Trumpet

most of the time

A Flugelhorn sort of looks like a cornet.

Yes; any instruments in which the players force air through are wind instruments.

The brass family is may also be referred to as the "brasswind" family of instruments.

Generally you will not want to try to change the color of your trumpet by yourself. If you try to do this yourself, there is an excellent chance of causing permanent damage or changing the sound of your trumpet. Take it to a professional shop to see if they can do what you want to it.

The colour change can be created using a laquer with a dye in it and can be any colour you want.

Electroplating can put a layer of another metal on the surface of the brass such as real gold or silver. Its expensive to do and can wear off.

Yes, and no.

If you or someone else is interested in playing the trumpet and has the time to practice, and a tutor or teacher of some kind, there is no reason for them not to start. (This goes especially for children interested in school band programs)

If you would like a comparison of the trumpet to other instruments:

Brass Instruments can be more difficult than woodwind instruments to start with because of the amount of registers that have to be controlled by the mouth. What this means is that you have to gain a very good control over your embouchure before you can jump into more advanced music. This isn't to say that embouchure on woodwinds can be neglected, it just has to be less precise.

depends on where you are and how hard you play but pretty far.(farther then a flute)

All the notes are open!

Start with G (it's the second lowest open note)

You also need to play one partial up from that (C)

Another partial higher (E)

And the one above that (G)

G G C ...

G C E ...

G C E, G C E, G C E...

C, E, G...

G, E, C...

G, G, C.

For the sheet music see the related link.

I just this moment a Christmas present a complete unused set of Trumpet Ware, in it's original packaging. The box has a date stamped on it, 10/8/63. Manufactured by Trump plastics inc. Cayuga Falls, Ohio.

They were made by my dad's company Trump Plastics in Cuyahoga Falls, Oh. The company burned down in 1967 and was re-established after the fire again in Cuyahoga Falls. The firm failed in the economic crunch / oil embargo of the early 1970's.

The pieces you have were made between about 1958 and 1972. They were sold by the millions to SS Kresge (I think a division of Kmart) and to Kmart and Woolworth. You can still find them in old church halls and the like. They were designed by my dad to be durable and withstand (the new invention at the time) the diswasher...Dishwashers melted many plastics back then.

I would gladly purchase them from you as we have non in our family and I would like a nostalgia piece.

A herald trumpet is a special type of elongated trumpet. The tubing is curved similarly to that of a normal trumpet, but the curves are "tighter," meaning that the straight parts of the main tubing stick out much farther (both towards and away from the player).

These trumpets are often used in ceremonial situations, as a line of herald trumpeters make an impressive sight. Even better, many of these trumpets are made with small rings attached near the bell and valves from which a flag can be hung.

"High" is a relative term when it comes to any brass instrument. In my experience, the normal range for a high school player was any note up to the first G above the staff (G5).

Keeping differences in players in mind, it was also my experience that some players struggled to play a top-space E, while others managed the C above the staff seemingly effortlessly.

Trumpets have been used for thousands of years, although they haven't always looked like the ones played today. For example, archeologists in South America recently discovered a trumpet fashioned from a sea shell thought to be at least 3,000 years old. Early trumpets were also made from hollow tree branches and the horns of cows and sheep. Eventually, craftsmen started making trumpets from metal, although the valve trumpet wasn't invented until the 19th century. Early trumpets were used mainly for signaling and for religious ceremonies. Trumpets weren't widely used to play music until the Middle Ages.

I'm sure there are multiple answers to this question (depending on how you interpret it), but I think you may be referring to a mute. You may also be referring to the trumpet's valves.

There are seven holes you cover with your fingers, but the clarinet also consists of 19 keys. (Some of which are actually over the holes you cover, so you cannot cover the hole without pressing the key at the same time). The clarinet is one of the most mechanically complicated instruments there is.

With great difficulty. Here's the music, I just quickly transposed it from a bugle.

See related link.

it is smoother than plastic and travels the wind faster i think

The real answer is, "best" is a matter of opinion. It's like asking "What's the best car to buy?"

All depends on your musical taste. Some would say Miles Davis, others might argue Louis Armstrong. Could go on forever...

Dizzy Gillepsi

Wynton Marsalis

A music teacher.

Unfortunately, we cannot post copyrighted materials here on WikiAnswers. See the related links section for links to websites where you can purchase this music.

The trumpet started out with no valves to press. It was very, very long with no bends, just a long cone. It was played in the high register where buzzing can create a wide range of notes, but because of it's size, the pitch was still low. Since then, valves have been added, improvements of metal and manufactering. and of course the kick slides that help it stay in tune. Hope this was the answer you were looking for.

The trumpet is a 'transposing instrument'. This means that each note it produces has two pitch names: the "natural" name and the "Concert pitch" name.

This comes from the history of the instrument: originally, lip-reed instruments (i.e. wind instruments using a cup mouthpiece where the vibrating part, considered the reed, is the player's lips) were made with their fundamental tone on C in the going concert pitch, and the overtones produced by overblowing were all named accordingly. Eventually, the trumpet and some of the larger lip-reeds were manufactured in families based on Bb and Eb. The player learns, for instance, the open pitches (overtones) as C, G, E, etc, even though they do not sound with those pitches in Concert pitch.

For a Bb trumpet, the natural overtones of C, G, and E are Bb, F and D in Concert Pitch. A trumpet player who learns the valve positions as C, G, and E reads transposed music where C is written when the actual concert pitch wanted is Bb. This allows a trumpeter to switch to a different trumpet with a different length tube (or a valve trombone, baritone, euphonium or tuba) where the fundamental pitch is Eb or Bb at a different octave: when the concert pitch tone desired matches the named pitch (i.e., Bb trumpet, A trumpet, Eb euphonium) the player's music will show C and the player will use the same fingering (all open.)

So, for a trumpet in Bb to play concert Bb, the player will leave the valves open and play the fundamental pitch or one of its octaves. A trumpet in A will require that the player produce a note a half-tone higher, so they will finger for C#. A player of the high trumpet in Eb will want to finger valves for the natural pitch of G.

On the other hand, if the trumpeter is playing a Bb trumpet and is required to play a natural pitch of Bb (which would be Ab in concert pitch), the trumpeter would press down the first valve.

Generally speaking, three-valve instruments are arranged so that the first valve causes the pitch of the instrument to drop by one whole tone; the second valve drops the pitch of the instrument by one half tone; the third valve drops the pitch of the instrument by a minor third (a whole tone plus a half tone). These valves are used in combination to fill in the gaps between the overtones. Often, if you have learned this, you can figure out any fingering for any note. For instance, to lower the natural C to Bb, use the first valve (whole tone down). To get A, use the first and second valves together (adding up to a minor third.) To get G#, use the first and third valves (which add to give a pure fourth down.) This means that valve positions on trumpet make more sense going down than going up!

say the mouthpiece is here - o o o - and the bell is here

then you need the first valve closest to the mouthpiece. you play it with your index finger. :)

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1 flat = F Maj/D min

2 flats = Bb Maj/G min

3 flats = Eb Maj/C min

4 flats = Ab Maj/F min

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1 Sharp = G Maj/E min

2 Sharps = D Maj/G min

3 Sharps = A maj/F#min

4 Sharps = E Maj/C#Min

There are many different types of mutes for the trumpet, the most common are the straight mute, the cup mute, the harmon or wah wah mute and the bucket mute. search them for images and videos of their sound

It's hard to answer that question as asked. For an inexpensive student line trumpet, $500 is probably a good price. For a pro-line horn like the one I play, $2500 is a good price. You can find trumpets at all prices within that range, and even higher.