Santorella Publications KNOW BEFORE YOU BLOW BLUES FOR TRUMPET + 2 CD

Summary of This Method

This method is designed for trumpeters who want to develop improvisation reflexes based on concrete and immediately usable material: blues licks to integrate, transform, and reuse in your solos. The goal is twofold: to provide you with "ready-to-play" phrases and to help you understand how to adapt them according to rhythmic context and style, in order to gain fluidity and personality.

You explore several essential aesthetics of the blues and jazz language: Swing to work on the triplet feel and momentum, Shuffle to reinforce bounce and accentuation, and Jazz Rock to explore more incisive phrasing and more direct energy. This diversity allows you to broaden your palette and avoid playing the same phrases regardless of the groove.

The method also emphasizes learning 10 well-known blues scales. By assimilating them, you stabilize your landmarks on the instrument and improve your ability to "hear" the characteristic notes of the blues. This helps you build more coherent lines, better target tensions, and vary your intentions, whether you are responding to a chorus, restarting a phrase, or concluding an idea.

The 2 included CDs are a real asset for effective progress: listening to examples, working on sound, articulation, and rhythmic placement, then replaying while approaching the expected phrasing. An excellent support to strengthen your sense of timing and make your improvisations more credible, both in rehearsal and on stage.

Technical specifications

Musical Genre

Jazz, Blues, Soul

Publication

Sheet music

Instrumentation	trumpet	Language	English
Genre	blues/jazz improvisation method