Warren Vache

I Love the Trumpet

Mr. Vache is an active jazz trumpeter in New York City and a charter member of the faculty of the Jazz Studies program at the Julliard School. In this DVD he presents lessons that apply to all students. Includes: four hours of video content and a 28-page booklet; lessons in breathing, fingering, embouchure and tonguing for the beginner to intermediate player, plus an advanced lesson; interviews with five featured students; footage of a recording session with Mr. Vache's band; history of the trumpet; a visit to the Musical Instrument Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; a tour of the Yamaha Brass Instruments facility; a how-to section of the proper care and cleaning of trumpets; sheet music that can be printed out on a PC including all the parts for the songs in the recording session; and much more.

Includes lessons in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French and German.

Price: $13.99

• 4 hours of video content and a 28 page booklet
• Lessons in Breathing, Fingering, Embouchure, and Tonguing for the beginner to intermediate, plus an advanced lesson
• Interviews with five featured students
• Recording session with Mr. Vache's band. Solo space is provided for the student with a suggested solo scrolled on the screen.
• A visit to the Musical Instrument Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC for an interview with Herbert Heyde, Associate Curator, about the evolution of the Brass Instrument.
• A tour of the Yamaha Brass Instruments Facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• A trip to Dillon Music, a legendary brass instrument store in New Jersey.
• A 'How To' on proper care and cleaning of a trumpet
• Mr. Vache discusses mutes, mouthpieces and method books
• Sheet music that cen be printed from a PC, including all parts for the songs in the recording session.
• The lessons are in English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French, and German. Transcripts of each are included.