Stevens incorporates the following techniques within his advanced lyric studies: flexibility, symmetrical and asymmetrical meters (3/16, 5/16, 2/8, 3/8, 11/8, 6/4, etc.), keys up to 6 sharps/6 flats, complex rhythms up to 16th and 32nd note combinations,articulation exercises, rubato playing in brief cadenzas, long tone and wide interval lyrical exercises, and more. Former principal trumpet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Thomas Stevens' educational materials are used in music schools throughout the world. 65 pages. -pc