Trumpet For Dummies E-Book

Jeffrey Reynolds

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 488

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and Latin Listening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none. And masters, including Wynton Marsalis and Louis Armstrong, have made the trumpet truly Gabriel's horn, one of the most eloquent voices in classical music and jazz. Yet even a virtuoso begins somewhere. This down-to-earth and user-friendly guide shows those new to the trumpet everything they need know to play the instrument-from basic technique (including getting a good sound), caring for a trumpet, and learning pieces from many musical genres. * Demonstrates how to play classical, pop, jazz, and Latin-with audio samples on the enclosed CD-ROM * Includes tips on how to buy or rent the best instrument An ideal guide for students just learning the trumpet, or students who need a little boost, or fans of the trumpet who've never got around to learning it, here is the complete guide to making one of the world's most popular-and beloved instruments-their own. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

What You’re Not To Read

Foolish Assumptions

How This Book Is Organized

Part I: Ta-Da! A Prelude to Trumpet Playing

Part II: The Noble Sound of the Trumpet

Part III: Developing Your Technique

Part IV: The Complete Trumpeter: Knowledge and Skills for the Advancing Player

Part V: The Part of Tens

Icons Used In This Book

Where to Go from Here

Part I: Ta-Da! A Prelude to Trumpet Playing

Chapter 1: The Instrument of Royalty

All in the Family — The Brass Family, That Is

The trumpet

The horn

The trombone

The euphonium

The tuba

Making a Start

Reaching Upward and Onward

Playing more notes and more tunes

Developing flexibility and fluency

Taking It Up a Notch

Practice makes perfect

Equipping yourself for success

Seeking the best role models

Chapter 2: How the Trumpet Works

A Star Is Born: The Making of the Trumpet

What trumpets are made of

The parts of the trumpet

Mouthing Off: The Mouthpiece

How the mouthpiece is made

Two main variables: Different sizes for different styles

Making a Sound

Good vibrations

Blowing, buzzing, playing

Where the Notes Come From: The Natural Overtone Series

No Valves Necessary: The Open Notes

Chapter 3: Choosing Your Weapon

Choosing the Best Trumpet for You

New or used

Professional or student models

Choosing the Right Mouthpiece

Cup depth: Shallow versus deep

The inner rim: Wide versus narrow

Modular or solid

Material: Silver versus gold

Makes and models

Looking for a Trumpet and Mouthpiece

Getting expert help

Shopping around

Chapter 4: A Primer on Music Notation

Reading the Language of Music

The musical staff

The scale

Intervals

The piano keyboard

Key Signatures: Put Your John Hancock on It

The degrees of the scale

The order of the sharps

The order of the flats

Figuring Out Note Lengths

Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, and more

Ties and dotted notes

The sounds of silence

Signs of the Time

Common time: Everybody’s favorite

Cut time: Looks the same, but it’s twice as fast

Waltzing around the topic

It’s polka time!

Part II: The Noble Sound of the Trumpet

Chapter 5: Making Buzzing Beautiful

The Art of Breathing

Posture perfect

Keeping it natural

Flow, not force

The Embouchure: How to Hold Your Mouth

Taking a dim view of an embouchure

Buzzing the lips for a clear sound

Playing the Mouthpiece Alone

Playing long tones

Sliding around

Using the tongue for clarity

The Musical Mouthpiece

Chapter 6: Sound the Trumpet!

Posture for Playing

Standing tall

Standing while seated

Holding the Trumpet

Placing the left hand

Placing the right hand

First Note G: Home Base

Tone and Tuning

Good trumpet tone

How to tune your trumpet

Starting Notes with the Tongue

Breath attacks

Adding the tongue

Connecting Notes

The Second Note: Low C

Chapter 7: Adding More Notes, Making More Music

Changing Notes Using Wind

Adding Notes Using the Valves

Filling in the Gaps: The Chromatic Scale

Connecting the open notes

Combining valve positions with the overtone series

Scaling the Heights of Technique

The C scale

F and G: The closest neighbors

Playing Around with Songs in C, F, and D

Chapter 8: Becoming Articulate on the Trumpet

Tapping the Flow: Basic Tonguing

Tonguing on one note

Changing notes while tonguing

Different Strokes: Tonguing Techniques

Legato: Smoothly does it

Marcato: Very serious tonguing

Staccato: Quick and light

Combining Slurring and Tonguing

Practicing Scales and Songs with Different Articulations

Skipping around with scales in thirds

Songs with seconds and thirds

Chapter 9: Warming Up for Greater Success

Relaxing the Body and Mind

Breathing for tone and technique

Stretching and getting supple

Listening for inspiration

Making Music on the Mouthpiece

Letting it sing

Making a sound like a siren

Sounding the First Trumpet Note of the Day

Hearing it, breathing it, and blowing it

Flowing is the way to go

Adding Range

Adding Articulation

Soft and Loud, Gentle and Robust

Lyrical Playing

Part III: Developing Your Technique

Chapter 10: Lower! Slower!

Starting in the Middle

Long tones and slurs

Steady wind, firm embouchure

Buzzing the Mouthpiece for Low Notes

Sliding down

Playing low and mellow mouthpiece songs

Playing the Low Register on the Trumpet

Going low, blowing slow

Thinking out, not down

Longing for long tones

Sliding down to the basement with slurs

Making music in the low range

Chapter 11: Higher! Faster!

Windy Work

Sliding Up on the Mouthpiece

Moving between Registers with Wind

Using the overtone series

Fourth-line D: The door to the upper register

Approaching the High Notes in Different Ways

Scaling the heights

Leaping tall buildings

Focusing on flexibilities

Music for the Upper Register

A clarino fanfare

A melody

An etude

Chapter 12: Arpeggios: Leaps of Faith

Picking Your Spots: How Scales Become Arpeggios

Combining the Upper and Lower Registers

Putting Scales and Arpeggios Together

Connecting Registers with the Diminished Seventh Arpeggio

Making the Connections

Chapter 13: Developing Strength and Endurance

A Mighty Wind

Blowing up a storm

Playing on the mouthpiece

Speeding Up the Valves

Slowing down for speed

Accelerating the finger action

Strengthening the Embouchure

Holding on longer

Slurring for strength

Etudes for Endurance

Chapter 14: Becoming More Articulate

Starting with the Basics: Single Tonguing

Practicing your single-tonguing technique

Changing notes while single-tonguing

Etudes for speeding up the single tongue

Taking It Up a Notch: Double Tonguing

Double-tonguing on the wind alone

Double-tonguing on the mouthpiece

Double-tonguing on the trumpet

Coordinating note changes and double tonguing

Practicing Single and Double Tonguing with Etudes

More Tongue Twisting: Triple Tonguing

Just the syllables

Triple tonguing on the mouthpiece

Triple tonguing on the trumpet

Slurring and Multiple Tonguing

Scale practice in double tonguing

A tongue-twister etude

Chromatic scales in triple tonguing

Chapter 15: The Different Characters of the Trumpet

The Art of Phrasing

Lyrical Style: Smooth and Mellow

Fanfare Style: Clear and Forceful

A windy approach to marcato

Calling attention to yourself: A few fanfares

March Style: Hup, Two, Three, Four

Part IV: The Complete Trumpeter: Knowledge and Skills for the Advancing Player

Chapter 16: A Practice Routine for Success

Warming Up

Starting with the Flow

Approaching Scales and Arpeggios Musically

Scales

Arpeggios

Developing Smooth and Fluent Articulation

Legato drills

Short and sweet: Staccato tonguing

Doubling and tripling your tonguing speed

Slur and tongue combinations

Developing the Upper and Lower Registers

Down low, go slow

Moving on up

Etudes for Technique and Endurance

Solos for Challenge and Fun

Warming Down

Chapter 17: Becoming More Versatile

Playing by Ear

Decorating Your Playing with Ornamentation and Special Effects

Ornamentation: Gold stars on your musical Christmas tree

Special effects: Doo-wahs, horse whinnies, and more

Enriching Your Tone with Vibrato

Understanding Concert Pitch and Trumpet Pitch

Playing Other Trumpets

The C trumpet

The cornet

The flugelhorn

Sight-Reading

Chapter 18: Valves, Slides, and Leadpipes: The Greasy Side of Trumpet Playing

Why Maintenance Matters

Valuing Your Valves

Oiling the valves

Changing the oil

Caring for Your Slide

The main tuning slide

The small crook on the second valve

The third valve slide

The first valve slide

Polishing Your Trumpet

Exploring the Inner Life of Your Trumpet

Cleaning the leadpipe and slides

Giving your trumpet a bath

Giving more than Lip Service to Your Mouthpiece

Being Smart with Your Trumpet

Making a case for safety

Taking care of your trumpet wherever you go

Chapter 19: Collecting Stuff for Your Trumpet

Changing Your Tone with Mutes

The straight mute

The cup mute

The crazies: Wah-wah, buzz-wow, Solo-Tone, and bucket

The practice mute

Standing on Ceremony: Music Stands, Trumpet Stands, and Mute Stands

Finding the Right Case for Your Trumpet

Staying in Time and Tune

Tuners

Metronomes

Really Cool Miscellaneous Stuff

Tricking out your trumpet

Manipulating your mouthpiece

More gadgets

Chapter 20: Studying with a Teacher

What Teachers Bring to the Table

Learning on your own

Identifying what a teacher can do for you

What to Look for in a Teacher

Where to Find a Teacher

How to Get the Most from Your Lessons

Chapter 21: Get ting in the Game

Playing in Community Bands and Orchestras

Doubling Your Pleasure

Chamber Music: Trios, Quartets, and Quintets

Attending Concerts, Music Camps, and Workshops

Going out on the town: Attending concerts

Hello mudder, hello fadder: Going to camp

Part V: The Part of Tens

Chapter 22: Ten Trumpet Kings and Queens

Soloists

Timofei Dokshizer

Maurice André

Håkan Hardenberger

Sergei Nakariakov

Jens Lindemann

Alison Balsom

Orchestral Players

Adolf Herseth

Susan Slaughter

Jazz Artists

Ingrid Jensen

Wynton Marsalis

Chapter 23: Ten Bad Habits to Avoid

Not Listening to Great Music

Forgetting to Breathe

Getting out of Shape

Dodging the Warm-Up

Playing Too Much, Too Hard

Practicing Only the Easy Parts

Neglecting the Care of Your Instrument

Choosing the Wrong Equipment for You

Missing Lessons, Rehearsals, and Concerts

Forgetting to Have Fun

Chapter 24: Ten Ways You Can Be Your Best

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Paying Attention to What You Eat

Getting Enough Sleep

Move It or Lose It: Staying in Shape

Getting Involved

Practicing Your People Skills

Studying for Life

Playing New Music Every Day

Avoiding the Equipment Bug

Performing, not Practicing

Staying Inspired by Great Music

Appendix: About the CD

Cheat Sheet

Trumpet For Dummies®

by Jeffrey Reynolds

Trumpet For Dummies®

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Trumpet for dummies / Jeffrey Reynolds.

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About the Author

Jeff Reynolds has been a trumpeter for almost 50 years, since the first day of band class, when the trumpet seemed to be a magical gift, possessed of supernatural powers. Since then, he has performed all manner of engagements, from funerals to weddings, from jazz gigs and dances to orchestra concerts. He has toured North America with ballet companies, played fanfares for Shakespeare plays, played onstage in tights for a pantomime and in tails for the great symphonies of Beethoven and Mahler, and entertained the folks at country-and-western bars. He once popped out of a (fake) cake to play “Happy Birthday” for the president of a corporation. In spite of, or because of, all these various engagements, he retains a great pleasure in playing the trumpet and has an insight into the whole spectrum of music making available to the modern trumpeter.

As long as he has performed, Jeff has taught, from the Grade 8 beginners he started with (when Jeff was a whole grade more advanced) to doctoral students at the University of Toronto, where he has taught for 30 years. Explaining, analyzing, encouraging, and cajoling hundreds of students over the years has given him another kind of insight: the understanding of how to communicate trumpet playing to others. Teaching has always been as important to Jeff as playing, always as challenging and rewarding. Many of his former students are professional players and teachers.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all my students who have taught me so much of what I know, and how to teach it, and to all my teachers, for all the rest. In particular, the late Vincent Cichowicz was a model of humanity, musicality, and communication whose influence is always with me.

Author’s Acknowledgments

Special thanks to: Katharine Rapoport, for recommending me as a potential author for Trumpet For Dummies; Robert Hickey, who helped me shape the book and gave me the chance to write it; Elizabeth Kuball, my editor, whose firm and patient shepherding of me toward the completion of the project were invaluable; Gillian MacKay, who in addition to acting as the book’s technical editor, gave generous assistance in the form of suggestions, advice, and much appreciated encouragement; Geoffrey Tiller, Jamie Reynolds, Ryan Cameron, Gillian MacKay, and Robert Hickey, who were great partners in the recording session; Gary Honess, our brilliant sound engineer; Robert Hickey, Lisa Hartl, and Nathan Saliwonchyk, who facilitated a smooth photo shoot; and my family, for their support and encouragement throughout the project.

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Introduction

Aliens visiting Earth after human life has disappeared might be confused by many of the random objects lying around: tape cassettes (there’s a whole generation of humans already confused by them), eyeglasses, and even trumpets. But I believe they would soon discover — assuming that they have lips and lungs or facsimiles thereof — that trumpets are for making sound, and a whole new culture of trumpet playing would eventually emerge. People — and I’m betting aliens, too — love to make sounds with their mouths and the trumpet has always been endlessly fascinating. A trumpet instantly commands attention. The legendary New Orleans trumpeter Buddy Bolden’s brazen sound attracted people in throngs, as did the music of Louis Armstrong in Chicago. Trumpets have been called the “voice of God.” They’ve led armies and crumbled mythological walls. So, of course, you want to try playing the trumpet. Why wouldn’t you?

I was attracted to the trumpet in high school, and I found it compelling from the very first day. The combination of its clear, strong voice; its beautiful look; and the way I felt holding one in my hands was hard to resist. My first trumpet was a $35 pawn-shop special — and it was the best Christmas present I ever received. I couldn’t wait to play it. Not only did I play my new trumpet every chance I got, but my whole family wanted to try it, too.

The thrill of simply making that initial sound has never worn off, and the skills and technique, the musical inspiration, and, for me, the professional career, became added layers of a rewarding experience. This book is an introduction to many aspects of the trumpet — from how trumpets are made and how sound is produced, to what to look for when shopping for an instrument of your own, to starting to play and developing your technique, to continuing your trumpet journey as your skills advance. I hope that you feel the same excitement about playing the trumpet that I do, and that you retain that excitement throughout your life.