumpet/Cornet
• Diagram of the Trumpet and Cornet
• Preface to the 1894 and 1936 Editions
• Editorial Note by Thomas Hooten and Jennifer Marotta
• About Jean Baptiste Arban
• About Thomas Hooten
• About Jennifer Marotta
• Introduction by Jean Baptiste Arban
• Range
• Alternate Fingering
• Mouthpiece Position
• Attack
• Breathing
• Style: Faults To Be Avoided
• I. First Studies
  • Explanatory Notes on the First Studies; Syncopation; Rhythmic figures and 6/8 Meter
  • Music Studies:
    • First Studies
    • Syncopation
    • Rhythmic Figures
    • 6/8 Meter
• II. Slurring or Legato Playing
  • Explanatory Notes on Slurring or Legato Playing
  • Music: Studies on Slurring or Legato Playing
• III. Scales
  • Explanatory Notes on Major and Minor Scales, Chromatic Scales and Triplets
  • Music Studies:
    • Major Scales
    • Minor Scales
    • Chromatic Scales
    • Chromatic Triplets
• IV. Ornaments
  • Explanatory Notes on the Simple or Long Appoggiatura; the Short Appoggiatura or the Grace Note; the Portamento
  • The Double Appoggiatura, the Turn, the Trill and the Mordent
  • Music Studies:
    • Preparatory Studies for the Turn
    • The Turn
    • The Double Appoggiatura
    • The Simple or Long Appoggiatura
    • The Short Appoggiatura
    • The Portamento
    • The Trill
    • The Mordent
• V. More Advanced Studies
  • Explanatory Notes on Intervals; Broken Octaves and Tenths; Rhythmic Figures, Arpeggios and Cadenzas
  • Music Studies:
    • Intervals
    • Broken Octaves and Tenths
    • Triplets
    • Rhythmic Figure
    • Major and Minor Arpeggios
    • Dominant Seventh Arpeggios
    • Diminished Seventh Arpeggios
    • Cadenzas
• VI. Tonguing
  • Explanatory Notes on Triple Tonguing, Double Tonguing, the Slur and Double Tonguing, and Fanfare Tonguing
  • Music Studies:
    • Triple Tonguing
    • Double Tonguing
    • The Slur and Double Tonguing
    • Fanfare Tonguing
• VII. The Art of Phrasing
  • 150 Classic and Popular Melodies
• VIII. 68 Duets for Two Cornets
• IX. Concluding Remarks: 14 Characteristic Studies
• X. 12 Celebrated Fantaisies and Airs Varis
• AUDIO CONTENTS:
  • Arbans Fantasies Accompaniment Audio MP3s
  • 14 Characteristic Studies Performed by Thomas Hooten