On the day that Erik began creating this Staccato Series he told me what the impetus was for taking pencil to paper to create these articulation studies: “My practice routine as a lead trumpet player contains a lot of staccato exercises because you’re doing a lot of things at the same time, like endurance, flexibilities, sight reading, fingering & single tonguing. My belief is that with these exercises you can progress to a high level quicker, and be in good condition for everything you have to play in the music scene. That’s why I also wrote for a larger range than you would normally find in other trumpet books. My advice is to play them at a mezzo forto (or softer). When you play softly, you get more control in the embouchure.”

For the first time ever, we have bundled up all 5 of the books from the Staccato Series and made them available for 50% off. Below you can click through to see write-ups on each book, to the left you can see covers and samples, and above you can grab an immediate digital book bundle.

Books Included in the Complete Staccato Collection

1. Veldkamp, 20 Short Staccato Studies
2. Veldkamp, 10 Short Staccato Studies
3. Veldkamp, 15 Short Staccato Studies
4. Veldkamp, 15 Advanced Staccato Studies
5. Veldkamp, 50 Advanced Staccato Sketches