All About Trumpet:Blow Your Own Horn
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      • Lesson 3: Fill Yourself With Inspiration
      • Lesson 4: Basic Tongue Tips
      • Lesson 5: Play Higher
      • Lesson 6: Faster Fingers
      • Lesson 7: The Practice of Practice
      • Lesson 8: War & Worship
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      • Lesson 9: Music Reading Made Easy
      • Lesson 10: Tune Like a Pro
      • Lesson 11: Simple Songs
      • Lesson 12: Master the Lip Slur
      • Lesson 13: Mouthpiece Mastery
      • Lesson 14: Perform Like a Pro
    • Extras: Part 3 >
      • Lesson 15: Learn to Play Pedal Tones
      • Lesson 16: Increase Your Range
      • Lesson 17: Build Up Your Endurance
      • Lesson 18: Mute Mastery
      • Lesson 19: Clean Up Your Axe
    • Extras: Part 4 >
      • Lesson 20: Express Yourself with Sound Effects
      • Lesson 21: Double & Triple-Tongue
      • Lesson 22: Be a Transposing Trumpeter
      • Lesson 23: Learn Circular Breathing
      • Lesson 24: Technology for Trumpeters
      • Lesson 25: Parting Advice
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​Lesson 11

Simple Songs:
​Melodies to Improve Your Reading Skills​

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 The Largo movement (2nd) of Dvořák Symphony No 9 "New World," conducted by Celibidache, Münchner Philharmoniker, 1991

Start at 12:58 if the video doesn't go there automatically.


Avalon printable sheet music (right-click to download):

Trumpet (in Bb)
mp3 Backing Track (courtesy of
 Stephane Wrembel)

And if you want to play with others:
C instruments (guitar, piano, etc.)
Eb Instruments (alto sax, etc.)

F Instruments (horn, etc.)


Jazzology playing Dark Eyes (Les Yeux Noirs) (mp3)


Dark Eyes (Les Yeux Noirs) sheet music (right-click to download):

Bb Trumpet (also clarinet, tenor sax, etc.) Or if that's too high, this one is an octave lower

mp3 Backing Track (courtesy of
 Stephane Wrembel). The first three notes of the trumpet melody (B, Bb, B) are pickup notes, and they're played before the entrance of the rhythm section.

It's fast. To slow it down, use Audacity. See how to slow a tune down using Audacity here. 

But for now, because I'm nice, here are a four slower versions. You should learn how to do it. It's really easy with Audacity. Took me less than 3 minutes to do these four examples: 
90% speed
80% 
70%
50%


If you want to play with others:
C Instruments (piano, bass, guitar, etc.)
Eb Instruments (alto sax, etc.)
F Instruments (horn, etc.)


Here is a vast list of trumpet sheet music. Not comprehensive, but a great place to start looking if you're stumped for things to play or looking for examples for listening (for easier-to-find listening, see below).


Trumpet Music Discography: Another looong list of recorded music. Hyperlinked, so click to hear samples or get a copy for your collection.

It's a few years old, so there is lots of great new stuff out, like from trumpeter Avishai Cohen, for example
.


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