Learning Trumpet – On My Way

Well, I’m pleased to say I’m making really great progress with my trumpet playing. I’m very surprised. I should have been recording when I first started. Switching to a larger mouthpiece really helped. On smaller mouthpieces, I was having trouble getting a nice clear sound and I was having trouble nailing the notes on the first try. Now I can get a clear sound without effort and I can nail the notes on the first try 99% of the time.

Now, I can also play using the smaller mouthpieces. However, it is still more difficult to play using them. I have to make major adjustments in my embouchure to play as effectively as I would using a larger mouthpiece. I think I can play using the smaller mouthpiece now because I know what adjustments I need to make and for some reason, I couldn’t learn that until I was comfortable using a larger mouthpiece.

Musically, playing is pretty easy so far. I ordered sheet music from the Canadian Brass website and I just love learning it. The Canadian Brass can make such simple songs sound intricate. I look forward to playing along with my CB CD in the near future.