How to Play Trumpet Videos
Instead of reading about it in a book, sometimes it's nice to have a person to show you how to do some of these techniques and demonstrate them. A private lesson is best, but video is a good way, too. Each of these videos is short and the material is covered more thoroughly in both Sound the Trumpet and All About Trumpet. I'll be adding more vids over time, so check back to catch the new ones.
Better Organized trumpet video lessons: Pearls
All of the videos below can also be found on a Trumpet Video Lesson Pearl Tree I created. It's a great new way to organize and share information online. It's a lot better way to organize these videos.
Check it out!
Basic |
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| Beginner Advice |
How the Trumpet Works |
The Lip Buzz |
| Buzzing w/ Mouthpiece |
Buzzing High to Low |
First Notes:
C and G |
| Louder/Softer |
Trumpet Tuning |
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Breath |
Part 1: Breathing Tube |
Part 2: Three-Stage Breath |
Part 3: Circular Breathing |
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Warm-up/Cool Down |
| Basic Warm-up |
Pedal Tones (1) |
Pedal Tones (2) |
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Tongue |
| Basic Tongue Use |
Double-Tongue |
Triple-Tongue |
Flutter Tongue |
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Slurs |
| Slurs |
Simple 2-note slur variation |
Lip Slurs:
Small Leap |
Lip Slurs:
Big Leap |
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Mutes |
| Practice Mute |
Straight, Cup, Bucket |
Harmon Mute |
| Plunger Mute 1 |
Plunger Mute 2 |
Plunger Mute 3 (with pixie mute) |
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Sound Effects |
| Vibrato |
Alternate Fingerings |
The Fall |
Half Valve |
| Mordent |
Scoop |
Pitch Bend |
Flutter Tongue |
| Rip |
Horse Whinny |
Doit |
The Growl |
| Trills (valve) |
Trills (lip) |
Turns, Flips |
Shake |
Trumpet Maintenance |
| Trumpet Valves |
Greasing Slides |
Cleaning the Whole Horn |
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Tunes to Play |
Ultra Beginner (mp3 only): |
| mp3s below for Chapter 10: Simple Tunes. (Free PDF w/ sheet music) |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb |
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie |
Lightly Row |
Chiapanecas |
| Frere Jacques |
Skip to My Lou |
Au Claire |
Twinkle, Twinkle |
Beginner: |
| Get Up, Stand Up (Bob Marley) |
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Yellow Sub (Beatles) |
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Advanced Beginner: |
| Clocks (Coldplay) |
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Dark Eyes (Django Reingardt) |
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Major Scales (related modes/pentatonics/blues) |
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Flat Keys: |
| F Maj / D min (1b) |
Bb Maj / G min (2b) |
Eb Maj / C min (3b) |
Ab Maj / F min (4b) |
| Db Maj / Bb min (5b) |
Gb Maj / Eb min (6b) |
Cb Maj / Ab min (7b) |
Sharp Keys: |
| G Maj / E min (1#) |
D Maj / B min (2#) |
A Maj / F# min (3#) |
E Maj / C# min (4#) |
| B Maj / G# min (5#) |
F# Maj / D# min (6#) |
C# Maj / A# min (7#) |
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Symmetrical Scales |
| Chromatic Scale |
Whole Tone Scales |
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| Diminished Scales (aka whole-half/half-whole scale): |
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| D, F, Ab, B Diminished |
C, Eb, F#, A Diminished |
C#, E, G, Bb Diminished |
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Scale Practice Patterns |
| Simple 2-note slur variation |
Thirds |
Rolling Thirds |
Chromatics 1 |
| Dom 7th pattern (Lynch) |
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