Detailed text regarding the physiology of playing which covers breathing, tongue position, the throat, the diaphragm, and the role of the mouthpiece. Composer also includes 4 pages of valuable guidance regarding the use of this book, practice techniques,warm up, and relaxation exercises. Contains a variety of shorter sequential exercises including: long tones building from mid to extreme upper register (up to high G an octave above the staff), lip flexibility, lip trills, finger speed isolating a variety of specific finger patterns, scale and arpeggio studies for rapid single or double tonguing and general facility. 12 pages. -pc
Pierre Thibaud was principal trumpet of the Paris Opera, Israel Philharmonic, and was professor of trumpet at the Paris Conservatory.