“Soli & Tutti” Complete Trumpet Section Experience

Want to sound like a real lead player? You have to practice what lead players actually do: lock in with a section, shape shout choruses with authority, blend when you’re not on top, and deliver style and consistency every time. That’s exactly what Erik Veldkamp’s new half-price 5-book bundle is built for. You get two kinds of training in one package. First, Play The Lead! Sets 1 & 2 let you practice lead at home with recordings that show you how the part should feel, plus tracks with the lead removed so you can step into the chair yourself. Second, the XXL Lead Swing Duets you can take turns one-upping your friends (with and without recordings). Third, the Tutti books give you real section writing—shout choruses and section features that build balance, blend, precision, and the musical swagger that makes a trumpet section sound pro. The result is a complete lead-trumpet toolkit that actually translates to the bandstand: range and endurance (without turning into a gym exercise), sharper time and articulation, better section awareness, and more confidence on top. Download instantly, open the PDFs, hit play, and start sounding like the player everyone wants on the lead book.   What you get in this bundle XXL 50 Lead Swing Duets for Trumpet is the ultimate lead trumpet duet experience. Playing with a friend is guaranteed to get your competitive juices flowing, and you can use the demos and minus-one recordings to gain the calm and poise required to execute killer lead trumpet lines when it counts. Tutti for 4 Trumpets is the “section experience” book with maximum flexibility: play it alone with backing tracks (including minus-one options), or play it with friends as a four-trumpet section with rhythm support. You get scores, parts, and recordings that help you internalize section phrasing and the feel of a tight shout chorus. Tutti for 5 Trumpets expands the sound and the writing: 24 punchy, big-band-inspired section features for five trumpets (with optional rhythm section parts), plus full scores and MP3 demos by Erik. This one is built for real-world ensemble rehearsal and performance—not watered-down etudes. Play The Lead! Set 1 puts you in the lead chair in a jazz combo setting, with a mix of standards and Erik originals that progress in difficulty and stay idiomatic the whole way. You’ll get two MP3 sets: one with Erik performing all parts as your model, and one with the lead removed so you can be the lead player. Play The Lead! Set 2 continues the concept with a fresh set of standards and Erik originals, again building progressively while staying idiomatic and fun to play. Like Set 1, you’ll get two MP3 sets: one with Erik performing all parts as your model, and one with the lead removed so you can step into the lead chair yourself.   Downloads Included Veldkamp, XXL 50 Lead Swing Duets for Trumpet (Duet Book) Veldkamp, XXL 50 Lead Swing Duets for Trumpet (Demos & -1 MP3s) Veldkamp, Tutti for 4 Trumpets (1st Trumpet Book) Veldkamp, Tutti for 4 Trumpets (Score & Parts) Veldkamp, Tutti for 4 Trumpets (MP3s Demos and minus one) Veldkamp, 24 Tuttis For 5 Trumpets (Score) Veldkamp, 24 Tuttis For 5 Trumpets (Parts) Veldkamp, 24 Tuttis For 5 Trumpets (Opt Rhythm Section) Veldkamp, 24 Tuttis For 5 Trumpets (Demos) Veldkamp, Play the Lead! Vol.1 Veldkamp, Play the Lead! Vol.1 MP3s Veldkamp, Play the Lead! Vol.2 Veldkamp, Play the Lead! Vol.2 MP3s   Listen to Erik Perform Donna’s Knee https://qpress.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/41.-Donnas-Knee-Demo.mp3 Listen to Erik Perform Tutti 17 https://qpress.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tutti-17-Demo.mp3 Listen to Erik Perform “Basie, Straight Ahead” https://qpress.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TUTTI-19.mp3 Listen to Erik Perform Rhythm Changes Everything http://qpress.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/3.-Rhythm-Changes-Everything-Demo.mp3 Listen to Erik Perform Blue Monk http://qpress.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/15.-Blue-Monk-Demo.mp3