Tout commence par un bourdonnement

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Cette leçon porte entièrement sur l'utilisation de tes lèvres et la production d'un bourdonnement - la technique clé pour jouer de la trompette

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How to Make a Sound Through the Trumpet

So how do we make a sound through the trumpet?

If I just blow air, it doesn't make a sound.
If I blow air and press the valves down, it still doesn't make a sound.

The Importance of Buzzing

We need to do a special thing with our lips. We need to make a buzz.

Visualize the Candle:
- I would like you to put your finger up in front of your mouth.
- Imagine this is like a candle.
- I want you just to blow gently enough to make the candle flicker.
See that shape?
- With my mouth, my cheeks are not puffing out.
- I'm blowing gently.
Blowing Harder:
- Now blow a bit harder and blow the candle out.
- But still keep your lips in the same shape.

Licking and Pressing Lips

Lick Your Lips:
- The next step is to lick your lips.
- Press your lips together and do exactly the same blow.
- Feel the air on your finger.

You should create a buzz.

Transition to Sound Production

So we've gone from blowing harder.

Press your lips together, and you should make a buzz.
This will help you to make your sound through the trumpet.

Practice Makes Perfect

So practice doing that buzz:

Don't puff your cheeks out.
Make sure your lips are squeezed together.
Not too hard, but hard enough for a vibration, that's what we want here.

Feel that buzz on your lips. Practice doing that until you can make a good buzz.

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Introduction à la trompette : ma première leçon de trompette

with Kay Charlton

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Kay Charlton

Kay est trompettiste, compositrice et professeure de cuivres et de musique scolaire, spécialisée dans l'enseignement en classe au primaire - KS2, First Access/WCET (enseignement en ensemble pour toute la classe, où une classe entière apprend un instrument ensemble) et CPD des enseignants (développement professionnel continu). Elle a obtenu en 2018 un master en éducation musicale - 'Teaching Musician' au Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Kay joue de la trompette au sein du Bollywood Brass Band, une formation de 9 musiciens de cuivres et de percussions dont le CD de 2017 Carnatic Connection a été nommé à un 'World Music Award' du magazine Songlines et a reçu une critique 5 étoiles dans le London Evening Standard. Kay compose et arrange pour le groupe et dirige son travail pédagogique, ayant fondé la Bollywood Brass Academy en 2017. Kay a présenté ses recherches sur l'enseignement à toute la classe au Music Education Expo et au First Access Forum. Elle a conçu et animé des CPD pour LSO Discovery, Trinity College London, Music Education Solutions et le Bollywood Brass Band, et elle est consultante en éducation pour Warwick Music. Le recueil de répertoire pour débutants de Kay, 'Are You Ready?', est publié par Warwick Music ; en 2017, Warwick Music et Music Education Solutions ont commandé à Kay des chansons pour un nouveau programme KS1 destiné au pBuzz, qui a été nommé 'Education Resource of 2018' par les 'Education Awards'. Parmi ses autres publications figurent des pièces pour les programmes de piano Initial (2015/2018) et Grade 1 (2018) de Trinity, Bollywood Blast! (Spartan Press) - une série de méthodes pour cuivres et vents avec pistes d'accompagnement dans un style Bollywood - et Whole Class Bollywood Blast avec David Rose (Bedford Music Hub), destiné aux professeurs de cours instrumentaux en classe entière et incluant un programme Arts Award Discover. Ses cours MusicGurus t'apportent directement cette expérience de la classe : de ta toute première leçon de trompette jusqu'à deux ensembles de morceaux pour débutants, Kay expose précisément quoi jouer et comment le jouer. www.kaycharlton.co.uk read more

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How to Make a Sound Through the Trumpet

So how do we make a sound through the trumpet?

If I just blow air, it doesn't make a sound.

If I blow air and press the valves down, it still doesn't make a sound.

The Importance of Buzzing

We need to do a special thing with our lips. We need to make a buzz.

Visualize the Candle:

I would like you to put your finger up in front of your mouth.
Imagine this is like a candle.
I want you just to blow gently enough to make the candle flicker.

See that shape?

With my mouth, my cheeks are not puffing out.
I'm blowing gently.

Blowing Harder:

Now blow a bit harder and blow the candle out.
But still keep your lips in the same shape.

Licking and Pressing Lips

Lick Your Lips:

The next step is to lick your lips.
Press your lips together and do exactly the same blow.
Feel the air on your finger.

You should create a buzz.

Transition to Sound Production

So we've gone from blowing harder.

Press your lips together, and you should make a buzz.

This will help you to make your sound through the trumpet.

Practice Makes Perfect

So practice doing that buzz:

Don't puff your cheeks out.

Make sure your lips are squeezed together.

Not too hard, but hard enough for a vibration, that's what we want here.

Feel that buzz on your lips. Practice doing that until you can make a good buzz.

About the instructor

Kay Charlton

Meet the guru