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i just bought a trumpet, and i dont know how to play it, any suggestions?

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right-track

Use your mouth!
Or better still...stick it up your arse and join a circus.
That I'd pay to see.

There really is only one answer for this question...lessons.
And lots of them.
Seriously, my younger sister once bought a trombone (she's a bit ) and it's not as easy as it looks.

blachalaheebow

you create the sound by blowing air and buzzing your lips in the mouthpiece, and press the valves down and tighten/loosen your stomach to change pitch.

fingerings:

C- open-no vales pressed
C#/D flat- all three valves pressed
D- first valve(closest to you) and third valve(farthest from you) pressed
D#/E flat- second(middle) valve and third valve pressed
E- first and second valve pressed
F- first valve pressed
F#/G flat- second valve pressed
G- open (tighten stomach more than you would for low C)
G#/A flat- second and third valve pressed(tighten stomach more than you would for E flat)
A- first and second valve pressed(tighten stomach more than you would for E)
A#/B flat- first valve pressed(tighten stomach more than you would for F)
B- second valve(tighten stomach more than you would for F#)
C- open(tighten stomach much more than you would for low C)

the fingerings for upper octave notes are different, but until you get the hang of the trumpet, stick with these.

KevinTh0m

Hey dude! Suggestions will probably not help you much. I recommend you get your lungs up to par (hold you breath for 10 seconds, then 15, etc. Im at 3 and 1/2 minutes...)


Get lessons, or expirement with the above posters fingerings, also go buy a beginners trumpet book, I practically taught myself with one of those $12 things...

SATCHMO

You seem to be pretty hardcore into the trumpet. Who are your influences?

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