"I’ve done a lot of research and had a lot of lessons, but I’ve never met someone that explained playing so clearly."

Carter
High School Trumpeter

"Professor Raymond takes big concepts and distills them in a way that all students can latch onto and incorporate into their own playing."

Nadia
College Trumpeter

"John's emphasis on fundamental techniques really helped me develop a more structured and thoughtful approach to practice and improvisation."

Gabriel
Professional Trumpeter

"John has a remarkable ability to make learning improvisation both easy and fun. I always learn something new from him!"

Jonathan Barnes
US Navy Band Commodores

Fundamentals for the
Creative Improviser (Book)

$39.99

125-page, spiral-bound book with over 175 exercises for players of all ages and ability levels, as well as private streaming access to call-and-response style play-along recordings for every exercise. 

Fundamentals for the
Creative Improviser (PDF)

$39.99

125-page, PDF book with over 175 exercises for players of all ages and ability levels, as well as private streaming access to call-and-response style play-along recordings for every exercise.

**PDF is not printable due to copyright**