2024 Maryland Senior All-State Trumpet Etude, B minor, Allegretto grazioso

"The challenge here for ANY player at ALL levels is keeping the time steady, maintaining consistent articulation throughout the sixteenth notes, and ensuring dynamic contrast. With a time crunch to post this as a student resource, these areas in my performance need continued refinement. This would really benefit from more time with a metronome and a bit more focus on clear note beginnings at all dynamic levels. Lesson here, don't be in a hurry to run this at tempo. Play it well under tempo with a metronome throughout the entire month of September. Be sure to strive for vivid dynamics, as dynamics can make it harder to keep the time steady" Scott Herman, trumpet