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Trumpet players/students around the world rely on this collection of studies for the development of embouchure, lip flexibility, breath control and extraordinary tonguing techniques that provide a strong

J.L. Small's Twenty-Seven Melodious and Rhythmical Exercises remain a staple for the developing trumpet player's practice regimen.

A collection of 40 studies for the intermediate player, exploring a host of scales, arpeggios and more unusual melodic structures.

Train to play beautifully, with great lyricism, control, artistry, and variety in all registers and dynamics.

The Stamp exercises, perhaps more than other brass methods, emphasize musical principles as much as physical concepts to accomplish the desired technical results. Perhaps the most famous Stamp aphorism was

Given all of the attention on trumpet orchestral auditions, Kirkland considers the band and wind ensemble literature of equal importance to the instrument. He brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to