Trumpet
Congratulations on selecting the trumpet!
Below are some drop down boxes with information to get you started as well as some great links to trumpet players who represent great sound and technique.
Daily Required Supplies
valve oil (not key oil)
tuning slide grease or Vaseline (not cork grease)
mouthpiece brush
cleaning snake
For Advanced Players:
students should also have their own straight (and preferably Harmon) mutes
Trumpet Embouchure Instructions and Pictures
These two links are for use by Hilltop Middle School students and teachers only. Those from other schools who wish to use them should purchase the Embouchure Project from Teachers Pay Teachers.
Tuning Instructions for the Trumpet
Trumpet tuning note is 3rd space C, 2nd line G.
Play your tuning note into the tuner. If the needle stays towards the right, your note is sharp. If it stays towards the left, your note is flat. The goal is to get the tuner to stay in the middle. Play "freeze the needle" - hold the note steady and in tune.
Move the tuning slide(s) in or out to make the tubing of the instrument longer or shorter.
Keep in mind that even though you will first use these notes to tune, other notes on your instrument may not be in tune. It is the nature of instruments. The longer you play your instrument, and the better tone you have, the more you will be able to play all notes in tune on your instrument.
In a nutshell...
The longer the pipe, the lower the pitch. If your pitch is sharp (high), you need to make it flatter (lower).
The shorter the pipe, the higher the pitch. If your pitch is flat (low), you need to make it sharper (higher).
Beginner Resources
Your First Sound - Buzzing! (Trumpet video 2) - Alexandra Finnie
Buzzing Practice (Trumpet Video 3) - Alexandra Finnie
Assembling & Holding Your Trumpet (Trumpet Video 4) - Alexandra Finnie
1st Note - C (Trumpet Video 5) - Alexandra Finnie
C Practice (trumpet) - Alexandra Finnie
2nd Note - D (Trumpet Video 6) - Alexandra Finnie
D Practice (trumpet) - Alexandra Finnie
3rd Note - E (Trumpet Video 7) - Alexandra Finnie
E Practice (trumpet) - Alexandra Finnie
1st 3 notes in review (trumpet) - Alexandra Finnie
Hot Cross buns (Trumpet Video 8) - Alexandra Finnie
More Resources
Recommended Brands
For beginners:
Yamaha
Bach
Pro models:
Bach
Schilke
Stomvi
Recommended Mouthpieces
For beginners:
Bach 7C
For Intermediate, Advanced, and higher:
Bach 5C
Bach 3C
Quality Instrumentalists
This list was found at the Elizabethtown Area High School Website.
Alison Balsom Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Allen Vizzutti Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Philip Smith Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Wynton Marsalis Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Chris Botti Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Louis Armstrong Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Arturo Sandoval Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Tine Thing Helseth Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Dizzy Gillespie Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Miles Davis Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Hakan Hardenberger Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Clifford Brown Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Charlie Schlueter Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Manny Laureano Video 1
Bud Herseth Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Scotty Barnhart Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Terrance Blanchard Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Ingrid Jensen Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Patrick Hession Video 1 Video 2
Adam Rapa Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Wayne Bergeron Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Maurice Andre Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Woody Shaw Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Jim Ketch Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Jens Lindemann Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Rafael Mendez Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Sergei Nakariakov Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Chet Baker Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Doc Severinsen Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Blue Mitchell Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Harry James Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Adam Rapa Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Clark Terry Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Flugelhorn
Chuck Mangione Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Ingrid Jensen Video
Chet Baker Video