For those of us wrapped up in the world of trumpet performance, study, and teaching, Trumpet Pedagogy is destined to become the most frequently used book in our libraries. It is the most complete, modern, “user’s manual” on trumpet playing, offering an incredible wealth of information presented clearly, objectively, and concisely.
While most books on trumpet technique and study make it a point to illustrate only the author’s point of view, Professor Hickman has carefully represented his own, plus many different but widely accepted, approaches to the instrument. With hundreds of photographs and illustrations, Trumpet Pedagogy is an encyclopedia of various, sometimes diametrically opposed, ways of playing and teaching the instrument.
I cannot think of another individual more qualified to undertake the daunting task of compiling such a book than David Hickman. He is not only a superb trumpeter and gifted artist, but is recognized as one of the finest trumpet teachers of our time. His vast trumpet knowledge, incredible organizational skills, and inexhaustible energy are simply unparalleled in the field. My congratulations to him for the great service he has done for the entire trumpet community with the publication of Trumpet Pedagogy: A Compendium of Modern Teaching Techniques.
Raymond Mase
Trumpeter, American Brass Quintet
Chair of Brass, The Juilliard School