Content

• Part 2 of 5: Basic Learning Without a Trumpet
• Part 3 of 5: Learning with the Trumpet
• Part 4 of 5: Learn Your First Scale
• Part 5 of 5: Practice and Grow
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

1 Buy or rent a pipe. Go to your nearest music store and ask the seller for a student trumpet to rent or buy. Ask to check that the trumpet pitch is B flat (Bb). The brand may not be trademarked. Don't worry, many of the student tools are from unknown brands. For beginners, this is a good option. Just remember that buying a pipe can be expensive. Make sure you check the following before you start renting a new pipe:

• There are no dents on the valve body.
• All valves move up and down smoothly and not too noisy.
• All crowns move freely back and forth.

Part 2 of 5: Basic Learning Without a Trumpet

1. 1 Start by keeping the pipe in the case. Say the sound "M", but stop at the "MMM" part. Keep your lips in this position. Now make a buzzing sound at that position. This may seem odd at first, but this is the main lip position you use while playing.
2. 2 To get the 'buzz' at the bottom, try this: imagine you have a small piece of paper on the tip of your tongue. Stick out your tongue a little, just the tip, and quickly scrape the paper off your tongue and spit out of your mouth. Your lips should catch each other, making a sound like "n".

Part 3 of 5: Learning with the Trumpet

1. 1 Get out your pipe. After fully assembling it, inhale through your mouth, position your lips correctly, place the instrument against your lips and blow. Do not press any valves yet. You should feel like your lips have changed the hardness as they hit the note. Do not press the valves yet!
2. 2 After hitting your first note, try tightening your lips slightly and pressing valves one and two. Note that valves are numbered one through three. Valve number one is closest to you and valve number three is closest to the bell. The note must be higher.
   • Congratulations! You have now played your first two notes on the trumpet!
3. 3 Since buzzing can be a very difficult step to master for some people, carry a mouthpiece with you. If you play the mouthpiece correctly, you should be able to produce a harmonious sound. It may sound a lot like Donald Duck, but it's good. If this sounds like old Donald's speech to you, you are doing it right.

Part 4 of 5: Learn Your First Scale

1. 1 This section uses sheet music from another site to aid your learning. You may notice that the names of the scores listed on the page differ from the scores on the website. This is because the names of the scores on the website are for piano, not trumpet. They have been "transposed" for the trumpet. You will learn more about this after you continue to play for a while.

1. 1 Learn your first scale. Gamma is a sequence of up and down notes that change in a given interval pattern.
2. 2 Play the first note. Open http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/Midi/Bb3.mid. Play this note without pressing the valves. This is the note before.
3. 3 Press valves one and three. Play the note D. If you can't play D, try hardening your lips a little.
4. 4 Push valves one and two. Tighten your lips a little more and play the E note: http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/Midi/D4.mid
5. 5 Push valve one down. Tighten your lips a little more and play the note F: http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/Midi/Eb4.mid
6. 6 Now don't press on the valves. Instead, tighten your lips a little more and play the note G: http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/Midi/F4.mid
7. 7 Press on valves one and two, tighten your lips a little more, and play the note A: http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/Midi/G4.mid
8. 8 Push only valve two. Tighten your lips a little more and play the B note: http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/Midi/A4.mid
9. 9 Release all valves and play a high note before: http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/Midi/Bb4.mid
10. 10 Congratulations! You have just played your first scale in C major on the trumpet. It is also called the B Flat Major Concert Scale, but you will learn more about this when you purchase the textbook.
    • Now it would be good to study the concert scale in E flat major. This scale contains high notes and can be more difficult at first. But with practice, perseverance, and some professional help, you will learn how to play high notes well. After learning the E flat major scale, move to higher or lower scales.

Part 5 of 5: Practice and Grow

1. 1 Practice scales as much as possible. Try to practice every day for at least 15 minutes, although it is recommended that you practice for about an hour a day if you have the stamina to do so. However, if you are just starting out and you only have one scale, fifteen minutes should be enough.
2. 2 Buy a beginner's book on trumpet playing. Follow her directions beyond what you have learned here. What you have learned here is only one of twelve scales; the book should teach you at least one or two or more songs before moving on to other notes. Good luck! The trumpet is a great instrument that takes practice to play well.
   • An excellent book to start with is Rubank, Elementary Methods for B flat Trumpet or Cornet, or Getchell, First Book of Practical Studies: Cornet and Trumpet). Ask the store clerk for any of these.

Tips

• Once again, here are the notes of the C major scale: C (open), D (first and third), E (first and second), F (first), G (open), A (first and second), B (second), before (open)
• It is easier to breathe through your nose and breathe in warmer air, but to get more air faster, you can breathe through your mouth.
• If you have braces, use extreme caution when practicing, especially when you are just starting to play. You can ask your dentist for wax. He can give you a little for free. Spread it on before playing and your lips won't be scratched. In addition, some orthodontists have plastic inlays that are much cleaner than wax strips, which are designed for staples and are painless to place! It's best when you take out the staples and can play the trumpet without calluses!
• If at any time you feel that your lips are bleeding, or if you feel a loose lip on the inside of your mouth, stop playing immediately during the day. If you keep playing with sore lips, you won't be able to play for a week or more.
• Sometimes, to warm up, breathe in through your nose evenly 8 inhalations and 8 exhalations, then 4 inhalations, 4 exhalations, 2 inhalations, 2 exhalations, 1 inhalation, 1 exhalation. Your shoulders should not "bounce" when you inhale quickly. Your diaphragm should expand.
• Before playing the trumpet, blow through the trumpet to "warm up" the instrument and take in the correct ear cushions.
• If you are blowing a trumpet and you cannot hear anything, or the sound resonates very weakly, make sure you are blowing correctly. If you blow correctly, the valve may not be aligned correctly. Grab the top of the button and tighten the valve slightly until it stops, that should fix your problem. If the problem persists, take the pipe back to the store and they will help you!
• If you want to play higher notes, don't tighten your lips, tighten the edges of your lips! A common misconception among brass players is to tighten your lips, which increases muscle tension. You will have a lot more success if you strengthen the edges of your lips and use your lateral muscles to support your vibrating lips.
• After you have learned to play the trumpet for some time and moved on to more advanced music, you will notice that you cannot start playing high notes when you have just played the trumpet. This is because your lips are not yet warmed up. To keep them warm and not damage them, you must play low notes such as C, D, E, F, G, and down again. After you've played a little, you should be able to play high notes. Don't practice humming. This can become a terrible habit. Everyone says that you have to hum, but you just have to blow. The sound will be clearer.
• The most important tip of all is to find a competent trumpet teacher.
• Your trumpet may have what looks like a pinky ring. This ring is for more experienced musicians. It is used to tune any note while holding the third valve better.
• Try to set the mouthpiece in the middle of your lips. If you have staples or anything on your teeth, your mouthpiece may move higher or lower than it should. Don't get used to it. If you do this for a long time, you will not be able to play the trumpet with a properly placed mouthpiece.
• If you are very serious about taking classes and improving your skills as a trumpet player, private lessons can be a huge help. Spend your money on a good teacher. It is helpful, helps you learn and has fun.

Warnings

• Try not to get too upset. If you are disappointed, take a few deep breaths and try again.
• Try not to drop or break the instrument. Fixing is expensive
• Don't press the mouthpiece hard against your lips to get high notes.
• If you want to get rid of any bad habits while playing the trumpet, stick a small reminder on the bell of the trumpet where you can see it, but the music teacher cannot. Take the note away after a couple of weeks, or when you think you've completely kicked your bad habits.
• Don't overextend your lips. Practice consistently, but not constantly. Try to practice at least three times a week, and remember to take breaks.
• Look for music that you enjoy playing, that is within your range and ability.
• Never play after eating! Food will fall into the pipe and damage it.

What do you need

• Trumpet and Mouthpiece
• Valve oil when your valves aren't moving well
• Oil for crowns so they don't get stuck
• Music for the game