Keeping Time
Before you begin the first exercise, count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 several times to get a feel for the rhythm. As you play, count mentally as you play and tap your foot to help you keep time. Count 1 2 for the first half note in each bar and 3 4 for the second half note.
To be sure you develop a good sense of time right from the beginning, it is recommended that you always practice with a metronome or drum machine. Count along with these beats to help you establish the right tempo (speed) for each example.
Class Sessions
1- The Note C (Above Middle C)
2- Index of Fingerings
3- The Triplet
4- The Note E Flat (E<span class="symbolA">b</span>)
5- Sharp Signs
6- The Eighth Rest
7- Flat Signs
8- The Note Low B
9- INTRODUCTION
10- The Eighth Note
11- The Common Time Signature
12- The Note F
13- How To Hold The Trumpet
14- Tuning Your Trumpet
15- The Note D
16- Syncopation
17- The Lead-in
18- Swing Rhythm
19- How To Sound A Note
20- The Blues Scale
21- Tone Development
22- The Tie
23- How To Read Music
24- Key Signatures
25- First And Second Endings
26- The C Major Scale
27- 12 Bar Blues
28- Keeping Time
29- Key Of C Major
30- Tonguing
31- Enharmonic Notes
32- The Trumpet as a Transposing Instrument
33- Breathing Technique
34- Posture
35- Breath Marks (<span class="symbolB">;</span>)
36- Combining Scales
37- Chord Symbols