Trumpet Tips & Exercises for Range Expansion
Can’t get it up? Unlock the upper register of your trumpet with targeted tips and exercises. Expand your range and learn to scream on your horn with our guide.
Can’t get it up? Unlock the upper register of your trumpet with targeted tips and exercises. Expand your range and learn to scream on your horn with our guide.
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 no idea what a trumpet was or who Al Hirt was back then. I remember that trumpet song though. Fast forward a few years and I’m sitting in the admissions office with my mom for my new school, entering the 5th grade. I knew I wanted to join band. I had every intention of playing the drums, for some reason I thought they were cool. When they asked me, “What instrument do you want to play?” I said “Trumpet”. It just came out. And so, began my journey of discovery of this great instrument, lifelong bandmates, and the fascination with famous trumpet players.
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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. These are 5 things that all the research, all the YouTubes, all the research papers seem to hint at, mention, but didn’t just say, “Do this, and your trumpet playing …
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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 love to practice those? Don’t get me wrong, if we want to get better, develop our range and endurance; we have to practice our trumpet with exercises like these. We …
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. The real question you may be asking is, “How high can I play the trumpet?”.
These life skills will make us happier, healthier, and more successful. These are the real benefits of learning to play an instrument.