Interested in a career in music? Here is a good resource to help find information about the many ways to make a life and living in music. 

This informative book was written for students interested in pursuing an education in music as well as the other performing arts. More than 125 arts conservatories, liberal arts colleges and universities are profiled. Includes tips on taking auditions, standardized tests and how to file for financial aid.

Inside John Haynie's Studio is both helpful and inspiring for teachers and trumpet players of all levels. John Haynie taught trumpet at North Texas State for forty years. From one of America's most respected and loved teachers we have a text that discuss the broad aspects of music making as well as the fine details of trumpet playing. Not to be missed.

Ms. Pocius has drawn on her thirty-five years of successful teaching to provide us with a solid trumpet player’s handbook. This clear and concise book also utilizes detailed photos to illustrate her observations and suggestions. Trumpeting by Nature has many practical and insightful instructions and observations, which will be helpful for all trumpet players. Trumpeting by Nature is recommended for students and teachers alike.

Irving Bush has had a long a varied career as a trumpet player with the LA Philharmonic, Hollywood studios and as teacher. His most recent book shares a lot of insight about all aspects of the trumpet players life and music making.

Bugle Resounding

So what did the American music scene look like in the 19c.? This fascinating text looks at the the US during the civil war years. This anthology, which grew out of the first two National Conferences on Music of the Civil War Era, bridge musicology and history and represent the forefront of scholarship in music of the Civil War era.

MUSICOPHILIA - Tales of Music and the Brain. Oliver Sacks fascinating book deals with how the healthy, as well as the injured brain, functions around music. The book has 29 interesting and informative chapters in four parts. Part 1 "Haunted by Music" Part 2 "A Range of Musicality" Part 3 "Memory. Movement, and Music" Part 4 Emotion, Identity, and Music. He covers those areas with real life stories. As with other books by Sacks, MUSICOPHILIA is wonderful and informative.

"Miles" In this colorful account of his musical life in his own words, Miles takes us from his early beginnings in New York looking for Charlie Parker, through his landmark groups in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, to his comeback in the 80s and beyond. An excellent companion to the many biographies of Miles.

Louis Armstrong's life comes to us in vivid detail through the first rate writings of Laurence Bergreen. Drawing on information from Armstrong's voluminous reminiscences and featuring a superb collection of photographs, this remarkable book brings to life this warm and wonderful music genius.

Its always encouraging when we see that an important trumpet book has been republished, so hats off to Carl Fischer for bringing back Mendez's Prelude to Brass Playing. Mendez doesn't talk about himself or his fabulous career but about the techniques involved in the mastery of trumpet playing. The book includes many helpful suggestions and insights, which trumpet players can benefit from.

"Trumpet Blues" The musical career of Harry James, an underrated player and one of the few trumpeters, along with Louis Armstrong, to reach superstar status, deserves more coverage in the jazz press. Levinson, a publicist who knew James personally, tell the story of the man and his music in this book, which comes with a companion CD.

A biography of the great trumpet virtuoso Rafael Mendez, whose life and career as a studio musician, soloist, educator and composer are documented fully. The book includes a comprehensive discography and list of his compositions.

"Louis In His Own Words "

A treasury of Armstrong's writings, including letters, articles, memoirs, and autobiographical tomes. Armstrong carried a typewriter with him everywhere and was an extremely engaging and prolific writer. Lightly edited and carefully documented with a bibliography and annotated text.

The famous producer, composer and arranger got his start as a trumpet player with Lionel hampton and Dizzy Gillespie. His autobiography covers his personal life and social activism as well as hi experience in the music business; some chapters were written by family and friends.

"Trumpet Kings"An invaluable guide to the lives, recordings, and film appearances of over 400 famous and lesser-known jazz trumpeters from all periods. Yanow is a very prolific jazz writer and author of the All Music Guide to Jazz, Jazz On Record, Jazz On Film and other important reference books.

Roy Eldridge: "Little Jazz Giant" Too often glossed over merely as a "link between Armstrong and Gillespie," Roy Eldridge contributed greatly to the evolution of the technique and sound of the trumpet in jazz, and his career warrants further critical study. Chilton covers Eldridge's playing career in detail, with an extensive discography.

A balanced account of the musical contributions of 'Diz', this book puts his career in the context of the bebop revolution and the innovations of his contemporaries such as Charlie Parker and Thelonious monk. The coverage of his musical life is more comprehensive that Gillespies's heavily anecdotal autobiography from the 70s, To Be or Not to Bop.

Efram Zimbalist was not a trumpet player but a phenomenal violin soloist. This amazing story starts with his early life, as a gifted nine-year- old professional in the Ukraine, through a long soloist's career before becoming the director of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. This fascinating biography will thrill music lovers as well as those players interested in a soloist's career.

The year is 1729 and English trumpet player John Grano keeps a journal through his 480 days in a London debtor's prison. This remarkable book details for us the thoughts and concerns of Grano as he tries to find a new sponsor, as he tires to keep his chops up and how he puts together a subscription concert for his own benefit. A must read for anyone interested in the lives of our trumpet ancestors. Foreword by Crispian Steele- Perkins.

"Boy Meets Horn"

The firsthand account of a life in jazz written by one of Duke Ellington's greatest cornet soloists, whose lyrical sound and signature half-valve technique was immortalized in the Ellington composition with the same name as the book.

Doc Cheatham

A charming glimpse into the remarkable life of Adolphus "doc" Cheatham, who heard King Oliver in person, subbed for Louis Armstrong at the Vendome theater, played lead trumpet in Cab Calloway's band, accompanied Billie Holiday, and recorded a Grammy-winning CD with Nicholas Payton. Cheatham was an active player into his 90s!

This entertaining chronicle of the most popular brass quintet of all time includes interviews with its core members (as of publication date in 1993), anecdotes and photos about the group's history and extensive travels. A discography, videography, list of music publications, and description of the Canadian Brass instrument collection is included.

"The World of Jazz Trumpet"

Written by a jazz trumpeter, this book is not a textbook, but offers a personal view of the history of the trumpet from the perspective of an accomplished player with a deep respect for the tradition. Barhnart has been a member of the Count Basie Orchestra since 1993. Includes author interviews with several trumpet players.

"Remembering Bix" is a wonderful look into the jazz world of the 1920s. This well written text, by an eye witness, reveals many interesting details about the life of the fabulous young cornet player and his tragic and too early death. A very entertaining read, you'll find it hard to put down.

"Clifford Brown"

This matter -of-fact chronology of Clifford's life and musical career makes respectable use of the scant documentation on Brown, who died tragically at 25. Includes some photos and a selected discography.

"Song and Wind" is about Arnold Jacobs, the great Chicago Symphony tuba player. There are many highly accomplished trumpet players who feel that he was the greatest brass teacher of the later part of the 2oc. The text has a number of helpful hints for all brass players.

Herbert L. Clarke was one of the most influential cornet performers in the world. It is not possible to measure his influence on trumpet playing. Mastery of his trumpet text "Technical Studies" is a must for any serious player. Although this wonderful book has been out of print for a number of years here is a website that allows you to read the complete text, as well as other very useful information. visit --http://abel.hive.no/trumpet/clarke/

Professor Campos has made a great contribution to the trumpet world. " Trumpet Technique" a well written and comprehensive text and is a must for any trumpeter trying to understand the 'inside' aspects of trumpet playing. In a clearly presented way the author covers all aspects of trumpet technique as well as anxiety issues. A must for the trumpet bookshelf. Includes a comprehensive bibliography.

"Sound The Trumpet"

This comprehensive book on trumpet technique and performance covers everything from buzzing the lips and mouthpiece to finger technique, from posture to use of air, and from range to development to circular breathing. Written in an informal style, the book also includes lists of recommended listening and view.

"Brass Anthology" is a compendium of articles from The Instrumentalist' fifty decades of journalistic life. Has many articles written by important brass instrumental teachers and professional performers. Also includes interviews with great players. This is a large book both physically and pedagogically. Many articles deal with trumpet playing as well as the other brasses. A great resource.

"Practicing for Artistic Success' deals with the nitty-gritty of daily practice. Mr. Kaplan carefully shows musicians to get the most from practice without wasting time. His practice techniques are both efficient and effective and are designed to help the instrumentalist overcome difficulties in both technique and in the development of musical maturity. For all instrumentalists.

Green, along with the author of the classic Inner game of Tennis, wrote this book about mastery in musical performance in 1986, and it has risen to become nearly as popular as the original. This book deals with performance concentration and anxiety issues. The author is a bassist and educator in the San Francisco bay area.

Ristad has a written a book which has become very popular in the music performance world. Her observations come from her own experience as well as students and colleagues she has worked with. She discusses the little overly critical voices that rob a musician of their confidence as well as finding new solutions to yous musical approach.

This book by Werner, an energetic and accomplished jazz pianist, addresses spiritual aspects of the practice of music, discussing the attitudes and beliefs we bring to the instrument. The accompanying CD is not a play-along but a series of relaxation, meditation and visualization exercises with voiceover and background music.

"Mastery"

This short book about mastery characterizes the path to success as the development of certain skills, and charts the journey to mastery as a series of bumps and plateaus in that development. An exploration follows of different attitudes toward mastery, and offers helpful strategies for handling those bumps and plateaus.

"New Toughness Training for Sports" Although about sports training, this book is directly applicable to trumpet performance. The author deals with the psychological and physical aspects of training and performance. He has many specific and practical suggestions for staying in balance, keeping your energy up, avoiding injury and keeping the mind and spirit fresh. A very practical book for performers of all kinds.

Joan Borysenko is the co-founder of the Mind/Body Clinic at the Harvard Medical School. In this clearly written book we find explanations for the mind traps that can plague people and how to deal with it. Some chapter titles are: The Science of Healing / Breaking the Anxiety Cycle / Mind Traps / Reframing and the Creative Imagination.

Eat your spinach and learn your music theory - it's good for you!

Curious about what music does to you and for you? This interesting book answers a lot of intriguing questions and leaves you with a few more.

"The Jazz Theory Book"

The follow up to Levine's popularThe Jazz Piano Book, this indispensable text presents chord/scale theory in a systematic manner that is suitable for melody instruments, with plenty of musical examples and suggestions for listening. The author includes many trumpet examples throughout the book.

This books explains the fundamentals of chords and harmony in a clear and practical manner.

"Trompeta" is one of the best academic studies of Afro-Cuban and salsa music in print. A great resource for trumpet players interested in the subject.

"The Salsa Guidebook" -- a lot of practical "how to" information. The presentation is clear and full of useful informationa. A must for trumpet players just getting into Latin music.

We should never confuse the difference between making music and promoting it, as they are two different modalities, but this book can help you understand the differences and get you going. Baker's book is about marketing your band or recordings. It is full of practical and creative ways to get you heard and to get started on selling those CDs sitting in your closet.

Don Passman has been a Los Angeles music attorney for a number of decades. He knows how the music business works and he shares it with you in this personable and often humorous book. From touring to record contracts, merchandising your stuff to internet CD sales this popular book covers it all.

This book was written for any reader who is interested in artist promotion or in becoming an artist representative. You'll find much practical and helpful down to earth advice in this book.

Tim Whitsett presents the in and outs of music publishing. If you're interested in joining the music publishing industry or just trying to publish your own music than this is a must. No need to reinvent the wheel as Whitsett covers the details. This 5th edition has kept up with the latest in music publishing.