Trumpets from around the world

Many ancient civilizations throughout the world had their ancient trumpets.

1. Mesopotamian Trumpet (800-300 Before the Common Era)

2. Etruscan Lituus (3000-600 BCE)

3. Celt-Iberian Clay trumpet (200-100 BCE)

4. Irish Bronze-Age Horn (1000-300 BCE)

5. Nordic Bronze Lur (1500-500 BCE)

6. Oxus Trumpet (2200-1750 BCE)

7. Hindu Sankh (2000 BCE-Present)

8. Han Chinese Long Horn (206 BCE-Common Era 220)

9. Didgeridoo (?-Present)

10. Peruvian Pututus (Shell trumpets) (1000-600 BCE)

Rules

4-4-4 Breathing

1. Breath in through your mouth for a count of 4 beats.
2. Hold your breath for a count of 4 beats.
3. Release your breath through your mouth for a count of 4 beats.
4. Without a break, breath in again for a count of 4, repeating the entire technique 3-4 times in a row.
Focus on counting when breathing in, holding the breath, and breathing out.
Repeat with your mouthpiece.

Rhythm Challenge

Exercise

Technique activity

First position

Fourth position

Music Challenge

Keep your sound steady?

1. Hold a high harmonic sound steady for 4 beats

2. Hold a low harmonic sound steady for 4 beats

Brass Star

Steve Turre

Steve Turre

Activity(activity #4).pdf

Sources

Brass for Beginners
BfB Resources
First Brass Lesson
Breathing exercises
Trombone positions
Trumpet positions