Trumpet Time 101: Truly Transparent Tone
Timothy Burt
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(42)
#creative This 4-week, 4-session course for young trumpet players to develop beautiful, clear tone essential to all other aspects of playing.
Class experience
This class is designed to enhance the student's participation in a school band program. Beginners and developing students alike can benefit from some attention to tone development. Instruction Method: Students will learn through an interactive call and response discussion. The instructor then models the skills. The students then participate in call and response practicing of the skills. Sometimes the entire class will play and other times the teacher will call on individual students to...
The student will learn to identify what is and is not a good tone quality, what influences tone quality (positively and negatively), the skills necessary to develop the ideal tone quality, and then how to maintain good tone while learning new skills. The student will practice the concepts as modeled by the instructor and written on class worksheets.
The teacher has over 3 decades of experience as a beginning band instructor and private brass instrument teacher. He performs on both the trumpet and trombone.
Homework Offered
A written assignment Daily practice (30 minutes a day, 5 days per week), which includes practice for regular school band program.2 - 4 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
The student will be given a progress report after the final session. Recommendations will be made to proceed to the next course, repeat the course, or to pursue tutoring with the instructor.Grades Offered
1) trumpet or cornet in good working order 2) a music stand 3) valve oil 4) pencil and paper for notes
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
The teacher wrote and updated his own curriculum for this course. He also supplies a list of videos on Youtube of professional trumpet players. The videos have been screened to be age and content appropriate.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(42)
I am a musician and educator from Lubbock, Texas. I have been teaching school music, private lessons for over three decades. Music has allowed me to travel to 40 states and 3 foreign countries. I have performed in diverse settings, including...
Group Class
$60
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
50 min
Completed by 31 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
4-12 learners per class
