Trumpets used for

proclamations for
the king or queen
as well military
and religious
purposes. Dates
back to 1500 BC.

Moved from the ceramic trumpet

to the natural trumpet.

B flat Trumpet

Piccolo Trumpet

B flat Coronet

Pocket Trumpet

E
E

C
D

 The tongue for the trumpet is used

to sound a specific style of attack.

Only use the tip of the tongue in an

up-and-down motion, and
uninterrupted airflow.
too in lower register, tah in
middle, tee in upper
Legato: change t to d

 Should use tah-kah or dah-gah

Requires a faster airstream for the
quicker articulation.
Lip slurs use different syllables
between notes
dah-ee for ascending
dee-ah descending d

 Should start with producing buzz.

Next, move to mouthpiece
Once buzzing on mouthpiece,
glissando up and down
Dont use trumpet at the first
lesson.