What Will I Learn

  • Assemble and care for a trumpet

  • Read and interpret music notation

  • Perform multiple Major scales

  • Form a correct, strong trumpet embouchure

  • Play dozens of popular melodies and songs

  • Recognize and play nearly every note on the trumpet

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Course Curriculum

  1. 1

    • Beginning Trumpet Sheet Music Companion Book
  2. 2

    • Lesson 1: Intro

    • Lesson 2: History

    • Lesson 3: What's in You Case?

    • Lesson 4: Mouthpiece

    • Lesson 5: Mouthpiece Care

    • Lesson 6: Mouthpiece Placement

    • Lesson 7: Trumpet

    • Lesson 8: Parts of the Trumpet

    • Lesson 9: Instrument Care

    • Lesson 10: Air

    • Lesson 11: Hand Position

    • Lesson 12: Posture

    • Lesson 13: Forming an Embouchure

    • Lesson 14: Buzzing

    • Lesson 15: Matching Pitch

    • Lesson 16: Exercise 1

    • Lesson 17: Review
  3. 3

    • Lesson 18: Intro

    • Lesson 19: Recap

    • Lesson 20: Playing on the Trumpet

    • Lesson 21: Playing on the Trumpet Wrong

    • Lesson 22: Exercise 1

    • Lesson 23: Note G

    • Lesson 24: Pulse

    • Lesson 25: Articulation

    • Lesson 26: Bad Articulation

    • Lesson 27: Ending a Note

    • Lesson 28: Notes in Succession

    • Lesson 29: Note C

    • Lesson 30: Note Low C

    • Lesson 31: Getting to Know the C's

    • Lesson 32: Exercise 2.1

    • Lesson 33: Exercise 2.2

    • Lesson 34: Exercise 2.3

    • Lesson 35: Review
  4. 4

    • Lesson 36: Intro

    • Lesson 37: Recap

    • Lesson 38: Rhythmic Notation

    • Lesson 39: Time Signature

    • Lesson 40: Reading Time

    • Lesson 41: Reading Time, part II

    • Lesson 42: Note F

    • Lesson 43: Note E

    • Lesson 44: Note D

    • Lesson 45: The Musical Staff

    • Lesson 46: Mary Had a Little Lamb

    • Lesson 47: Review
  5. 5

    • Lesson 48: Intro

    • Lesson 49: Recap

    • Lesson 50: Recap, part II

    • Lesson 51: Note A

    • Lesson 52: London Bridge

    • Lesson 53: Note B

    • Lesson 54: Getting to know A and B

    • Lesson 55: C Major Scale

    • Lesson 56: Dotted Half Notes

    • Lesson 57: 3-4 Time

    • Lesson 58: German Waltz

    • Lesson 59: Transposition

    • Lesson 60: Review
  6. 6

    • Lesson 61: Intro

    • Lesson 62: Recap

    • Lesson 63: Recap, part II

    • Lesson 64: Note D

    • Lesson 65: Note Bb

    • Lesson 66: A Brief introduction to Lip Slurs

    • Lesson 67: Getting to know Bb and D

    • Lesson 68: Note Low B

    • Lesson 69: Note Low Bb

    • Lesson 70: Getting to know B and Bb

    • Lesson 71: Intro to Major Scales

    • Lesson 72: C Major Scale

    • Lesson 73: Eighth Notes

    • Lesson 74: Eighth Notes on the Staff

    • Lesson 75: Eighth Notes continued

    • Lesson 76: Ode to Joy

    • Lesson 77: Frere Jacques

    • Lesson 78: Review
  7. 7

    • Lesson 79: Intro

    • Lesson 80: Recap

    • Lesson 81: Recap, part II

    • Lesson 82: Note E

    • Lesson 83: Getting to know E

    • Lesson 84: Note Eb

    • Lesson 85: Getting to know Eb

    • Lesson 86: Note Low Eb

    • Lesson 87: Getting to know Low Eb

    • Lesson 88: Bb Major Scale

    • Lesson 89: Interval Study

    • Lesson 90: Intervals and Accents

    • Lesson 91: Can Can

    • Lesson 92: Review
  8. 8

    • Lesson 93: Intro

    • Lesson 94: Recap

    • Lesson 95: Recap, part II

    • Lesson 96: Note F

    • Lesson 97: Getting to know F

    • Lesson 98: F Major Scale

    • Lesson 99: Note Ab

    • Lesson 100: Getting to know Ab

    • Lesson 101: Eb Major Scale

    • Lesson 102: Tuning

    • Lesson 103: Dotted Quarter + Eighths

    • Lesson 104: America

    • Lesson 105: Theme from the 'New World'

    • Lesson 106: Review
  9. 9

    • Lesson 107: Intro

    • Lesson 108: Recap

    • Lesson 109: Transposition Phenomenon

    • Lesson 110: Note F#

    • Lesson 111: Getting to know F#

    • Lesson 112: Lip Slurs and Dynamics-converted

    • Lesson 113: Lip Slurs and Dynamics, part II

    • Lesson 114: Note C#

    • Lesson 115: Getting to know C#

    • Lesson 116: D Major Scale

    • Lesson 117: Note Low C#

    • Lesson 118: Getting to know Low C#

    • Lesson 119: Note Low A

    • Lesson 120: Getting to know Low A

    • Lesson 121: Note Ab

    • Lesson 122: Getting to know Ab

    • Lesson 123: Enharmonics

    • Lesson 124: Humoresque

    • Lesson 125: Humoresque, part II

    • Lesson 126: Stars and Stripes

    • Lesson 127: Review
  10. 10

    • Lesson 128: Intro

    • Lesson 129: Recap

    • Lesson 130: Note G

    • Lesson 131: Getting to know G

    • Lesson 132: Note Low F#

    • Lesson 133: Getting to know Low F#

    • Lesson 134: A Major Scale

    • Lesson 135: Ab Major Scale

    • Lesson 136: Chromatic Scale

    • Lesson 137: Chromatic Runs

    • Lesson 138: When the Saints

    • Lesson 139: When the Saints, part II

    • Lesson 140: Cleaning Tools

    • Lesson 141: Parts of the Instruments

    • Lesson 142: Cleaning the Instrument

    • Lesson 143: Putting it Back Together

    • Lesson 144: Oiling the Valves

    • Lesson 145: Mouthpiece Cleaning

    • Lesson 146: Review

Featured Reviews

Great Course

by Anthony T.

By a young college student. John Holt is an excellent instructor. He really breaks everything down from starting out with just buzzing to moving into scales, rhythms, and new notes. He provides a lot of encouragement for young kids taking this course. He also does a great job of touching on different music theory concepts and explaining what is written in music. This is a great absolute beginners course for all ages, not just young high school kids, but college students, and adults

Love it!

Clyde A

Love this course. Instructor is very good. He covers a lot of area in this true learn how to play trumpet course! Friendly, easy to understand the material and not boring at all. Made the course fun and enjoyable. I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to learn how to play. Great job!!!!

Perfect Course Structure

by Mark T.

Short and sweet video casts, straight to the point. Thoroughly enjoyed repeating lessons and going at my own pace, which has taken a few months but well worth the effort...Many Thanks.

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Instructor

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

John Holt

John Holt is Associate Professor of Trumpet and Chair of the Division of Instrumental Studies at the University of North Texas. Holt is also principal trumpet with the Dallas Opera Orchestra, a position he has held since 1989.The consummate musical artist, Holt has appeared as a soloist with orchestras throughout the United States and Europe.

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