Should you play the piccolo or the trumpet?

Answer 1

It depends on your way your mouth is shaped. Find a middle school band director to help you decide, and then I recommend taking private lessons with a professional in your area. Your band director/school district should be able to provide some references. Private lessons, especially if started early during the summer, will help you be good at an instrument sooner (although you still need to practice daily). It is also a good idea to continue with lessons once school starts. Lessons are typically once a week for 30 minutes to an hour depending on your needs. Band is a great experience,and I'm glad you've chosen to join. Also, not that it really matters, but most guys play Trumpet and most girls play Flute or Clarinet. If you chose to play piccolo know that you will be starting on flute and then move up to piccolo. Trumpet players usually start on a cornet. These instruments can be purchased or rented from a music store along with matinence kits and music. In some cases, schools might be able to provide them, though that's usually only for large/expensive instruments like tuba and basson. Hope that helps! Source: I play the trumpet.

Answer 2

Assuming you mean the piccolo that is a small flute, some of the difference are, the trumpet is a brass instrument, a piccolo is considered a woodwind (even though they are made of metal), and the piccolo plays an octave higher than a trumpet.

If you mean a piccolo trumpet, the major difference is, the picc trumpet plays an octave higher than a regular trumpet.