Clete Ritta
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 18 Jan 2012 6:44 am |
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Here is a way to approach playing trumpet without knowing how to read music in traditional score form. I studied this trumpet warmup video on YouTube. It was intended for intermediate players with an understanding of scales and fingerings. Caveat: I AM A RANK BEGINNER AND SOUND LIKE IT TOO. I created a braille-like chart to practice this warmup.
Follow this valve chart to get a grasp of horn playing in a short amount of time if inspired to do so. The top row of bold numbers is the major scale pattern which is consistent in each key. (543212345,567985351) The second row of numbers are the 7 valve positions.
I can read music, but I learn and play by ear generally. The keys are notated in concert pitch, not the trumpets usual Bb. A Bb trumpet score reads a C but actually play a Bb. The notes dont correspond to its usual clef and key, but to actual concert pitches. I chose flat key names (purists please excuse any enharmonic discrepancies). This is the approach I took after buying a cheap pocket trumpet and experimenting on my own.
BTW I think horn playing is closely related to steel playing, since the harmonic series and just intonation are quite evident in both instruments. Brass instruments take quite a bit of lung energy to hit higher notes, and since quitting smoking, I find this a very therapeutic exercise on breathing concentration and capacity. Unlike many other instruments, hitting higher notes on a horn isnt as easy as simply moving your fingers.
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