Video: How to Hold the Trumpet while Playing

Learn how to place your fingers on the trumpet and hold it in this free video on playing the trumpet.

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chemasalazar Jul 31, 2009

This is Great I got myself in the habit of that! Thank you!

noname6 Aug 02, 2008

All of Chris Cox's videos are very helpful. Thank you very much!

noname6 Aug 02, 2008

All of Chris Cox's videos are very helpful. Thank you very much!

Video Transcript

Alright how to hold the trumpet, I usually have students pretend their holding a softball. So if you’ve got a softball here, you’ve got your thumb and your pinkie and all the fingers in between. Your thumb goes between the first and second valve underneath the lead pipe - your first, second, and third fingers. And then a lot of students put their pinkie on top of the little ring finger here, I prefer that. A lot of people also put their pinkie inside and I tend to use that to pick up the trumpet and when I’m playing I try not to keep my pinkie in there. Your left hand will wrap around the first valve, the next two fingers will wrap around the third valve. Your ring finger goes into the ring here and the pinkie sometimes will wrap underneath down on the bottom, I like to keep it onto the side and I use this just to hold the instrument. I don’t use it as a pressure situation, it’s just nice to hold the instrument up on your face, then you put it together with your right hand and you’re able to make some sounds.

How to Hold the Trumpet while Playing

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