Trumpet Articles

Know Your Horn: The Brassy, Sassy Trumpet

February 05, 2010 by Glenn Ledbetter

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Make thee two trumpets (hasoserah) of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them… Numbers 10:1 Know your horn—it has been developed for you by...
Do You Pass the Trumpeter's Breathing Test?

October 16, 2009 by Glenn Ledbetter

Chances are you're probably breathing wrong. Take this simple, quick test to find out. Take a full breath and start to blow out the air slowly through your lips, as if you were blowing into your mouthpiece...
Special Trumpet Sound Effects-Part Two

February 12, 2009 by Glenn Ledbetter

In Part One, we discussed six special trumpet sound effects: the Horse Whinny, Scoop, Doit, Fall, Rip and Alternate Fingerings. Here are 9 more. Listen to accomplished, professional trumpet players and...
Special Trumpet Sound Effects-Part One

February 12, 2009 by Glenn Ledbetter

The Horse Whinny—start around middle G, scoop up to high G, and fall off the note as soon as you hit it while shaking the trumpet back and forth against your lips all the way down to about low C. When...