TMEA 2024-2025 All-State Mariachi Trumpet Etude #1 

@@chrisguerra9501 Hey Chris, I’m not aware of any recordings at the moment, but I have a friend who said he plans on recording the armonia etudes. I’ll check in with him and see if there is any update on that.

@@ericmpena Ok thank you so much i’ll be on the lookout when they release

I thought the same thing, so I asked John Nieto about it and he responded: “These are the suggested speeds but if it sounds decent slower I’m ok with that.” I feel that 115bpm might be a little more reasonable. Just try to play it fast, but not uncomfortably fast. I wouldn’t suggest any student try to play it at 126bpm unless you are comfortable with doing so.

@@ericmpena oh ok so the way you played it is the correct tempo, but if needed we can go slower. Ah ok thank you ❤️

@@Lock_bh correct! I would recommend trying for 110-115bpm. That should be acceptable.

The etudes have been available since May 15th! I’ve been slacking a bit on getting them recorded though. I’ll try to get Etude #2 done this week.

@@ericmpena Ah, still surprising

@@50JJRodriguez I just uploaded Etude #2. Go check it out!

Do you live in Texas? If so, you’d probably have to ask your band/orchestra/mariachi teacher how to audition. I’ve never auditioned myself for mariachi, so I’m not sure what the process is like these days.

@@ericmpena alright thx