Trumpet
The trumpet is a cylindrical brass instrument that uses a mouth piece to create sound. The trumpet is played by blowing into the mouthpiece and making a "buzzing" sound. There are three keys called valves that the player can press to assist changing the pitch while playing. We normally have between 20 - 35 students selected to play the trumpet in our 6th grade Wiley band! The majority of our trumpet players take private lessons although it is not required for this instrument. Trumpet players read the treble clef and usually have the melody (or the lead parts) in music. Listen to the 3 short videos below to see if the trumpet could be one of your top picks for band next year!
Demonstration of the Trumpet
The United States Army Field Band have put together a short video demonstrating what the instrument looks like and how it sounds! Enjoy!
Bugler's Holiday
The United States Army Band, Pershing's Own Trumpet Section, The U.S. Army Fife and Drum Corps Trumpeters, Jens Lindemann, Thomas Hooten, and Wiff Rudd perform Bugler's Holiday with The United States Army Band. There are a lot of trumpet players on stage all playing together and sound great!
Alison Balsom
Alison Bolsom is an AMAZING trumpet player! Listen to her rock the trumpet in front of a huge crowd and orchestra. She sounds so great!