| I've been playing the trumpet for 32 years. Music is a part of
my every day life. Practicing ,playing ,teaching , and even composing,
thanks to Cybersound Studio. I play a Bach 37 trumpet with a medium large bore. Check out
Bach trumpets at the Bach trumpet Museum. If you're having problems with your horn, visit the Brass Musical Instrument Repair web site. . Would you like to take music lessons, but can't aford
it? Take an online course @ Jazclass. It's free! Learn about scales, chords, styles..... From beginners
to hackers to professionals. If you have cash you could attend
the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute. Great faculty, some of the best classical players in the US.
I believe to learn to play Jazz, you also have to listen to the
great players and imitate them. Don't get me wrong, theory is
very important. But you have got to fall on your face a few times
to get better. Its also good for your ear to transcribe solos.
If you can transcribe a John Coltrane solo I think that makes you a pretty good musician. If you can
play the solo you transcribed I think thats makes you a pretty
good player. Most good players have a routine as part of their
practice. If you would like to know what other trumpet players
practice, try Trumpet Talk. The current subject is warmups. There's also a section on endurance. |
Pictured here is one of the baddest trumpeters of all time, Dizzy!
Kdish graphic by Carla Kaufman. 