![]() Valves are up or down – there is no in-between. Hold your hands correctly and move the valves fast:īang the valves down…hard!! (Doc Severinsen) Fingering is the easiest part of trumpet playing, butĭone incorrectly it will make you sound bad. ![]() Low C# or everyone will think you have a bad ear!ħ. It takes 5 fingers to play the trumpet, not 3!!!!!!! You MUST use your valve slides on low D and This is not a woodwind instrument where moving the fingers gives you the correct note!Ħ. Moving the fingers tunes the trumpet to your lips. You have to hear the pitch accurately and in tune in your head to get the right notes with a great sound. You are playing correctly – doing things right = a great soundĥ. The most important part of trumpet playing is the SOUND of the instrument: it’s what you listen to, your friends listen to, what your director listens to, and what the audience hears. How do you know what sounds good? You have to LISTEN to great players!!Ĥ. ![]() Be sure you ALWAYS play correctly! If it doesn’t sound good, it’s not right. ![]() Some things get better ONLY with repetition – you haveģ. ![]() The more you practice correctly, the faster you improve.Ģ. ![]()
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