Play Trumpet Today!: Level 1 a Complete Guide to the Basics [With CD]

By: Hal Leonard Corp. Staff

Book Overview

(Play Today Instructional Series). Take up the trumpet today This book/CD pack teaches instrument assembly and care, how to produce a sound, and how to read music notation and rhythms. Includes a fingering chart and glossary of musical terms, and 5 top songs to practice and play: Chariots of Fire * Forrest Gump Main Title (Feather Theme) * The Man from Snowy River (Main Title Theme) * Rock & Roll Part II (The Hey Song) * We Will Rock You.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0634033301
• ISBN13: 9780634033308
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

You CAN!

This book is pretty comprehensive. It takes you from holding the trumpet/cornet all the way to playing, in time, to music on the CD. I would have liked more info on how to get different octaves on the instrument. They tried, but maybe a book just can't provide everything. I would seriously consider this book if you are just beginning and want to learn the instrument on your own.

Playing Trumpet again after 20 years

An outstanding book which starts with the basics and works with you through some easy level popular songs -- all lessons are on CD and allow you to shift the balance feature of your player to play background music or with instructional trumpet. A smaller book, so recommend also purchasing a fold out fingering chart (one is included in the book, but its much smaller).

Good, but a little incomplete

This is a good book for beginners, though it may leap into the skill of reading music a little quickly. It does cover many of the essential skills needed to begin playing trumpet, like fingerings, posture, note-reading exercises, and most importantly, a recording so students can hear some of what is being played (not all items in the book are on the CD). That being said, more explanation of some techniques would be helpful, as well as ways to practice, recordings to listen to, and maybe even some history. Though I recommend this book for beginners, a good supplement to it that includes all of the items listed above is: 'Sound the Trumpet: How to Blow Your Own Horn."

Easy Learning!!

I just received this book w/CD, tried it out and found it to be extremely informative in learning trumpet. The CD that comes with it makes it even more rewarding in that it gives you step by step instructions (as the book) including the sound of each note for comparison. I recommend this to anyone wanting to learn trumpet by self-teaching.