

They were originally a creation of Vincent Cichowicz.

Altogether, this book will prove to be an invaluable source for brass aficionados, teachers, students, and brass performers. These simple exercises are known and used by trumpet players all over the world. The sound is never forced, blatty, or unpleasing to listen to. What comes out the bell is the result of what you are thinking.

You hear the sound in your head before playing. Same concept as Cichowicz, but covering six octaves in 5-8 minutes, so you ge. You are always thinking of the 'goal' which is the beautiful sound. Flow studies by Vincent Cichowicz in a pattern developed by Reinhold Friedrich. In addition, the author included edited interviews with Frank Kaderabek-Cichowicz’s long time colleague and friend-the late William Fielder-well known Professor at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-and John Cvejanovich-long time first call trumpeter in Chicago and a former Cichowicz student. Set 4 The sound should float on the breath. Within its pages, the reader will find thirteen appendices that include the edited interviews the author conducted with Cichowicz, selected Cichowicz’s master classes-edited by the author-and two sample applied trumpet lessons. As an expanded version, this book presents an in-depth exploration of the lessons of Vincent Cichowicz.
