Rubank Books

[Bronxgroove]

Hi
I have been working out of a couple books building somewhat of a routine. How are the Rubank books for an adult trumpet player who can play out of the following books? Should I skip the elementary book or are there some good tips in there as well.

Mitchell on Trumpet V. 1
Arbans - The basic material
Carmine Caruso 6 notes
Max Schlossberg Long tones
Claude Gordon daily studies
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[kehaulani]

Depends on where you're starting from, whether or not where you begin.

The Rubank books are fine. I prefer Mitchell on Trumpet, also balanced and progressive lessons.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Mitchell+on+trumpet&crid=1DPC783RSYWXI&sprefix=mitchell+on+trumpet%2Caps%2C126&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
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[mafields627]

I used Elementary Book 1 when I started my comeback last year after 4 years off. I had never really played out of it and didn't realize how quickly it took you to the top of the staff. It's much more challenging than the band methods I use with my group.
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[JayKosta]

All of those books have material that can be used for improvement.
The key is to find the material that you find attractive and that you 'want' to play.

A very important aspect is to develop the ability to play the most simple exercises 'really well' - good sound and good timing on all the notes, not just 'get through to the end'. The tempo is not as important (unless needed for performance) as playing the notes well.

For playing 'songs', I like using the various fake books.

NONE of the books has a 'magic routine' that will somehow make you play better - you have to use the material to make yourself play better.
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[Dayton]

If you are not studying with anyone -- something well worth considering -- then Mitchell on Trumpet makes the most sense. If offers balanced, progressive lessons that cover the "fundamentals" bases really well.

You can certainly put together solid routines with the other books you've mentioned, but you may not know enough at this stage to be able to put together a more useful routine than Mitchell has already done via his lessons.

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[Quadstriker]

I'll add to the cadence of adults using Mitchell as a primary source. I've been working my way through the first book the last few months and have found it nice and steadily paced, the right amount of challenge and the right amount of length per "lesson". It's very balanced and I'm glad it was recommended on this forum to me earlier this year.

I've got an Arban's, but I've found that I'm not going to it very much now. I'm finding a fundamentals warmup (Greg Wing 20 Minute Routine to be exact), a little scales or Clarke technical work, my Mitchell lesson, and then whatever musical material I want to play that day is definitely enough to feel like I've gotten a good amount of time on the horn for the day as recreational player.

[gstump]

Also Rubank Selected Duets Vol 1 & 2 Record the 2nd part with a click track

Big fun
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