Beginning Trumpet: Getting Started
Three simple lessons to help new trumpet players build a strong foundation.
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Lesson 1: Embouchure + First Sounds
Learn the fundamentals of making your first sound on the trumpet! We’ll cover breathing, embouchure, lip and mouthpiece buzzing, tonguing, and your first five notes.
Learn the fundamentals of making your first sound on the trumpet! We’ll cover breathing, embouchure, lip and mouthpiece buzzing, tonguing, and your first five notes.
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Lesson 2: Reading Music: Note Names + Rhythms
Learn the basics of reading music on the trumpet! We’ll cover your first five notes (C–G), where they appear on the staff, trumpet fingerings, and how to read and count basic rhythms.
Learn the basics of reading music on the trumpet! We’ll cover your first five notes (C–G), where they appear on the staff, trumpet fingerings, and how to read and count basic rhythms.
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Lesson 3: Trumpet Care + Maintenance
Learn how to properly care for your trumpet! We’ll cover oiling the valves, greasing the slides, emptying the water keys, cleaning the mouthpiece, and safely handling and storing your instrument.
Learn how to properly care for your trumpet! We’ll cover oiling the valves, greasing the slides, emptying the water keys, cleaning the mouthpiece, and safely handling and storing your instrument.
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What You'll Learn
Make Your First Sounds
Learn the fundamentals of trumpet playing from the very beginning. We’ll cover proper breathing, embouchure, buzzing, tonguing, and how to produce a clear, comfortable first sound.
Read Your First Music
Learn to recognize and play the first five notes—C, D, E, F, and G—along with their trumpet fingerings. We’ll also introduce whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes so you can begin reading and playing simple music.
Take Care of Your Trumpet
Learn the essential habits that keep a trumpet working properly, including oiling valves, greasing slides, emptying water keys, cleaning the mouthpiece, and safely handling and storing the instrument.
