Welcome to the band ! This site is for new cornet/trumpet players and comeback players. For those just starting, and those coming back. This site is about cornets, trumpets, and flugelhorns. You’ll find trumpet playing tips, instrument reviews, and accessory reviews. Doled out how we wished it was when we were starting out. <don’t put that in there> We hope the info is useful. Who’s editing this??? Please let us know what you’d like to see and we’ll do our best to post it.
Trumpets and Cornets
If you are thinking about investing in a professional trumpet, you’ll want to first think about what you want to accomplish, what are your goals?…
What questions you should ask when buying a trumpet?
What is the best professional trumpet brand? That’s like asking, what’s the best brand of car?
At the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show, there was one song where dancers held trumpets and trombones. They weren’t playing, but the distinctive trumpet sound…
Is it a Piccolo or is it a Trumpet? Can I become a screamer overnight? Sorry to say these were the first things that I…
Accessories
It’s just oil right? Can’t I just use any oil around the house? What’s important to know before squirting oil into my horn? Trumpet, cornet,…
Looking for a special gift for your favorite trumpet, cornet, or flugelhorn player in your life? We’ve pulled together gift ideas that we as trumpet…
All I need is my trumpet, and my mouthpiece, and my mute, and my….wait. Why do I need all this stuff? Am I going to…
We’ve collected various sources of trumpet sheet music and trumpet songs that you can use to see, hear, and play along to. You can play…
What do you put on the end of a trumpet? Easy. A mute. Mutes are called for during different parts of music scores by the…
What the heck is a “Water Key”? I’m pretty sure that’s not plain water that’s coming out. “Spit Valve” makes more sense, but it’s not…
Trumpet Mouthpieces
Mouthpiece Guide. The info on the sizes, cups, specifications, etc. will apply to Cornet and Flugelhorn mouthpieces.
How to choose a flugelhorn mouthpiece A trumpet mouthpiece and a flugelhorn mouthpiece are different beyond the depth and shape of the cup. The biggest…
Just starting out with the cornet? If you or your child is just starting out you can often use a school’s instrument. That’s a goodness.…
Trumpet Mouthpiece Guide Are you playing the perfect trumpet mouthpiece? Can you play pedal tones to triple whatevers way up high? Are you one of…
Flugelhorn
Frugal what? Flugel bugle? What a funny name for a jazz horn. What is it and why is it called something so funny? The flugelhorn…
Tips
Okay, how about “The 5 things that I’ve found that actually work to help me play the trumpet better”? TL;DR? Maybe, but bear with me.…
Trumpet Fingerings Chart. Every finger position for playing the trumpet with examples.
Trumpet Music Online Trumpet Scales. Lip Slurs. Arpeggios. Pedal Tones. Arban. Clarke. Schlossberg. Exercises, drills, studies. Yawn. Don’t those sound like fun? Don’t you just…
It’s no secret that the upper register is a requirement in modern trumpet playing. But what is the “upper register of a trumpet” you ask.…
As a kid, I remember watching the TV show “The Green Hornet” and the wailing, fast hitting trumpet sound of the theme song. I had…
These life skills will make us happier, healthier, and more successful. These are the real benefits of learning to play an instrument.
This is a step by step guide with helpful tips for learning how to clean a trumpet. To keep your trumpet performing at its best,…
Blog
How To Play Trumpet The “King”. His presence will make sense in a bit. Promise. Down the bunny trail. Hippity hoppity. The “fix trumpet embouchure”…
Also known as “How to play trumpet at home – Episode 5” How To Play Trumpet Everyone is doing it and it sounds so easy.…
How To Play Trumpet Well, here we are, end of the third week. Practiced everyday. Positives? By resting as much as the horn is on…
How To Play Trumpet Comeback or Beginner Trumpet Player? 14 days in. Total practice time: 351 minutes. That’s about 25 minutes per day. I tried…
How To Play Trumpet They say the first step in anything is the hardest. Like the old saying: “It’s not that you had the strength to…
How To Play Trumpet Hi, my name is Mark. Welcome to my blog on “How to play trumpet”. Episode 1. Have you ever thought “if…