The Saint-Jacome Manual

By Eric Bolvin

Saint-Jacome’s Grand Method for Trumpet or Cornet has, along with Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method, been a staple of trumpet practice and pedagogy since it’s inception in 1870. Most serious trumpet players are familiar with the duets of Saint-Jacome, which are considered to be some of the finest ever written and many have played the etudes. But when it comes to the remaining 300-plus pages of the Saint-Jacome, most trumpet players have not scratched the surface. While most trumpet players have spent a considerable amount of time working from the Arban, the Saint-Jacome collects dust sitting on the shelf.
Why has the Saint-Jacome taken a back seat to the Arban for over a century? The reason is quite simple: organization. The Arban is fairly well organized by type of exercise and study, while the Saint-Jacome is seemingly put together randomly. The fact that the book has never been edited properly doesn’t help either.
That brings us to the purpose of the Saint-Jacome Manual: To bring order to the chaos. To give the trumpet player a day-to-day plan for practicing from this great book. Each lesson is a balanced, complete practice routine that will take you progressively through the entire Saint-Jacome Grand Method. Good luck!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eric Bolvin
• Release date: Nov 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370800957

Eric Bolvin

Eric Bolvin BioEric Bolvin is a Producer, Composer and performer whose schedule includes recording, writing, teaching, and performing music. As a session player and arranger, Eric has recorded over 70 CDs for A&M Records ,Mesa/Blue Moon Records and a host of independants. He has performed or recorded alongside such greats as Russell Ferrante, Jeff Lorber, Dennis Chambers and Greg Adams. As a composer and arranger, his works have been performed by Ernie Watts, Grant Geissman, Jerry Bergonzi and many others.Eric is busy writing for TV, film and radio and some of his credits include; NBC, Telemundo, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, SyFy, Bravo, OWN, Pawn Stars, Deception, Amish Mafia, Twizzlers and Doncafe.Eric has set up a page on his site so hear can hear some of the new music he’s been creating withfilm, TV and media in mind. You can also view his credits and demo reel.https://bolvinmusic.com/eric-bolvin-music-listening-room/Eric’s most recent cd No Boundaries is on Innervision records and has stayed on the jazz radio charts for over six months. Eric Bolvin has also released four solo CDs on his EBjazz Records label; Eric Bolvin’s Quorum, The Night, The Rain And You, The Lost Recordings, and Workin’ It. His music is in use by some of the industry’s top music libraries.Eric owns his own publishing company, Faded Duck Music, which currently publishes his books and compositions. Eric is the author of The Really Big Student Songbook, The Arban Manual, The Modern Jazz Trumpet Method, The Big Book Of Pentatonics & Fourths and Tongue Level & Air-26 Lessons to Efficient Trumpet Playing.Eric maintains a website www.BolvinMusic.com which features free instructional videos, demos and music for all musicians.Contact Eric Bolvin at:[e-mail]408.236.2009

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