Dedication: Milton Cousins
Recording Reference: Celebrations
Dorian Dance is an educational duet meant to help the students learn to play in 3/8 time signature. When I use this duet in the lessons, I take the opportunity to teach the students what modes are.
Celebrations Trumpet Duet Number 29
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Recording Reference: Celebrations
At Sea with Me is one of the most difficult trumpet duets in the Celebrations book. It is based on the augmented scale with awkward rhythms over a 5/4 meter.
Dedication: Calvin Owens
Recording Reference: Trumpet Quasi Master, Celebrations
I wrote this duet to commemorate my friendship with blues trumpet legend, Calvin Owens. Calvin has since passed away, but he made a great impact on my life.
It’s a Jivin’ Cingularity is a swing duet with a funky groove.
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Recording Reference: Celebrations
Maiden Dance is an intermediate duet meant to teach students how to play in 3/8 meter.
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Recording Reference: Celebrations
When I sleep is another beginner duet. The Celebrations book starts off with duets that are easy enough for absolute beginners.
Recording Reference: Celebrations
This is another one of the trumpet duets I wrote for my son, Alex, and I to play together when he was first learning how to play the trumpet.
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Recording Reference: Celebrations
I composed Tin Roof Tango so the students could work on their articulation and syncopation.
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Recording Reference: Celebrations
This was the second duet I wrote for the book, over twenty years after I composed the first one. It was writing this duet that reminded me how much I enjoyed writing duets and prompted me to begin writing again.
Dedication: Lonny Lalanne
Recording Reference: Celebrations
The first part of my trumpet career here in Houston I was primarily a salsa player. I grew to love the music so much that today the salsa influence is in almost everything that I do in one way or another.
Siempre Salseros is dedicated to Lonny Lalanne because he says this is his favorite duet in the book.
Dedication: Martin Huerta
Recording Reference: Celebrations
Mambito is dedicated to my good friend in El Paso, Texas, Martin Huerta. Martin and I were trumpet students together at the University of Texas at El Paso. I dedicated this duet to Martin because it has the highest notes in the book (High E Flat). I spend hours watching Martin play because I was having a difficult time trying to play the high notes. For Martin it was always a breeze. I learned a lot by watching him.
Celebrations Trumpet Duets 