Overview
There’s nothing like the bright tone of the Trumpet. With its adaptability to put distinctive sound into all genres of music, you’ll learn to make the Trumpet ring with its characteristic tone and range. The MusicProfessor instructors will lead you from opening your case for the first time through performing intermediate-level solos and etudes, all at your own pace and on any device.
This video library is perfect for:
- First-time trumpet players ready to get playing
- Intermediate trumpet players looking to hone their skills
- Trumpet students looking for extra help improving their playing
- Band teachers wanting online resources for teaching and learning the trumpet
In this library you’ll learn:
- Step-by-step guide to playing the trumpet
- How to care for your trumpet
- How to hold the trumpet and make a good sound
- How to read the notes on the treble clef
- Trumpet technique for beginning and intermediate players
- Intermediate and advanced tips and repertoire
Curriculum
Level 1 Trumpet
By John Holt- 0 Lessons
- John Holt
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Welcome! Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: History
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Lesson 3: What's in Your Case?
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Lesson 4: Mouthpiece
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Lesson 5: Mouthpiece Care
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Lesson 6: Mouthpiece Placement
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Lesson 7: Trumpet
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Lesson 8: Parts of the Trumpet
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Lesson 9: Instrument Care
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Lesson 10: Air
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Lesson 11: Hand Position
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Lesson 12: Posture
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Lesson 13: Forming an Embouchure
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Lesson 14: Buzzing
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Lesson 15: Matching Pitch
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Lesson 16: Exercise 1
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Lesson 17: Review
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Lesson 18: Intro
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Lesson 19: Recap
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Lesson 20: Playing on the Trumpet
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Lesson 21: Playing on the Trumpet Wrong
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Lesson 22: Exercise 1
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Lesson 23: Note G
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Lesson 24: Pulse
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Lesson 25: Articulation
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Lesson 26: Bad Articulation
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Lesson 27: Ending a Note
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Lesson 28: Notes in Succession
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Lesson 29: Note C
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Lesson 30: Note Low C
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Lesson 31: Getting to Know the C's
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Lesson 32: Exercise 2.1
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Lesson 33: Exercise 2.2
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Lesson 34: Exercise 2.3
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Lesson 35: Review
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Lesson 36: Intro
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Lesson 37: Recap
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Lesson 38: Rhythmic Notation
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Lesson 39: Time Signature
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Lesson 40: Reading Time
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Lesson 41: Reading Time, part II
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Lesson 42: Note F
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Lesson 43: Note E
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Lesson 44: Note D
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Lesson 45: The Musical Staff
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Lesson 46: Mary Had a Little Lamb
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Lesson 47: Review
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Lesson 48: Intro
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Lesson 49: Recap
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Lesson 50: Recap, part II
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Lesson 51: Note A
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Lesson 52: London Bridge
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Lesson 53: Note B
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Lesson 54: Getting to know A and B
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Lesson 55: C Major Scale
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Lesson 56: Dotted Half Notes
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Lesson 57: 3-4 Time
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Lesson 58: German Waltz
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Lesson 59: Transposition
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Lesson 60: Review
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Lesson 61: Intro
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Lesson 62: Recap
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Lesson 63: Recap, part II
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Lesson 64: Note D
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Lesson 65: Note Bb
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Lesson 66: A Brief introduction to Lip Slurs
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Lesson 67: Getting to know Bb and D
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Lesson 68: Note Low B
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Lesson 69: Note Low Bb
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Lesson 70: Getting to know B and Bb
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Lesson 71: Intro to Major Scales
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Lesson 72: C Major Scale
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Lesson 73: Eighth Notes
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Lesson 74: Eighth Notes on the Staff
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Lesson 75: Eighth Notes continued
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Lesson 76: Ode to Joy
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Lesson 77: Frere Jacques
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Lesson 78: Review
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Lesson 79: Intro
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Lesson 80: Recap
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Lesson 81: Recap, part II
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Lesson 82: Note E
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Lesson 83: Getting to know E
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Lesson 84: Note Eb
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Lesson 85: Getting to know Eb
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Lesson 86: Note Low Eb
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Lesson 87: Getting to know Low Eb
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Lesson 88: Bb Major Scale
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Lesson 89: Interval Study
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Lesson 90: Intervals and Accents
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Lesson 91: Can Can
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Lesson 92: Review
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Lesson 93: Intro
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Lesson 94: Recap
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Lesson 95: Recap, part II
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Lesson 96: Note F
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Lesson 7: Getting to know F
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Lesson 98: F Major Scale
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Lesson 99: Note Ab
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Lesson 100: Getting to know Ab
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Lesson 101: Eb Major Scale
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Lesson 102: Tuning
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Lesson 103: Dotted Quarter + Eighths
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Lesson 104: America
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Lesson 105: Theme from the 'New World'
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Lesson 106: Review
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Lesson 107: Intro
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Lesson 108: Recap
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Lesson 109: Transposition Phenomenon
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Lesson 110: Note F#
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Lesson 111: Getting to know F#
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Lesson 112: Lip Slurs and Dynamics-converted
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Lesson 113: Lip Slurs and Dynamics, part II
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Lesson 114: Note C#
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Lesson 115: Getting to know C#
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Lesson 116: D Major Scale
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Lesson 117: Note Low C#
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Lesson 118: Getting to know Low C#
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Lesson 119: Note Low A
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Lesson 120: Getting to know Low A
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Lesson 121: Note Ab
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Lesson 122: Getting to know Ab
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Lesson 123: Enharmonics
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Lesson 124: Humoresque
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Lesson 125: Humoresque, part II
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Lesson 126: Stars and Stripes
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Lesson 127: Review
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Lesson 128: Intro
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Lesson 129: Recap
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Lesson 130: Note G
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Lesson 131: Getting to know G
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Lesson 132: Note Low F#
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Lesson 133: Getting to know Low F#
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Lesson 134: A Major Scale
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Lesson 135: Ab Major Scale
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Lesson 136: Chromatic Scale
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Lesson 137: Chromatic Runs
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Lesson 138: When the Saints
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Lesson 139: When the Saints, part II
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Lesson 140: Cleaning Tools
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Lesson 141: Parts of the Instruments
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Lesson 142: Cleaning the Instrument
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Lesson 143: Putting it Back Together
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Lesson 144: Oiling the Valves
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Lesson 145: Mouthpiece Cleaning
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Lesson 146: Review
Level 2 Trumpet Solos
By John Holt- 147 Lessons
- John Holt
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Welcome! Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Defining Terms
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Lesson 3: 6-8 and 2-4
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Lesson 4: Dynamics
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Lesson 5: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 6: Section A - Style
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Lesson 7: Section A - Rhythm
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Lesson 8: Section A - Rests
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Lesson 9: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 10: Section B - Style
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Lesson 11: Section B - Rhythm
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Lesson 12: Section B - Breathing
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Lesson 13: Section B - Valve Slides
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Lesson 14: Section B - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 15: Trio - Run Through
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Lesson 16: Trio - Style and Key
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Lesson 17: Trio - Rhythm
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Lesson 18: Trio - Fermata
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Lesson 19: Trio - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 20: Road Map
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Lesson 21: Coda - Run Through
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Lesson 22: Coda - Rhythm
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Lesson 23: Full Performance Run Through
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Lesson 24: Intro
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Lesson 25: Defining Terms
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Lesson 26: Key
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Lesson 27: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 28: Section A - Style
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Lesson 29: Section A - Rhythm
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Lesson 30: Section A - Articulation
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Lesson 31: Section A - Intervals
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Lesson 32: Section A - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 33: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 34: Section B - Rhythm
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Lesson 35: Section B - High Notes
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Lesson 36: Section B - Tricky Articulations
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Lesson 37: Section B - Slow Run Through
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Lesson 38: Form
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Lesson 39: Full Performance Run Through (Slow)
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Lesson 40: Full Performance Run Through (Fast)
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Lesson 41: Intro
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Lesson 42: Defining Terms
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Lesson 43: Scale (F)
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Lesson 44: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 45: Style
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Lesson 46: Accidentals and Grace Notes
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Lesson 47: Leaps
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Lesson 48: Phrasing Dynamics
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Lesson 49: 1st and 2nd Ending
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Lesson 50: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 51: Descant
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Lesson 52: Rall E Dim
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Lesson 53: Performance Run Through
Level 3 Trumpet Etudes
By John Holt- 201 Lessons
- John Holt
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Welcome! Here's where to start.
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Lesson 1: Intro
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Lesson 2: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 3: Section A - Dynamics
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Lesson 4: Section A - Style
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Lesson 5: Section A - Articulation
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Lesson 6: Section A - Grace Notes
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Lesson 7: Section A - Rallentando
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Lesson 8: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 9: Section B - Tempo Selection
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Lesson 10: Section B - Trills
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Lesson 11: Section B - Counting
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Lesson 12: Section B - Technique
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Lesson 13: Section B - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 14: Fermatas and Rests
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Lesson 15: Cadenza
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Lesson 16: Lip Slurs
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Lesson 17: Vibrato
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Lesson 18: Where to Start
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Lesson 19: Performance Run Through
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Lesson 20: Intro
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Lesson 21: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 22: Section A - Legere
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Lesson 23: Section A - Rhythm
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Lesson 24: Section A - Breath Marks
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Lesson 25: Section A - G to G
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Lesson 26: Section A - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 27: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 28: Section B - m. 25 - Awkward Fingerings
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Lesson 29: Section B - Difficult Technical Passages
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Lesson 30: Section B - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 31: Endurance
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Lesson 32: Run Through, Slow Tempo
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Lesson 33: Performance Run Through
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Lesson 34: Intro
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Lesson 35: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 36: Section A - Style
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Lesson 37: Section A - Articulation
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Lesson 38: Section A - Dynamics
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Lesson 39: Section A - Tempo Decisions
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Lesson 40: Section A - Practice Techniques
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Lesson 41: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 42: Section B - Terms to Know
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Lesson 43: Section B - Practice Techniques
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Lesson 44: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 45: Section C - Repeated Ideas
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Lesson 46: Section C - Breathing
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Lesson 47: Section C - Practice Techniques
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Lesson 48: How to Play the Whole Thing
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Lesson 49: Performance Run Through
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Lesson 50: Intro
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Lesson 51: Clarke Exercises
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Lesson 52: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 53: Section A - Style
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Lesson 54: Section A - Articulation Practices
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Lesson 55: Section A - Technical Practice
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Lesson 56: Section A - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 57: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 58: Section B - Technique
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Lesson 59: Section B - Slow Practice
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Lesson 60: Section C - Run Through
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Lesson 61: Section C - Unusual Articulations
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Lesson 62: Section C - Errata
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Lesson 63: Section C - Slow Practice
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Lesson 64: Section C - Wrap Up
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Lesson 65: Performance Run Through
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Lesson 66: Intro
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Lesson 67: Section A - Run Through
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Lesson 68: Section A - Grupetto
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Lesson 69: Section A - Technique
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Lesson 70: Section A - Rhythm
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Lesson 71: Section A - Style
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Lesson 72: Section A - Practice Run Through
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Lesson 73: Section B - Run Through
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Lesson 74: Section B - Technique
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Lesson 75: Section B - Big Intervals
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Lesson 76: Section B - Rhythm
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Lesson 77: Section B - Accel