How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and LatinListening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none.

Learn to:

• Choose the best trumpet and mouthpiece for you
• Perform a variety of musical styles
• Clean and care for your trumpet

Play along with the audio samples on the CD

The fun and easy way® to learn trumpet!

Discover how to blow your own horn with this friendly, easy- to-follow guide. From proper posture and playing your first note to making music in a variety of styles, including classical and jazz, this book gives you all the techniques you need.

• Get to know the essentials — learn to read music notation, and investigate the foundations to successful trumpet playing, including good posture and relaxed breathing
• Stay in practice — establish a rewarding practice routine with a helpful warm-up and fun and challenging exercises that will keep you improving
• Polish your skills and sound — develop a full range of notes, from the lowest lows to the highest highs, and fine-tune your sound with articulation and vibrato
• Build a repertoire — play a wide range of well-known songs, from lovely lyrical etudes to rousing marches to swinging jazz tunes
• Care for your instrument — get to know how to maintain your trumpet, and equip yourself with all the gear you need, including mutes, stands, and cases

Open the book and find:

• Tips on buying a new or used trumpet
• The right way to form a trumpet embouchure
• How to improve your breathing and endurance
• Duets to enjoy with another player (or with the CD)
• Ornamentation and special effects to liven up your playing
• How to get involved with community bands and orchestras
• When and how to find a trumpet teacher
• Ten bad habits to avoid

How to get a good sound, read music, and master a variety of styles-including classical, pop, jazz, and Latin

Listening to a trumpet trilla series of high notes during a military march or wail longingly during a blues rendition-is a pleasure second to none. And masters, including Wynton Marsalis and Louis Armstrong, have made the trumpet truly Gabriel's horn, one of the most eloquent voices in classical music and jazz. Yet even a virtuoso begins somewhere. This down-to-earth and user-friendly guide shows those new to the trumpet everything they need know to play the instrument-from basic technique (including getting a good sound), caring for a trumpet, and learning pieces from many musical genres.

• Demonstrates how to play classical, pop, jazz, and Latin-with audio samples on the enclosed CD-ROM
• Includes tips on how to buy or rent the best instrument

An ideal guide for students just learning the trumpet, or students who need a little boost, or fans of the trumpet who've never got around to learning it, here is the complete guide to making one of the world's most popular-and beloved instruments-their own.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.