Book excerpt: Finally, a trumpet book with appeal to kids that focuses on fundamentals taught through songs that young people love to play. Author Larry E. Newman (Beginning Band Fun Book series) created this book to be used as a first year beginning method or as a second year review and continuing book for the progressing intermediate student. The book is crammed with tons of musical examples, scales, arpeggios, songs, solos, duets and trios. Mix and match the trumpet book with other instrument books in this collection to create customized woodwind and brass groups.