Any tips for learning to play the trumpet?

Question

I'm going into band and want tips on how to the trumpet

Answer 1

find out the fingerings of ach note and write them above it , you will start learning how to tel which notes mean what and he you will also know what they look like on the staff , and it makes for playing easier  so you can keep up with the band , Trumpets great I played for three years

Answer 2

Alaways blow out never blow in.

Answer 3

Look some tips up on Google. Search "Tips on how to play the Trumpet"

Or search it anywhere!

Follow this link:

http://www.ehow.com/video_2374095_beginn...

Answer 4

make sure your mouthpiece is in the right place- basically in between your front two teeth and a tiny tiny bit more on your top lip than your bottom lip! As for pracitse, build it up, and little and often is good:) John Miller - The Brass Guide' books are good as well.  

Answer 5

   1. Get a trumpet! Go to your local music store and ask the clerk for a student trumpet to rent. Ask to make sure the trumpet is in the key of B flat. It may be an unlabeled brand. Don't worry; many student instruments come from an unmarked brand. It is fine to start off with. Make sure you check the following before you start to rent your new trumpet.

          * That the valve casing has no dents in it.

          * That the valves move up and down smoothly and not too noisily.

          * And that all the slides move freely back and forth.

   2. Keep your trumpet in its case to start. Say the letter "M", but stop at the mmmmmmmmm part. Keep your lips in that position. Now, blow through this mmmmmmm position. It may sound odd, but that is the basic lip position to use while playing.

          * Get out your trumpet. After assembling it fully, inhale through your mouth, assume the proper lip position, put the instrument up to your lips, and blow. Don't push any buttons yet. You should feel your lips change tightness as they lock into a note. Don't push the buttons yet!

          * After playing your first note, try tightening your lips slightly and pushing down valves one and two (Valves are numbered one through three. Valve number one is closest to you, and valve number three is toward the bell of the horn). The note should be higher.

          * Congratulations! You've now played your first two notes on a trumpet!

   3. Learn your first scale. A scale is an ascending or descending collection of pitches proceeding by a specified scheme of intervals.

          * Go to this web site and play this note on your trumpet while pushing no valves down.(http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M... That note is C.

          * Tighten your lips slightly, push down valves one and three, and play this note, D. (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M...

          * Push down valves one and two, tighten your lips a little more, and play this note, E: (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M...

          * Next, push down valve one, tighten your lips a little more, and blow this note, F: (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M...

          * Now, don't push down any valves, tighten your lips some more, and play this note, G: (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M...

          * Push down valves one and two, tighten your lips some more, and play this note, A: (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M...

          * Push down only valve two, tighten you lips a little more, and play this note, B: (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M...

          * Finally, let go of all the valves and play this note, high C: (http://www.musikit.com/Merchant2/SOUND/M...

          * Congratulations! You just played your first C scale on a trumpet. This is also called the "Concert B flat" scale, but you will learn more about that when you get a music book.

   4. Practice the scale as much as possible. Try to practice every day for at least 15 minutes. It's recommended that you practice about an hour a day, once you have the stamina for it, but when you start off, and especially when you only have one scale to play, fifteen minutes should be plenty.

   5. Buy a beginner trumpet music book, and follow those instructions from here. What you've learned here is only one of twelve scales; the book should teach you at least one or two, and many songs, before you move on to another, or sheet music. Good luck! The trumpet is a great instrument that takes a lot of practice.

    * You may notice that the names of the notes given here on the page are different from those at the website. This is because the names of the notes at the website are for piano, not trumpet. They were "transposed" to be the correct note for trumpet. You will learn more about this after you continue to play for a while.

    * If at any time you feel that your lips are about to bleed, or if you feel torn pieces of lip on the inside of your mouth, immediately stop playing for the day. If you continue playing with a hurt lip, you can damage your playing for up to a week, maybe longer.

    * If you have braces, take extreme care whenever practicing, especially when you are just beginning to play. You may be able to ask your orthodontist for wax. They will most likely give you some for free. Put it on before you play, and your lips will not get scratched up. Also, some orthodontists have plastic attachments that are much cleaner than wax strips that are sized for your braces and attach painlessly! Best of all, when you get the braces off you can still play trumpet without having to loose your lip callus!

    * When playing the trumpet, always breathe through your mouth! It may seem easier to breathe in through your nose, but to get more air faster, you must breathe in with your mouth.

    * Try to place the mouthpiece in the middle of your lips. If you have br

Answer 6

i played trumpet for 15 years and I would recommend really getting down your sight reading because this will allow you to focus on the really fun part - playing.