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Book 1
First book in a graded series. Starts from no reading or playing ability and builds through the first year.

Independent shopping perspective
First-year band method book for trumpet. For a student starting trumpet in school band, or anyone wanting a graded first-year sequence.


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Detail 01
First book in a graded series. Starts from no reading or playing ability and builds through the first year.
Detail 02
Written for trumpet's key and range with fingerings shown. A different instrument's book will not match.
Detail 03
Matched books across the full band, so the whole class plays the same page at the same time.
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A common school band publisher, so this series is often the one a director assigns by default.
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Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Yes. Book 1 starts at the beginning, covering first notes, rhythms, and reading before moving on.
Yes. Cornet uses the same fingerings and key as trumpet, so the trumpet part works directly.
Book 2 of Tradition of Excellence, generally used in the second year of the program.
Not practically. Each student needs their own for class use and for practicing at home.
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