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Trumpet: Basics 2 (non-credit)
This is a non-credit course and will not provide high school credit or instructor feedback/communication.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Trumpet: Beginner 2 builds on the foundation of Trumpet: Basics 1 and serves as an entryway to an awesome world of playing the trumpet in many styles and ensembles. Students will explore flexibilities, the chromatic scale, timekeeping, key signatures, and long tones. In addition to reading music, they will branch into a bit of composition. Important players will be spotlighted to show what the capabilities of the instrument are across different genres and time periods. Students can expect to encounter a variety of listening and playing assignments, as well as lesson quizzes and exams, and will create a portfolio of recordings that reflect the progress they make.
Price: $95.00
Subjects: Music, Trumpet
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COURSE OVERVIEW:
Lesson 1: Flexibilities and the Chromatic Scale
- Trumpet maintenance: part 2
- Intro to flexibilities
- Dotted rhythms and ties
- Chromatic scale and enharmonics
- The basic mutes
- Performance review preparation
Lesson 2: Key Signatures and Technical Checkpoint
- The G major scale
- Arpeggios
- Intro to key signatures
- Scale practice technique
- Tuning, posture, and breath checkpoint
Lesson 3: Long Tones
- The D major scale
- 16th note values
- Long tones
- Trumpet history
Lesson 4: Organizing Your Practice
- Organizing your practice
- F major scale and range
- Additional music terminology
- Accidentals
Lesson 5: Trumpet History
- Trumpet history
- The keyed trumpet
- Performance review
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Working instrument
- Reliable access to a computer and internet
- Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
- Trumpet care kit like this or
- Tuner (electronic tuner, computer program, or phone app are all suitable)