Beeler Method for the Cornet Book 1 (Walter Beeler Series for Brass Instruments)

Great for trumpet lessons

This book is comprehensive and is great for teaching beginner trumpet. A good mix of exercises and songs.

Very great book for beginners!

I am an experienced keyboard player, but I have never played a cornet. There is a comprehensive explanation of how to hold the cornet, form your embouchure, and blow through the instrument. There is also a chromatic scale and fingerings. I followed the fingerings up to F and back down. That was fun. There is a section that tells you how to maintain the instrument. Much more information is available...I've just given you the basics. This book is packed full of pieces that will help me learn to play the cornet. It will take me months if not a year for me to get through Book I. I intend to take my time. That's good because by the end of this book, I will be playing as fast as 16th notes. I look forward to completing these lessons and moving on to Book II. Have fun with this book. I know that I will.

I started learning trumpet with the Beeler book when I was nine, and prefer to teach from it decades later. It's well thought out and effective, and satisfying for the students. There are many trumpet methods for beginners, but Beeler has stood the test of time. Its longevity is well-justified.

This is one of the best beginning to intermediate instruction books for trumpet! I have been using it for many years. I have tried others with my students that are also good, but keep coming back to this one. The exercises progress in a logical manner for beginners, with appropriate length, and get a little longer as the student progresses. There are many familiar tunes that are used again to introduce cut time or theme and variations. The pace is quicker than band method books, but just right for private students.

I was very happy to get this book. Its the best book I have for a beginning cornetist such as me. Starting at the beginning and not skipping is best.

Son loves this book. His trumpet teacher suggested it.

Extremely good value for the money. Most of beginners methods goes up too soon on top of staff but this one has many exercises within a reasonable range for beginners.