Methods

The Carmine Caruso method (link to Amazon) is one of the most controversial methods in the trumpet world. The main reason is that it is a method that works on calisthenics, that is, the strengthening of the lip muscles to improve the register of the trumpet. Contenido del método Caruso Given that there are many […]

The Total Range method is a trumpet method focused mainly on expanding the register of the instrument both towards very high notes and towards pedal notes. Content of the Total Range method The best thing about this method is the organization of the exercises, since it practically gives you a daily routine so that you

The Clarke method (link to Amazon), whose full name is Technical Studies for the Cornet, is a trumpet method used mainly for the development of fingering technique. In other words, they are exercises where precision and speed predominate when carrying out studies with notes that require the use of the three pistons. Content of the

The Bai Lin method (link to Amazon, whose real name is Lip Flexibilites, is a trumpet method used for the development of what we call “flexibility” that is nothing more than the ease of moving from one note to another without changing the position of the pistons. Bai Lin method content Practically one of the

The James Stamp method (link to Amazon) called Warm-Ups + Studies and commonly known as “The Stamp Method” is a trumpet method used mainly for warm-up of the lips, so it is usually studied as the beginning of the daily routine. Content of the Stamp method The method is composed as follows: In the first