"Daily Routines"   For Trumpet

Eddie Lewis

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Do you need to improve your range, endurance, flexibility or sound?  Daily Routines is a proven approach which has helped thousands of trumpet players grow in strength without having to resort to annoying high note methods.  Daily Routines is NOT a high note method.  Yet, most of its users have greater range than people who call themselves “screamers”. The difference is that Daily Routines does not work on range separately from other aspects of trumpet playing.  Range is a by-product of strength, and strength comes from very specific daily practice habits. With the Daily Routines book, you can play higher with greater endurance AND produce a quality sound.  The systematic design of the routines makes the progress automatic.  There is no need to stress over physical mechanics.  The book is designed so that playing the exercises in the correct order automatically leads to proper physical technique. Progress is natural and intuitive, and is a result of the musician submerging him/herself in that musical environment. Daily Routines is broken into seven “Groups” of exercises, seven separate routines for seven different levels.  "Group One" is easy enough for first year beginners while "Group Seven" gives most professional musicians a run for their money. When you have the strength to play one “Group”, you are ready to move on to the next group.  Each routine is based on a hierarchical structure called "The Physical Trumpet Pyramid" and includes lip buzz, mouthpiece buzz, long tones, lip slurs, articulation studies and special scale patterns called "tonalization studies". Daily Routines presents an extremely simple system to follow, and readily accommodates players of all skill levels. You don’t even have to understand WHY or HOW it works*. Just practicing the exercises in the correct order will yield the progress you desire. Daily Routines is available as an 111-page, paperback book which is spiral-bound for easy page-turning and comfortable use on a music stand. *The Physical Trumpet Pyramid was written as a compliment to Daily Routines and is highly recommended reading for those musicians who like to understand and who have a keen appreciation for HOW and WHY something works.

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Comments from people who purchased this book: Dick Schaffer - Houston Symphony Orchestra: "I must tell you that your Daily Studies book has been a part of my daily routine since its earliest publication. Its simplicity of construction and excellent sequential organization has been integral in helping me maintain my professional playing standards for years. I truly believe it is one of the tools which has lengthened my career. It is especially useful now, when I am recovering from a lip injury. Working in it is gradually restoring my strength and embouchure feel sooner than I would have expected, thus giving me faith that things will soon be right again. My students have also shown marked improvement while using it. Keep the great books like this one coming! Best of luck on your other projects." Russ Nester - Simi Valley, CA: "I purchased your "Daily Routines" and the companion "Trumpet Pyramid" books from you a few years ago, along with the amazing TBBB recording. As a personal testimonial, they have "changed my life", at least my trumpet-playing life. What used to be my "best" days are now my normal, and I no longer struggle for days following a tough gig or after a layoff period. Overall, I am a better and more consistent player. Thank you!!" "I have subsequently assisted a handful of other players by introducing them to "The Eddie Lewis Method", as they all fondly call it. I am a part-time professional, and do not profess to be a teacher. With the assistance of your books, however, I have helped them on their journeys to better playing skills, endurance, and range. All were struggling with range, endurance, sound, and inconsistent abilities, some for their entire musical lives. The oldest is in his mid-70's. All have improved without additional playing or practice time beyond what they had done for many years. Some have improved dramatically well beyond what they had long considered their "level". Nelson Mills (Top pro player in Houston): “Dear Ed, Thank you for this method book. My father has retired from playing, but once I showed him the book and those limbering exercises, he had to have one. And I bought one for a friend. I really appreciate you turning me onto it. Thankx.” Axel Strothmann: “I recently purchased a copy of "Daily Routines" at CafePress.com and I want to send you a big THANK YOU for writing such a great book.” Tim Zachery: “I am very impressed by the simplicity and thoroughness of the [Daily] routines, so much that I tell all of my musical buddies about your book as well as your website.” Dan Shaw (Florida): “Just a note to say that I have enjoyed your "Daily Routines."  It is nice to have an organized compilation of many of the classic exercises in one book for daily use. I have played and studied with some of the best over the past 40 years and your book is a refreshing tool to have on hand.” Donovan Bankhead: "I have found "Daily Routines" to be one of the best guides and resources for trumpet playing. The combination of exercises show you how to correctly play the trumpet. The "method" is based on common sense. It acknowledges the fact that air is the most important fundamental, and then build on that. Excellent method, and worth every penny and then some!" Roger Mann: "A good set of routines for all playing levels, well thought out." Ron Compton: "Daily Routines is a well organized exercise book that puts a lot of studies in one place covering many necessary skill areas for a trumpet player's maintenance and improvement. I especially liked the idea of moving between groups for lighter and heavier days allowing the embouchure muscles to strengthen. This concept really does help in embouchure development." Jeff Stannard: "Daily Routines provides useful exercises which are well-organized and clearly explained. I use the book in my daily practice and recommend it to my students." Scott Smith: "It is a very good method, because it uses all the skills of trumpet playing and arranges them in a way that is easy to understand and perform."

	Other interesting facts about this book: Each of the seven “Groups” of exercises in Daily Routines was written for seven specific students in 1990. Daily Routines is popular world-wide and has sold thousands of copies to trumpet players in Germany, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Mexico, Canada, Norway, Sweden and many other countries. The covers for the first “printings” of the book in the early nineties were done on blue construction paper. The “art work” for those first books comprised a felt tip triangle which was intended to represent the Physical Trumpet Pyramid.  Daily Routines as a professional product has come a long way.