Tone Development

Lesson 3/65 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Trumpet Method

Tone Development

One of the most important aspects of learning to play any brass or wind instrument is the development of a strong, consistent tone. You can often tell the difference between a good player and an average player by hearing them play a slow simple melody and listening to their tone.

A good player can really make their instrument sing and make a simple melody sound very moving. As you play the following example, imagine you are singing the melody through your instrument and pay particular attention to your tone. Try playing it at various dynamic levels (volumes).

If you have trouble maintaining a strong, even tone at all volumes, go back and work on the breathing exercises at the end of lesson 5. Work on tone building for short periods at a time with plenty of rest between exercises. In time you will notice a marked improvement in the consistency of your tone.

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1- The Triplet 2- The Note C (Above Middle C) 3- The C Major Scale 4- The Note Low B 5- Sharp Signs 6- Harmony and Chords 7- Flat Signs 8- The Eighth Rest 9- The Note High E 10- The Natural Sign 11- How To Hold The Trumpet 12- The Note High F 13- Simple and Compound Time 14- The Sixteenth Note 15- The Note C Sharp (C<span class="symbolA">#</span>) 16- The Note High G 17- The Chromatic Scale 18- Playing in All Keys 19- Minor Keys and Scales 20- Index of Fingerings 21- INTRODUCTION 22- The Eighth Note 23- The Common Time Signature 24- Tuning Your Trumpet 25- The Note F 26- The Note D 27- The Lead-in 28- Riffs 29- Tone Development 30- The Blues Scale 31- Duets 32- Swing Rhythm 33- The F Major Scale 34- The D Major Scale 35- How To Read Music 36- More About Major Scales 37- How To Sound A Note 38- Learning Minor Scales in All Keys 39- Key Signatures 40- 12 Bar Blues 41- Key Of C Major 42- The Major Scale 43- The G Major Chord 44- Syncopation 45- The Slur 46- The D Blues Scale 47- Relative Keys 48- Tonguing 49- Key and Key Signatures 50- Keeping Time 51- The Key of F Major 52- The Tie 53- Enharmonic Notes 54- First And Second Endings 55- How Chords Relate To Scales 56- Where to Breathe 57- Transposing 58- Combining Scales 59- Sixteenth Note Figures 60- Breathing Technique 61- The Trumpet as a Transposing Instrument 62- Chord Progressions 63- Chord Symbols 64- Arpeggios 65- Posture

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Tone Development