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Trumpet Lessons
The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BC. They are constructed of brass tubing bent twice into an oblong shape, and are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air column inside the trumpet. In medieval times, trumpet playing was a guarded craft, its instruction occurring only within highly selective guilds. The trumpet players were often among the most heavily guarded members of a troop, as they were relied upon to relay instructions to other sections of the army.
Trumpet techniques expanded rapidly in the 20th century due to the innovations of jazz players. Contemporary music for the trumpet makes wide uses of extended trumpet techniques.
- Flutter tonguing
- Growling
- Double tonguing
- Triple tonguing
- Doodle tongue
- Glissando
- Vibrato
- Pedal tone
- Microtones
- Mute belt
- Valve tremolo
- Noises
- Singing
- Split tones
- Lip Trill or Shake
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