About the Journal
The International Trumpet Research Journal is edited by International Trumpet Research Center.
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ITRJ is dedicated to advancing knowledge in trumpet performance, pedagogy, and research. It serves as an essential resource for performers, educators, and researchers, aligning with the core objectives of higher education, emphasizing musician training, scientific research, and cultural enrichment. The journal actively fosters collaboration among diverse stakeholders within the trumpet community, promoting scientific research's growth and its benefits for the trumpet world.
The journal encompasses research lines such as performative research, trumpet learning, historically and culturally informed interpretation, trumpet player's health, trumpet pedagogy, and new technologies in trumpet. Its mission is to bridge the gap between artistic expression and scientific exploration, providing a platform for trumpeters and researchers to share insights, innovations, and expertise in the world of the trumpet. It is an indispensable resource for trumpet enthusiasts and professionals.
Current Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Embodied Practice and Digital Futures: Contemporary Trumpet Research Perspectives
This issue of the International Trumpet Research Journal explores the evolving relationship between embodied instrumental practice and emerging digital futures in contemporary trumpet research. Bringing together empirical studies, autoethnographic research, critical pedagogy, performer interviews, and historical scholarship, the volume addresses how trumpeters learn, practice, teach, and perform in a context shaped by technology, self-regulation, and heightened bodily awareness.
Contributions examine the use of digital tools in Spanish trumpet classrooms, the pedagogical potential of embouchure rehabilitation, long-term self-regulated practice in professional performance, artistic preparation for competitions, and a newly revised critical edition of an eighteenth-century aria. Across diverse methodologies and perspectives, the issue highlights a shared concern: how to integrate technological possibilities without losing the depth of listening, perception, and embodied knowledge at the core of trumpet artistry.
Together, the articles propose a balanced vision in which digital tools, reflective practice, historical awareness, and bodily intelligence coexist as complementary dimensions of contemporary trumpet pedagogy and research.
Published:
2025/12/27
