Category: How to Play Trumpet

So, how do trumpet valves work? Let's look at the mechanism that made the Trumpet able to play all of the notes encompassed in the player's range. This also applies to valves on tuba, euphonium, a...

This article lists trumpet part names, shows which names refer to which parts, and provides a description of each part of the trumpet. Here are the most basic parts of a...

It's time to learn how to play a note on the trumpet. If your Trumpet is working, you've tried hard and still can't get anything good to come out of it, this post is for you. If words like grumbly or...

Here are the notes you need to play blues scales for trumpet. Some ideas about how to use them follow the scale sheet: Blues Scales - Trumpet in Bb Download B Flat Trumpet Blues...

This is the emergency panic version of a much longer explanation of playing trumpet that lives on this other page. Relax, if it was easy everyone would be a Trumpet Hero! Read on to learn how to...

Let's Talk about Trumpet Mutes! Most mutes are used to change how the Trumpet sounds, but they all have the effect of making it quieter as well. Composers don't always take that into account, they...