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A structured collection of articles, Claude Gordon recordings, and study materials organized within a systematic approach to trumpet pedagogy.

The Library brings together the Clarke-Gordon tradition in one place—allowing serious players to study concepts, trace ideas, and connect recordings, written material, and practical application.

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The Method Seven Basic Items Serious Study Clarke Autobiography

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Claude Gordon Playing Brassman’s Holiday

Claude Gordon Playing Brassman’s Holiday

Susan Slaughter - Principal Trumpet Saint Louis Symphony

Susan Slaughter - Principal Trumpet Saint Louis Symphony

Online Trumpet Lessons & Masterclasses with Jeff Purtle

Online Trumpet Lessons & Masterclasses with Jeff Purtle

Purtle Brass Conferences

Purtle Brass Conferences

Charles Colin's Advanced Lip Flexibilities

Charles Colin's Advanced Lip Flexibilities

Claude Gordon's Tongue Level Exercises

Claude Gordon's Tongue Level Exercises

Herbert L. Clarke's Setting Up Drills

Herbert L. Clarke's Setting Up Drills

Jean-Marie Cottet's Piano Accompaniments For Ten Etudes From Théo Charlier Études Transcendantes For Trumpet

Jean-Marie Cottet's Piano Accompaniments For Ten Etudes From Théo Charlier Études Transcendantes For Trumpet

Ernest Williams' Complete Method For Trumpet

Ernest Williams' Complete Method For Trumpet

Marcel Bitsch's Vingt Études pour Trompette

Marcel Bitsch's Vingt Études pour Trompette

Masashi Sugiyama's Flex Tongue Build

Masashi Sugiyama's Flex Tongue Build

Masashi Sugiyama's High Air Build

Masashi Sugiyama's High Air Build

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