Description
At Last, Victorious! Easy Trumpet Quartet
As a trumpet teacher with over forty years of experience teaching beginners, I believe that solid range should be developed over a long period of time. But this doesn’t mean that the beginner students need to wait for their range to improve before they dive deeper into the musical side of the instrument.
At Last, Victorious! easy trumpet quartet includes the most difficult combination of skills without moving into our first intermediate level. We will talk more about skill levels below, but let me say that many people would label At Last, Victorious as an intermediate piece. In our skill level system, three sharps and six-eight time signature are both in our second beginner skill level.
And yet, the highest note in the first part is fourth space E.
At Last, Victorious! easy trumpet quartet is the kind of piece I would assign to my students right before they “graduate” from the second beginner skill level into the first intermediate skill level.
At Last, Victorious! is a march in six-eight time signature in three sharps. It is not as long as a traditional march and the “trio” is not technically a real trio (and therefore not marked as such). But I do believe that the piece serves as a nice introduction to marches for beginner trumpet students.
Skill Level
This skill level for At Last, Victorious! easy trumpet quartet is the Trumpet Tyro skill level. This is the second level in our seven level system. The Trumpet Tyro skill level is the second of two beginner/easy skill levels in that system.
As mentioned above, I believe some music educators might classify At Last, Victorious! as an intermediate piece. I’m mentioning that here for people who do not use my skill level system, which will be almost everyone who reads this text.
If this is the case, then At Last, Victorious is a wonderful opportunity for intermediate trumpet students who are struggling with range, because the top note in the first part is fourth space E. It also works well as a resting piece for students of higher skill levels.
Practice Recommendations
If you are using our skill level system, then the most important thing to keep in mind is that students working on At Last, Victorious! should have already mastered all the skills of this level before. Please do not use this piece as a vehicle for learning these new skills (six-eight time and the key of G concert).
Students who work on At Last, Victorious should have mastered the Tonalization Studies in keys up to three flats and three sharps. They should have already done several weeks’ worth of six-eight etudes and exercises. Learning the piece as an ensemble should not introduce new skills.
Free Trumpet Play-Along Video
We have a free trumpet play-along video for this composition in our You Play First Chair video series. The series was created to give trumpet students an opportunity to practice sight reading and ensemble skills, but it also works well as a way to give you a chance to take the composition for a test drive. Click on the following button to access the trumpet play-along video for At Last, Victorious!:
At Last, Victorious Score Video
The following is a score video of At Last Victorious easy trumpet quartet. We believe in making our score videos available so you can make an informed decision as to whether to purchase the piece or not. We want you to be absolutely certain this is what you need because we want you to be a truly satisfied customer.
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