r/trumpet

So I’ve been looking into getting a new mouthpiece for my trumpet that is shallower and less resistant than the one I have (it’s a 3C). I’ve found from playing on a few of my buddies mouth pieces that shallower cups help me play a lot easier. I’m allergic to the silver so it needs to be fully gold plated but I’ve been struggling to find one shallow enough that I won’t be breaking the bank with. I’d rather not buy a new one and get it gold plated. Is there any recommendations?

Pretty much the title. It’s fairly common knowledge that the Arban book is the trumpet bible. I was just wondering if there were any books nearly as comprehensive but focused more on jazz playing.

Edit: Thanks for all of the suggestions. I’ll look into some of them but it seems like Arban’s remains the champion.

Mature amateur player here, aspiring to playing lead and improving tone on solos. I’ve been practicing daily trying to do at least an hour where possible, my high range has become more consistent and I’ve noticed improvement in endurance and embouchure strength. I’ve had an overbite and somewhat weak lower jaw, which I have been trying to work on moving forward to keep the lower lip more engaged. Can you pros recommend good exercises to help further improve this? It seems like I can keep it engaged for a while and this maintains my usual good tone, but later in long sections or concerts it gets more difficult and I sound sloppier. Your thoughts are appreciated.

Total newbie here, played for a year, previous experience with other instruments.

I saw a teacher yesterday and he told me to swap for a 1 1/2C.

How do you know it works when you buy a new mouthpiece? What do you test when you try them?

Thanks!

Últimamente he estado pensando mucho sobre mi manera de estudiar trompeta porque siento que estoy un poco estancado y quisiera escuchar opiniones de otros trompetistas con más experiencia.

Llevo aproximadamente 1 año y 7 meses tocando trompeta y me considero un trompetista entre principiante e intermedio. Actualmente practico entre 2 y 3 horas al día y realmente trato de tomar el instrumento en serio, especialmente porque me estoy preparando para entrar al conservatorio.

Mi forma de estudiar hasta ahora ha sido dedicar cada día a un aspecto específico de la trompeta. Por ejemplo, un día entero lo dedico a flexibilidad, otro a articulación, otro a escalas o técnica, etc. Yo pensaba que profundizar bastante en un solo aspecto por sesión era una buena manera de avanzar.

Sin embargo, recientemente un maestro me dijo que esa no es la forma más eficiente de practicar, porque paso demasiados días sin tocar ciertos aspectos importantes del instrumento y que en trompeta es mejor trabajar todo un poco todos los días para mantener la coordinación general.

La verdad es que desde que me dijo eso me puse a pensar bastante, porque sí siento que practico muchas horas, pero no noto el progreso que esperaba. A veces siento que trabajo muchísimo y aun así hay cosas que siguen igual: resistencia, consistencia, control, facilidad, sonido, etc.

Entonces quisiera preguntarles cómo organizan ustedes una rutina realmente eficiente y cómo saben si están practicando bien o simplemente tocando muchas horas sin avanzar tanto.

¿Ustedes trabajan sonido, articulación, flexibilidad y escalas todos los días? ¿Cuánto tiempo le dedican a cada aspecto? ¿Qué consideran realmente una práctica eficiente? ¿Cómo saben cuándo avanzar un ejercicio y cuándo seguir trabajándolo?

También me gustaría saber si alguien pasó por una etapa parecida de sentirse estancado aun practicando bastante, y qué cambios hicieron para empezar a notar más progreso.

Ive played violin for about 5 years and decided to pick up trumpet. Ive had a trumpet for a little less than a week now and can consistently play a chromatic scale from the C right below the staff to the C in the middle of the staff, but Im just wondering what I should be practicing, and what fun little songs you recommend for my little experience. Thanks!

Hi all,

I’ve been building BrassFit Mouthpieces, a free brass mouthpiece database with rim/cup/throat specs, brand catalogs, and player feel ratings.

The database now has 2,600+ mouthpieces across trumpet, trombone, horn, euphonium, tuba, cornet, and flugelhorn.

I’m not asking for vague “site feedback.” I’d love one very specific thing:

1. Search the mouthpiece you actually play

2. If it’s there, add a quick feel rating

3. If it’s missing, submit the model so I can add it

The goal is to make something useful when players are comparing specs but also want real-world feel: resistance, brightness, rim comfort, articulation, endurance, etc.

Site:

https://www.brassfitmouthpieces.com

Mouthpiece catalog:

https://www.brassfitmouthpieces.com/mouthpieces

If this kind of post is not allowed here, no problem — I’m happy to remove it.

Some prominent trumpeters mention that singing is necessary to develop a good tone and internalize music.

I've been trying to find which one works, but I also wanted to ask people here in case there is a right way.

I’m an intermediate player finishing up my third of year of playing in my school band. I’m trying to improve my range and tone over the coming summer and i would love to know a great warm up to start my practice sessions with. Any help would be great!

So for context, I’m about to be a senior in HS, and I have been playing trumpet for almost 5 years now. I would say I’m decent as I’m first chair in my school’s band program. I like to learn instruments, as I have an old cornet, Bb trumpet, and a French horn. My grandfather is adamant about getting me a piccolo trumpet because he heard me say I want one. What are some things I should know before I start learning it? I have had experience with shallow mouthpieces, but I never liked the tone they gave me (I have a 6A4a which sounds awful and a 14A4a that isn’t bad, but my Pickett brass 3c is amazing).

Hi! My upcoming marching band show is expected to possibly have high E and possibly F, and I need help finding exercises to increase my range. I play on a Bach 3C for concerts and a Bob Reeves 42s for jazz. My range daily is a c-d, but it doesn't sound as loud as it should for marching band. Any advice?