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Trumpet
What is a Trumpet?
The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family that uses a cupped mouthpiece shaped in a way that allows the player’s lips to vibrate to generate the instrument’s sound. 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 with three valves, each valve increases the length of the tubing when engaged, thereby lowering the pitch.
There are several types of trumpets though the most common is the transposing instrument pitched in Bb. The trumpet is the most popular brass instrument used in a wide range of musical styles including ska, ska punk, classical, jazz, rock, blues, pop, rap, cuban music, mariachi and funk. In jazz the trumpet was one of the first notable melody and solo instruments. Several notable jazz pioneers on the trumpet were Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and Maynard Ferguson.
Source: “Trumpet.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Teaching Philosophy
Travis Anderson teaches Trumpet at the Fabulous School of Music. He will take students starting at age 8. His goal is to guide the growing musician to a level of excellence on their instrument, not only playing the instrument well, but to become well rounded musicians. All of Travis’s students will receive instruction on the fundamentals of music theory, reading staff notation (Treble clef for the Trumpet), and history of the instrument.
His trumpet teaching method involves a rich education in classical solo literature and band or orchestral excerpts. Some of the books and media sources Travis uses for his brass students are “The Standard Book of Excellence” , “Practical Theory Complete: A Self-Instruction Music Theory Course”, “Canadian Brass Master Class” video and websites including http://www.musictheory.net . The Trumpet method book Travis recommends is, “Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet.
Trumpet Teachers
Below is a list of teachers that teach the Trumpet at the Fabulous School of Music. Click on a profile to learn more.