Trumpet Time 101: Truly Transparent Tone
#creative This 4-week, 4-session course for young trumpet players to develop beautiful, clear tone essential to all other aspects of playing.
Timothy Burt
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(43)
What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
2-4 hours per week. A written assignment Daily practice (30 minutes a day, 5 days per week), which includes practice for regular school band program.Assessment
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.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 play for the class. Time Structure: class sessions are 50 minutes each. 1) review 2) new concepts 3) practical application on the instrument 4) lessons wrap-up 5) assignment for the next session. Topics: 1) What defines a good tone quality 2) What positively and negatively influences tone quality 3) How to develop good tone quality 4) How to maintain good tone quality while learning other skills.
Learning Goals
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.
Other Details
Supply List
1) trumpet or cornet in good working order 2) a music stand 3) valve oil 4) pencil and paper for notes
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
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.
Joined April, 2020
4.9
43reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
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. Reviews
Live 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
