Recommended Materials for Incoming Freshmen Trumpet
Students of Dr. Ulrich Fall 2009

Hello from Cullowhee!
I hope your summer is going well and you are managing to relax a bit (while still keeping your chops in shape!!). Below is a list of etude books and materials I would like for you to have upon your arrival at WCU. I realize the expense incurred in acquiring materials to begin college so I have tried to keep this list to a bare minimum. You can purchase all of these items through a local music store, however you can generally save 20-60% on items if you order through discount houses. I have included approximate prices, addresses, and phone numbers of the most inexpensive companies. You can order your music through the mail and pay the cost and shipping with a personal check. Your materials can be ordered by a Toll-Free number with a credit card. The prices quoted below are subject to change at any time.  If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (828)227-3274 or my cell (828)506-7169.

I am looking forward to working with you in the Fall,

Dr. Ulrich
 

You can get the following items from a local music store:
-Valve oil and slide grease (any brand you like; no vaseline for your slides!)
-Cleaning brushes-cleaning snake, mouthpiece brush, valve casing brush.
-Your choice of a pocket dictionary of musical terms
Get the following items at K-Mart, Walmart, Etc...
-Datebook or Palm Pilot or other PDA device

Order the following Music with a credit card from:
Robert King Music Sales, Inc. 
www.rkingmusic.com/

Method Books
Composer                               Publisher                       Title                               Instrumentation                Approx. Cost
Arban /Goldman (ed. Smith)        (Fisc)       Complete Conserv.                                    Method for trumpet                   $39.95
Concone/Sawyer                         (BrP)         Lyrical Studies                                         Trumpet Method                       $13.00
Schlossberg                                 (Baro)       Daily Drills and Tech. Studies                   Trumpet Method                      $15.95
Clarke                                        (Fisc)         Technical Studies                                     Trumpet Method                       $13.95
Salvo                                         (PROA)     240 Double and Triple Tongue...                Trumpet Method                      $  7.95
Lin                                            (Fisc)         Lip Flexibilities for All Brass Inst.              Trumpet Method                      $13.95

Solos
To be determined at first lesson in the Fall.  I will generally supply copies of the solos until your ordered music arrives.  NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO PERFORM OFF OF XEROX COPIES, YOU MUST HAVE ORIGINAL PARTS.
 

The material items listed below can be ordered by calling a Toll-Free number or on the web with with a credit card. Some of these items are not listed in their online catalog. Call them if interested. Order your material items from:
The Woodwind and the Brasswind
www.wwandbw.com
1-800-348-5003

You will need a metronome and tuner.  If you don't already have one, these are decent ones:
Dr. Beat Metronome Item # DB60 $69.00
Quik Time Tuner Item # QT2 $19.95

Beginning in the Fall 2009, all incoming students must have the following mutes:
Denis Wick straight mute Item #M2-DW5504 $34.99
Trumcorp Lyric straight mute  Item # 472207 $60.00  (I have some of these I can sell for $49/first come, first served!!!  Send me an e-mail to reserve one)
Humes and Berg Stonelined Cup Mute Item #M2-HB102 $17.79
Harmon Brand WOW-WOW Item #M2-HRWOW $26.50

One last thing.....  You will need $30-50 for your accompanist fee EACH semester.  For this money, you will get 2-3 rehearsals and a performance with a WCU Faculty pianist on the WCU Trumpet Studio Recital each semester.  This is a GREAT deal as most accompanist would charge at least five times this price!

 

I am looking forward to working with you in the Fall!
Ulrich