[TPIN] Playing C trumpet/transposition practice

[Ronald Lipka]

Friends; May I recommend to you "Bel Canto Studies" edited by John  
Korak from Balquhidder Music www.balquhiddermusic.com   These are  
very melodic studies each with 4 or 5 recommended transpositions.  I  
went through the entire 77 studies in each transposition (this took  
about nine months).  Now I am going through again and doing all of  
them in their transpositions with the provided SmartMusic piano  
accompaniments in each of the transpositions.  Should I survive this  
there are PDF files of each of the etudes notated in moving  
transpositions.  This is a real workout in transposition while  
challenging the player to make music with very pleasing lyrical studies.

Why bother?
1) If you are an orchestral player this provides a comfortable level  
of confidence for your every day requirements.
2) If you are a church player this enables you to be prepared for  
wherever and whenever the organist wanders off.
3) If you are a jazz player this provides insurance for playing with  
any type of group as you are comfortable in any key.
4) If you are a septuagenarian plus player (like me) this keeps your  
brain very, very active.

Ron Lipka
lipkar at cybermesa.com