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Trumpet

The highest member of the brass family of instruments, the trumpet's distinctive sound always stands above the rest. Questions about the trumpet, trumpet players, and trumpet music belong here.

1,301 Questions

WHO played lead trumpet for Perez Prado?

According to Wiki, it was Pete Candoli,

According to YouTube: Haime Calderon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQeV8R5e1so

What skills do you need for netball?

== == == == In Netball, you will need, running skills, catching skills, throwing skills, defending/intersecting skills, shooting skills, teamwork skills, dodging skills, footwork skills, good coordination and stopping skills. Your brain will also need to think fast.

How does a trumpet play different notes?

A very short explanation is, you vibrate your lips while blow air through the mouthpiece. Pushing valves changes the length of tubing that has air going through it, causing different notes to sound.

Why was it that the trumpets and horns in Mozart's day could only play certain notes?

Early trumpets had no valves, so they could only play a very limited set of notes. They only had a wider variety of notes as they played higher and higher (which is why trumpet music from the Baroque and Classical periods is so high).

When playing trumpet how can you continue playing without breathing where you need to?

You can use circular breathing where you breath in through your nose and store it in your cheeks ( I think, I can't do it)

Whats the cause of pain in left hand when playing trumpet?

May be one or both of the following:

A 'death-grip'. Loosen up. Let the trumpet nearly hang on your hand.

A crooked, cramped wrist. Once you loosen your grip, straighten your wrist.

What would the cost of a new Yamaha trumpet or cornet?

It depends. Student trumpets generally start around $500 and pro trumpets usually start around $1500.

How do you play the army wake up song on the trumpet using the terms first valve second valve and third valve?

Any trumpet call used in the military was originally for bugle, which had no valves. As such, any military bugle call can be played on trumpet without changing valve fingerings.

How do you get a snark tuner to work for a b flat trumpet?

The default setting is for A major at 440Hz but there is a transpose function which will allow you to flatten it by 2 semitones so it will display correctly for a trumpet.

Why use a student trumpet?

There are three major classifications: Student, Advanced Student, Semi-Pro and Professional

Student instruments are the least expensive to buy and are for:

- The absolute beginner,

- The parent who is on a very tight budget,

- The rough kid who does not take care of his or her things like they should,

- The player who will use the instrument in tough conditions, such as marching,

- The student who is not focused enough on music,

- The student who just takes music because he has to,

- The student who always has to be told to practice,

- The student who takes music for fun but will not make music an overly important part of his or her life.

How do you play a G scale on the trumpet?

G, a, b, c, d, e, f#, g, f#, e, d, c, b, a, g

See the related links section for a link to sheet music with fingerings.

How did the trumpet get the 3 valves?

because the valves were to big for fingures

What is the method of sound production for the Trumpet?

The lips produce vibrations and airflow which creates standing waves in the instrument. those vibrations are tuned and amplified by the bell into large pressure waves.

Is Giardinelli a good trumpet brand?

The first way to answer that is whos playing it. Whos playing the horn is more important then the horn. For what its worth though the Giardinelli GTR 512 and 812 are both fairly good horns, great for the price. I would go with the 812 if you have the 400 more dollars to spend.

What role does trumpet play in most band?

They usually take the lead melody and 2 nd and 3rd trunpets can play the harmonies

What is a trumpet Winsock?

Trumpet Winsock is a winsock implementation by Trumpet Software International http://www.trumpet.com.au.

A winsock is piece of software that allows MS Windows computers to connect to TCP/IP sockets and thereby the internet. In earlier versions of MS Windows there was no built in support for connecting to the internet and Trumpet Winsock was the primary software used to accomplish this.

http://www.answers.com/Winsock?cat=technology&gwp=13

How old is a selmer trumpet serial number 43417?

A Selmer trumpet with a serial number of 43417 was made in 1950, so as of 2013 it is 63 years old. All Selmer trumpets have a serial number and there is a chart that shows what year the trumpet was made.