Introduction to the Trumpet: My First Trumpet Lesson

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Introduction to the Trumpet: My First Trumpet Lesson

Name: Introduction to the Trumpet: My First Trumpet Lesson
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Duration23m

Modules13

LevelBeginner

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (0h 23m)

- 01. Welcome to the course
  0:36
- 02. Parts of the trumpet explained
  1:09
- 03. How to hold your trumpet
  1:07
- 04. It all starts with a buzz
  Free lesson
  1:29
- 05. Buzzin through the trumpet mouthpiece
  1:15
- 06. Troubleshooting - The straw technique
  0:58
- 07. Make your first sound on the trumpet
  2:05
- 08. Fundamental trumpet techniques
  1:43
- 09. Practice playing your first notes
  1:56
- 10. Now let's practice some melodies
  2:35
- 11. Improvise your very own tune
  3:30
- 12. Caring for your trumpet
  2:16
- 13. Next steps
  2:59

About this course

Kay Charlton is a UK trumpet educator who works with Trinity College London, the London Symphony Orchestra and Warwick Music, and whose method books have taught thousands of beginners and teachers. This course is your very first trumpet lesson, whether you're a child or an adult picking up the instrument for the first time.

Kay walks you through the parts of the trumpet and how to hold it, then gets you making your first sound - starting with a lip buzz and the straw technique for when the note won't come. From there you'll play your first notes and melodies, improvise a short tune of your own, and learn how to care for the instrument.

It's all about picking up the right habits from the start, so you make a good sound early and avoid the bad habits that hold beginners back.

Who it's for

Total beginners who have never picked up a trumpet
Curious adults or kids exploring a first brass instrument
Self-taught players wanting to fix early bad habits

What you'll learn

Hold the trumpet comfortably and with good posture
Produce a clear first note from a lip buzz
Play simple melodies and improvise a short tune

What you'll need

A trumpet and mouthpiece in working order
A drinking straw for the buzzing exercises
A few minutes most days to build the embouchure

Meet the Guru

Kay Charlton

Kay is a trumpet player, composer and teacher of brass and curriculum music, specialising in primary classroom teaching - KS2, First Access/WCET (whole-class ensemble teaching, where a class learns an instrument together) and teacher CPD (continuing professional development). She completed a Masters in Music Education - 'Teaching Musician' at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in 2018.

Kay plays trumpet with the Bollywood Brass Band, a 9-piece band of brass and drums whose 2017 CD Carnatic Connection was nominated for a Songlines Magazine 'World Music Award' and given a 5-star review in the London Evening Standard. Kay composes and arranges for the band and leads on their education work, founding the Bollywood Brass Academy in 2017.

Kay has presented her research into whole-class teaching at the Music Education Expo and the First Access Forum. She has designed and led CPD for LSO Discovery, Trinity College London, Music Education Solutions and the Bollywood Brass Band, and is an education consultant for Warwick Music.

Kay's book of beginner repertoire, 'Are You Ready?', is published by Warwick Music; in 2017 Kay was commissioned by Warwick Music and Music Education Solutions to compose songs for a new KS1 scheme of work for the pBuzz, which was nominated as 'Education Resource of 2018' by the 'Education Awards'.

Other publications include pieces for Trinity's Initial (2015/2018) and Grade 1 (2018) piano syllabus, Bollywood Blast! (Spartan Press) - a series of brass and wind tutor books with backing tracks in a Bollywood style - and Whole Class Bollywood Blast with David Rose (Bedford Music Hub), which is aimed at teachers of whole-class instrumental lessons and includes an Arts Award Discover programme.

Her MusicGurus courses bring that classroom experience straight to you: from your very first trumpet lesson through two sets of tunes for beginners, Kay sets out exactly what to play and how to play it.

www.kaycharlton.co.uk

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Warwick Music

Founded in 1994, Warwick Music Publishing is a leading global publisher of wind and brass music, with a catalogue of more than 2,000 titles across all skill levels and a roster of international composers. Part of the Warwick Music Group, it works alongside pBone Music to make music education and performance more accessible worldwide.

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