Early Brass Study at NSU

Northeastern State University is one of the few universities in the country that offers early brass opportunities to its students.  Students who are interested may check out a Baroque trumpet and receive private instruction.  Students should notify Mr. Dovel early in the semester about their interest in early music, as a limited number of instruments are available.

Students who are studying Baroque trumpet are expected to have a copy of Ed Tarr's The Art of the Baroque Trumpet Playing, Volume One and bring it to each of their lessons.  This book is available for purchase at the Baroque Trumpet Shop.

Required Text: Ed Tarr, The Art of Baroque Trumpet Playing, Vol 1

Students who are interested in the Renaissance cornetto may also incorporate study on that instrument into their private lessons.  The cornetto is a hybrid instrument, with a wooden body similar to that of a recorder and a trumpet-like mouthpiece.  The cornetto (Italian) is also know as the cornett (English) and the zink (German).  Currently, NSU does not own any cornetti, so interested students must provide their own instruments.