[TPIN] Beginning Trumpet Methods

[Achias1 at mchsi.com]

I used Standard of Excellence for many years and just switched to Essential
Elements 2000 this year. I wish I could switch back.

Essential Elements spends about 2.5 pages showing notes with the note names
inside of the note heads. When it's time to wean away from that into reading
normal notes, the kids are completely lost and have to learn note names all over
again. After it finally gets into normal notes, I think it goes a little faster
through the concepts than SOE. The kids who are trying seem to do fine at that,
but the struggling kids are having problems making any progress at all.

Dave


----------------------  Original Message:  ---------------------
From:    "Floyd Blevins" <floyd.blevins at gmail.com>
To:      tpin at tpin.okcu.edu
Subject: [TPIN] Beginning Trumpet Methods
Date:    Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:30:18 +0000

> Hello all. I'm sure this question has been asked and answered here before,
> and I'm researching the question independently as well, but would like some
> input from others if possible.
> 
> I just had my first lesson with a new student tonight; a 10-year old who
> just got his trumpet last week and barely knows which end of the horn to
> blow into at this point. I'm looking for a beginning trumpet method that
> will help me to teach not only sound production, fingering, embouchure
> development, etc., but instrument care, reading, etc. as well, all while not
> boring him to death or scaring him off!
> 
> There are several methods I've been looking at, Hal Leonard's Instant
> Success, Rubank Elementary Method and Essential Elements 2000 to name a few,
> but it's been so long since I've had a "day-1" beginner student I'm afraid
> I'm woefully out of touch on what's actually available.
> 
> Can anyone here help?
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