How to Warm Up on the Trumpet

By pianomeg396

How to Warm Up on the Trumpet How to Warm Up on the Trumpet

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Warming up is the most important part of practicing any instrument. Properly done, it can help improve both endurance and range.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Trumpet
Step1
Buzzing on the mouthpiece!

You want to use only your mouthpiece and try to produce a long tone on it. One you can do this you can try matching pitches and playing little songs such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
Step2
Long Tones!

With the mouthpiece back on the trumpet you want to start on low C and hold out the note as long as you can WHILE STILL PRODUCING A GOOD SOUND! Continue this going down by half steps. (Open, 2, 1, 1+2, 2+3, 1+3, 1+2+3)
Step3
Lip Slurs!

Lip slurs are moving between two notes without pushing down any valves. Start on low C and the go down to the G below and back up and back down and back up (C G C G C). Next go down a half step and do the same (B F# B F# B). Continue all the way down the valve combinations (Open, 2, 1, 1+2, 2+3, 1+3, 1+2+3).

You can move on to different patterns that involve higher notes as you continue.

Tips & Warnings

  • Try varying your warm up in small ways to keep yourself interested.
  • When warming up always start low and then move on to higher pitches!

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kjv4thee

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on 1/13/2008 Good article Pianomeg396; I love the trumpet. I never learned to read music ( should have ) so I just play by ear. I get the tune, then figure out the fingering and then memorize it. I have an Olds Special, and ( my prize ) Olds Mendez Trumpet. I have pretty well all of Rafiel Mendez's trumpet music also. The greatest trumpet player that ever lived in my opinion. If I had it to do over again I would go the reading music route. However at my age it's just sounds like too much work. Happy trumpet playing. Ron from Canada

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