The well-known “flow study” from this book makes for a great long-tone substitute routine. Warm-ups & Studies for Trumpet by James Stamp.
However, the enterprising student can easily make up for this by utilizing transposition skills. A limitation of this method is that it does not explore keys beyond three sharps or three flats. This method for trumpet contains most of the pedagogical rudiments – numerous variations of long tones, scales and arpeggios among them. I also like to read them in “horn-pitch” as a means to smooth out bumps in the middle to low registers. In three volumes, this series of vocalizes transcribed for trombone is an excellent means to not only work on concert-pitch bass clef reading, but also on smooth legato playing. Some of my favorite palette cleansers include: Kopprasch, Maxime-Alphonse, and Gallay are among the staples of the French horn diet sometimes though it is a good thing to venture out and try other “foods” to stretch your palette. Why limit yourself to horn-specific methods and etudes?
