$1.99 / Non-refundable KING COMPENDIUM of TRUMPET MISCELLANEAsecond edition 1 SECOND EDITION, APRIL 2020 This Second Edition contains new and updated material, corrections, minor stylistic changes, a new cover image, and a new format. The layout is now more print-friendly and the document has been formatted in EPUB for use in Apple Books or other e- reader. The new e-book version contains active page links via the Contents page. The new cover of the printed edition, employing innovative digital-micro-encapsulation- transference enhancements, emits a pleasant aroma of allspice and clove when scratched. 1 PREFACE by THE AUTHOR he intent of this Compendium is not to be comprehensive, but rather offer material, new and old, that is profound in its clarity or lacking in its availability. I’ve taken ideas and exercises from proven sources, cited as best as possible, and Talso contributed my own ideas, which I humbly believe can be of help to students. Those from whom I’ve borrowed: Vincent Cichowicz, Herbert L. Clarke, Max Schlossberg, James Thompson, Allan Dean, Steven Trinkle, Larry Black, Paul Merkelo, Chris Martin, Wynton Marsalis, Denver Dill, Chris Gekker, Christopher Smith, Miles Davis, Gary Malvern, Kevin Lyons, Kobe Bryant, and Mel Brooks. Many thanks to PressPot Press for their encouragement, as well as their generous advancement of $27, which was crucial in my ability to work quickly and carelessly. Also, special thanks to Wilbur Greaseman for the striking cover art; my life-coach Judith Prune; Avenir Mungbun for the typeface; and my barista Soy Biddlebocks, without whom I could not have copied-and-pasted this material so quickly. To the student — may this be a lasting source of knowledge and inspiration. Good luck, be patient, optimistic, headstrong, and stop calling me at home! It’s good to be the King, Craig King 2 CONTENTS PAGE DAILY SKILLS PRACTICE 5 NEW!! WARMUP ROUTINE V2 6 “BLACK MAMBA” PRACTICE SCHEDULE 9 MUST KNOW — NICE TO KNOW 10 NEW!! ALSO GOOD TO KNOW 12 INTONATION STATION 13 QUOTES ON TRUMPET & LIFE 14 KING’S PET EXERCISES 17 TUNING PICCOLO 20 GUIDE TO TEACHING BEGINNERS 22 WYNTON’S TWELVE WAYS TO PRACTICE 23 SIX MONTHS IN CHICAGO 24 Q & A WITH CHRIS MARTIN 26 IN THE [RASPY] WORDS OF MILES DAVIS 30 NEW!! KING SECOND WARMUP W/ INTERVAL SLURS 31 CHRIS GEKKER SUMMER PRACTICE ROUTINE 32 NEW!! MORE GEKKER ROUTINES 36 NEW!! GROWING THROUGH THE INTERNET 37 NEW!! +1 ENDURANCE EQUATION 38 NEW!! MOUTHPIECE COMPARISON CHART 41 NEW!! ANATOMY OF THE EMBOUCHURE 42 NEW!! COLOR THE KING 43 4 King ’s DAILY SKILLS PRACTICE College Edition TONE Breathing/blowing Long tones Air attacks Pedal tones TECHNIQUE Scales (Arban, Clarke) Arpeggios (Arban) Intervals, octaves (Arban, Schlossberg) Tonguing: single, double, triple (Arban) Flexibility (Irons, Schlossberg) Finger dexterity (Clarke, Arban) Soft playing (Concone, Clarke) Attacks: soft/loud, high/low (Arban, Schlossberg) Lip Trills (Arban) MUSICALITY Etudes/Solos Sight-reading Ensemble music Transposition (Sachse, Caffarelli) Intonation (pitch drone) SPECIALIZED Orchestral excerpts Improvisation Piccolo Ornamentation All of the above skills must be practiced everyday in order to improve at a steady rate and stay in top form. Skills may be combined, for instance, tonguing w/ arpeggios, soft playing w/ sight-reading, etc. Allow 2 to 3 hours a day for practice of all necessary skills. 5 KingKing WARMUPWarmup Routine ROUTINE v2 Version 2 (1) LIP BUZZ two ocatves below, w/ James Thompson The Buzzing Book recording #1, (2) MOUTHPIECE BUZZ as written. Part gliss 1 (1) LIP BUZZ two octaves below, w/ Buzzing Book #3, (2) MOUTHPIECE, (3) TRUMPET (optional C trpt, lipping down whole step). gliss (1) LIP BUZZ two octaves below, w/ Buzzing Book #8, (2) MOUTHPIECE, (3) TRUMPET (preferably on C trumpet, lipping down a whole step). PLAY w/ tuning drone on last note; every-other bar, alternating odd/even days Part 2 6 etc. 2 7 Relaxed and free Refresher Part 3 Clarke Study of the day, w/ metronome. Part 4 1 min single-tonguing for speed, 1 min triple-tonguing, w/ metronome. Part 5 Scales, arpeggios, intervals, isolated attacks ad libitum, w/ tuning drone. ____________________________________ To ensure appropriate rest, this warmup is to be played with an interval timer, such as Seconds Pro: 1 min PLAY / 30 sec REST 2 min PLAY / 1 min REST 3 min PLAY / 1.5 min REST 4 min PLAY / 2 min REST 5 min PLAY / 2.5 min REST 6 min PLAY / 3 min REST 7 min PLAY / 3.5 min REST (optional) 8 min PLAY / warmdown This concludes the King Warmup Routine v2. Your next practice sessions should include specific technique development and music practice. Remember, a warmup should be a warmup, it's purpose to prepare you to play. Beware of crossing the line from warmup to workout! Always focus on good posture in order to breathe and blow most efficiently. Relaxed breath in, relaxed blow out. Yawn and sigh. ____________________________________ There are countless warmup routines available to the student. Any routine if done consistently and mindfully will yield results. This particular routine was inspired by former Atlanta Symphony players James Thompson, Larry Black, and Kevin Lyons, and San Diego principal trumpet Christopher Smith. WARNING: If your lips are tired or sore, play softly and gently and consider skipping a practice session or two in order to recover. (Treat with Advil, cold water, Arnica gel, and rest.) Listen to your chops, nothing good will come from abusing them. Though, at the same time, don't baby your chops. Challenge them, but rest often and stop before it's too late. Intense practice sessions require more recovery time, and don't overdo it! 3 8 KING’S PROPOSED BLACK MAMBA PRACTICE SCHEDULE for College Students WEEKDAY 7/8/9am: Morning Warmup Routine (30-45 min) Exercise/Breakfast/Class/Study 11am/12/1pm: Midday Practice Session (20-30 min: skills/deficiencies) Class/Study/Lunch/Coffee 2/3/4pm: Afternoon Practice Session (30 min: music) Ensembles/Study/Dinner/Socialize 8/9/10pm: Night Practice Session (30-45 min: music, skills refinement) Study/Relax/Entertainment/Sleep WEEKEND Coffee/Breakfast/Religion 9/10/11am: Morning Warmup Routine (30-45 min) Hiking/Reading/Picnic/Study/Relax/Socialize/Coffee 2/3/4pm: Lazy Afternoon Practice Session (30-45 min: technique/music) Dinner/Socialize/Entertainment/Study 7/8/9pm: (Saturday) “Black Mamba” Practice Session (24+ min: duets, whatever, you win) 7/8/9pm: (Sunday) Prep-for-Week Practice Session (30-45 min: music/skills/refinement) Tea/Relax/Sleep 9 MUST KNOW NICE TO KNOW by Allan Dean METHOD/TECHNICAL STUDIES Arban Complete Method Nagel Rhythmic Studies Clarke Technical Studies Nagel Trumpet Studies Schlossberg Daily Drills Colin Lip Flexibilities Nagel Speed Studies ETUDES Brandt Orchestral Etudes Tomasi 6 Etudes Smith Top Tones Gates Odd Meter Etudes Bitsch 20 Etudes Plog 16 Contemporary Etudes Falk 20 Atonal Etudes Reynolds 48 Etudes Bach-Piper Well Tempered Player Vannetelbosch 20 Etudes Werner 40 Studies Boutry 12 Etudes de Virtuosité Concone Lyrical Studies Wurm 40 Studies Longinotti Studies in Classical and Modern Styles TRANSPOSITION Caffarelli 100 Melodious Studies Hering Orchestra Trumpeter Sachse 100 Etudes Broiles Have Trumpet…Will Transpose Bordogni-Porret 24 Vocalises for Transposition PICCOLO Hickman Piccolo Trumpet Big Book Webster Method for Piccolo Trumpet Andre 12 Etudes in Baroque Style CHAMBER PIECES Stravinsky Soldier’s Tale Zwilich Concerto (Trpt and 5 Inst.) Stravinsky Octet (both parts) Varese Octandre Shostakovich Piano Concerto Hindemith Septet Copland Quiet City Bach Cantata 51 Handel Let the Bright Seraphim Barber Capricorn Concerto Martin Concerto for 7 Instruments Saint-Saens Septet d’Indy Suite in Olden Style Wolpe Piece for Trumpet and 7 Inst. 10 (Must Know , Nice to Know…page 2) SOLOS Bb/C Hindemith Sonata Chaynes Concerto Kennan Sonata Jolivet Concertino H. Stevens Sonata Bitsch Four Variations on a Theme by Scarlatti Tomasi Concerto Boehme Concerto Arutunian Concerto Davies Sonata Bozza Caprice Suderburg Chamber Music VII and VIII Enesco Legend Honegger Intrada Eb Haydn Concerto in Eb Hummel Concerto in E/Eb Neruda Concerto in Eb Piccolo Purcell Sonata Tartini Concerto in D (Transcription) Telemann Concerto in D Fasch Concerto w/two oboes Torelli Concerto in D L. Mozart Concerto in D Torelli Sinfonia (G-8) Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Others (unaccompanied) Presser Suite Tull 8 Profiles Friedman Solus Wolpe Solo Piece Persichetti Parable Sampson Litany of Breath Ketting Intrada Takemitsu Paths 11 ALSO GOOD TO KNOW by Craig King METHOD/TECHNICAL STUDIES Irons 27 Groups of Exercises Shuebruk Lip Trainers Lin Lip Flexibilities Gekker Articulation Studies Gekker Endurance Drills for Performance Skills Vizutti Books 1-3 ETUDES Charlier 36 Transcendental Etudes Duhem 24 Melodious Etudes Bousquet 36 Celebrated Etudes Porret 24 Melodious and Progressive Studies Boehme 24 Melodic Studies Goldman Practical Studies Pietzsch 22 Virtuoso Studies Snedecor Lyrical Etudes Snedecor Low Etudes Gekker 24 Etudes SOLOS Ewazen Sonata Jolivet