Using the third valve slide elongates the tube and helps lower the pitch. This exercise is especially useful in listening for intonation as you start and end on the same pitch, so it helps develop your ability to hear whether pitches are sharp or flat in relation to your tonal center.įor beginner players, this is a great opportunity to teach more about the third valve slide on the D and C# as these notes tend to be sharp on every trumpet.
I also like to do this exercise starting on low C and descending down to F# (123) the lowest note on the trumpet (not counting pedal tones). Keep continuing until you go from G down to C and back to G. Then go from G down a whole step to F, and back to G. Starting on a G in the staff, play a whole note G, descend a half step to F#, and raise back to G. I'll share some popular long tone exercises, and over time I'm sure you'll have your own opinions of them as well. For example, I have never been a fan of holding a single pitch for as long as humanly possible as I don't believe the benefits are that tangible. Trumpet players all have slight variations in terms of their personal preferences for exercises. Try out some of these long tone exercises.
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