Thompson Flexibility Studies Bb Cornet (for brass banding) Vol. 1: A comprehensive method of study in lip flexibility for the first time beginning cornet player or comeback player

This is Vol. l of the Thompson Flexibility Studies for Bb cornet players. It is designedfor beginning Bb cornet players. It is also designed for players returning to the instrumentafter a very long time of not playing or practicing. If you are an intermediate oradvanced cornet player, this volume will likely only be part of a good daily warm upfor you. Why? If you are not a beginner or comeback player, it will be too easy.So, if you ARE a beginner or comeback player, you are in the right place!On the other hand, what if you are in 8th grade starting your 2nd or 3rd year ofplaying cornet? What if you are a comeback player, but you actually restarted thecornet a year ago or 2 years ago? Well, you may find this book easy. Perhaps youmay find it too easy.If you truly are an intermediate cornet player or advanced, or if you are a comebackplayer who really isn’t a comeback player anymore i.e. you have already beenpracticing everyday for the last year or more, this book at most will serve as a goodpart of your daily warm up. You should seriously consider starting Vol. II of theThompson Flexibility Studies.I want the right player to be using this book and having a good time doing so. I madethis book such that a beginner doesn’t even need to know all their fingerings or thename of the notes. All they have to do is understand the valve numbering system toplay through most of these exercises. Having a basic understanding of note and restvalues is also a requirement. (i.e. quarter note, whole rest, and etc...) Read more