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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:13 am    Post subject: PICCOLO TRUMPET STUDIES by Phil Collins Reply with quote

Etude #1 from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/QINovPopgPo

When I finished recording Phil Collins’ “Mini Etudes”, I thought I was finished recording etudes. We had gone back to regular work weeks here with the San Diego Symphony and I was exhausted - both mentally and physically - from recording unedited etudes with the intent of releasing them for public consumption.

What was supposed to be a long term break, turned into only a two month break from recording etudes.

In June of 2022, the San Diego Symphony performed Mussorgsky/Ravel’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and I started my work on that in May 2022.

Normally when I work up “Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle” on piccolo trumpet, I only practice just that. No other piccolo work. The piccolo trumpet has always been an instrument that I’ve never needed to practice that much, nor do I need to warmup to it. It’s always just kind of easily worked for me.

That said - I thought maybe I could make “Schmuyle” just a little easier for myself and play something - etudes - that could work me better into “Schmuyle shape” by not just hammering away at “Schmuyle”

Enter the Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins.

These 106 short etudes for piccolo trumpet start easy and progress to a point where, if you can play the last etudes, you can play nearly anything that might cross your music stand written for piccolo trumpet.

As of this writing, I have recorded about 75 of the 106 etudes. I wasn’t able to finish because it really did get to a point where recording etudes was beginning to get in the way of preparing for other musical endeavors - and I couldn’t let that happen.

Having jumped around and recorded etudes throughout the book , I can confidently say this is a fantastic book for the student beginning on piccolo to the professional looking for something short and challenging to play without exhausting themselves on solo repertoire… or “Schmuyle”!

A side note - up to this point - every etude I have recorded has been unedited. I’ve only added reverb and EQ - but (for better or worse) I haven’t touched intonation or fronts of notes or anything else.

The Schilke P5-4 piccolo trumpet I have was made in the early 1970’s (the serial number is in the 6k) and I bought it from one of my first trumpet teachers, Donald Warnaar, during my sophomore or junior year of college.

I’ve added a 3rd valve ring, which definitely helps the intonation, but I don’t have a 1st valve ring - which seriously limits what I can and cannot play in tune.

Since these etudes cover all the keys - it would’ve been impossible to adequately record them all, with the limitations of this trumpet, without the help of Melodyne to get them more in tune and actually listenable.

Melodyne is a fascinating and powerful program. It’s been a lot of fun and a truly educational experience for me to learn and use this program on these recordings.

Thank you to those of you who have been following along! This will, however, be the final large recording project I’ll take on for the foreseeable future.

The plan for these is for them to be released every 3 days or so this year. We shall see if I get the remaining 30 or so recorded…

Thanks again for following along! As always - if you have any questions or wish to comment - I’m happy to engage!

- Chris
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #2 “Heroic” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/k2hfn0DtYqQ
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #3 “Tranquil” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/M1gkqia6JzE
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #4 “Song” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/epn-FGXlxCw
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #5 “March” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/qVPilok7n-g
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #6 “Lumbering March” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/VHfAtoY5Hwc
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #7 “Trudging Confidently” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/eq9ENatZaZ8
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #8 “Processional” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/SQ8AZ8pp9gk
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #9 “Grand Entry” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/PrO8HCYXy-M
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #10 “Sad Pastorale” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/OOEOQOPIAj4
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #11 “Wagner-like” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/C3rmWzpo0-g
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #12 “Stodgy” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/yyH1M6H8a1w
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Etude #13 “Confident Exuberance” from Piccolo Trumpet Studies by Phil Collins

https://youtu.be/qGH2wJcoeR8
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