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Locate information and materials related to brass instruments in the Music Library.

Trumpet Instruction & Study

Teaching Brass: A Resource Manual by Bailey, Wayne.
Call Number: MT 418 .T4 2008
Trumpet Technique by Campos, Frank Gabriel.
Call Number: MT 440 .C351 2004
Wind Talk for Brass: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching Brass Instruments by Ely, Mark C., and Amy E. Van Deuren.
Call Number: MT 418 .E49 2009
Trumpet Pedagogy: A Compendium of Modern Teaching Techniques by Hickman, David R.
Call Number: MT 440 .H53 2006
Brass Performance and Pedagogy by Johnson, Keith.
Call Number: MT 418 .J641 2002
The Art of Trumpet Playing by Johnson, Keith.
Call Number: MT 440 .J67

Trumpet History

Valved Brasses: The History of an Invention by Ahrens, Christian.
Call Number: ML 933 .A3713 2008
The Trumpet and Trombone: An Outline of Their History, Development, and Construction by Bate, Philip.
Call Number: ML 960 .B33 1978
The Trumpet Book by Cassone, Gabriele.
Call Number: ML 960 .C3713 2009
The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments by Herbert, Trevor, and John Wallace.
Call Number: ML 933 .C361 1997
Fanfares and Finesse: A Performer's Guide to Trumpet History and Literature by Koehler, Elisa.
Available electronically via ebrary or Project Muse.
History of the Trumpet of Bach and Handel by Menke, Werner.
Call Number: ML 960 .M543 1985
"Trumpet." In The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Sarkissian, Margaret, and Edward H. Tarr.
Call Number: Reference: ML 100 .N53 2001

(also available electronically in Oxford Music Online)
The Music and History of the Baroque Trumpet Before 1721 by Smithers, Don L.
Call Number: ML 960 .S66 1988
The Trumpet by Tarr, Edward.
Call Number: ML 960 .T193 1988
The Trumpet by Wallace, John, and Alexander McGrattan.
Call Number: ML 960 .W35 2011

Last Updated: Aug 14, 2025 11:53 AM

Subjects: Arts

Tags: brass, euphonium, horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba