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u/RocktimusCrime · 8 pointsr/trumpet

What I'm going to say, I'm not saying maliciously. You need to stop being short-sighted and wanting instant gratification. You're not very good right now and you're not going to be good for a while. You need to make a practice schedule and stick to it. The tone, range, dexterity, and reading skills will come eventually through hard-work and dedication.

This is a great website for ear-training: http://www.musictheory.net/exercises

Beginning books: Clarke, Irons, Schlossberg

Good beginning pieces to work towards, (I've included links to videos and purchasing sites): Charlier Etudes 1 & 2, Leroy Anderson's Trumpeter's Lullaby, Handel's Aria Con Variazioni, Jules Levy's Grand Russian Fantasia

u/[deleted] · 4 pointsr/trumpet

You are going to have to be very patient - it's not easy to get used to hearing yourself when you are used to playing as a section. Start with long tones and focus on your mid-range; get those notes sounding the way you want them to sound (clear tone, nice sound). Again, patience is going to be key here since it will be easy to get frustrated. Once your mid-range sounds the way you want it, you can start working your way up and down. Don't forget to strengthen your low register!

You are taking lessons so that is already a great help. Your teacher should be able to suggest some exercises for your articulation that pinpoint what you need to work on. Generally I would recommend the Schlossberg but your teacher may have some ideas using method books you already own.

u/bdonreddit · 2 pointsr/trumpet

I like Claude Gordon's approach, so I recommend his Systematic Approach to Daily Practice. It will be too much for you at the outset, but that's ok— most exercises will have a "play as much as you can" deal; move on after you've missed three times in a row.

Good books for specifically lip flexibility are Collin and Irons.

And of course, you can't go wrong in general with Schlossberg or Arban's.

Either Clarke or Arban's will be good for technical facility/etudes, once you're there, but really the only way to get there is to play them so start now. Play them way downtempo if need be, but you're not going to wake up one day out of the blue and be good enough to start playing out of the Clarke book full speed.

That being said, I also agree with the stuff /u/awashsound said; I just felt like giving you options if you want to go deeper, or if you—you know—prefer dead trees to computer screens.

u/GinsengandHoney · 2 pointsr/trumpet