How To Play Trumpet For Beginners | College Professor Teaches

Looking to learn about how to play trumpet for beginners? Are you a music teacher looking for a trumpet tutorial resource to share with your new students? Here's a step-by-step guide on How To Play the Trumpet in 5 Minutes... by a college music professor! This is an elaboration on my 15-second trumpet lesson. Let me know in the comments if you want to see more trumpet lessons for beginners, and subscribe for more videos like this one!

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About Me

Hi! I'm Marcus Grant, and - in addition to 8 years of experience as a college trumpet professor - I've taught nearly 300 private students to date, and 200 of them were beginners. I've taught trumpet players of ages 6 to 76 and gotten students of all experience levels into honor bands and college programs of their choice all across the country over the past 13 years.

My degrees come from Virginia Commonwealth University (Bachelors in Instrumental Music Education) and Indiana University (Masters in Trumpet Performance). My teachers have included Rex Richardson, previously from VCU (who is a Yamaha-Sponsored Performing Artist) and Joey Tartell from IU (who toured with Maynard Ferguson and was his lead trumpet player).

Through the years, I've had the opportunity to develop and refine methods effective for teaching trumpet players based off of TODAY'S knowledge about the trumpet as it relates to TODAY'S generation of students! For my educational videos, it's my mission to provide the resources I wish I had when I was learning the trumpet for the first time. If you have further questions about starting the trumpet after watching this video, let me know in the comments below!

00:00 - Getting Started With The Trumpet
01:07 - Holding The Instrument
01:38 - Posture and Breathing
02:25 - What Note Did You Play!?
02:58 - Other Ways To Make A Sound
03:43 - The Coolest Part Of The Instrument
05:09 - But What About Mouthpieces?

[MSGrantMusic]

Hi! I'm Marcus Grant, and - in addition to 7 years of experience as a college trumpet professor - I've taught over 200 private lessons students to date, and about half of them were beginners. I've taught trumpet players of ages 6 to 76 and gotten students of all experience levels into honor bands, drum corps, and college music programs of their choice all across the country over the past 12 years.

My degrees come from Virginia Commonwealth University (Bachelors in Instrumental Music Education with a concentration in Trumpet) and Indiana University (Masters in Trumpet Performance with an outside area in Arts Administration). My teachers have included Rex Richardson from VCU (who is a world-renowned Yamaha-Sponsored Performing Artist) and Joey Tartell from IU (who toured with Maynard Ferguson as the lead trumpet player in his jazz band). Both are INCREDIBLE teachers who changed my life in more ways than one.

Through the years, I've had the opportunity to develop and refine methods effective for teaching trumpet players based off of TODAY'S knowledge about the trumpet as it relates to TODAY'S generation of students! This video is not a complete guide to the trumpet - it's designed to get new students started and exploring on their own. If you have further questions about starting the trumpet after watching this video, let me know in the comments below! Don't forget to share this video if you found it helpful!

[vindknt]

Watched this just for the funsies, but now I want a trumpet. Like, holy, it's just so damn cool.

[clairee-iu]

I appreciate this! I’m currently a clarinet but I want to make marching band something that I can continue doing in highschool :)

[cookingwithghosts]

I used to play 8 years ago in elementary but I was never good, I want to get another trumpet, nice video thank you

[charlesh.curryii]

You are a magnificent presenter with lots of fun segments and a strong arm for tossing mouth pieces to the wind.
Keep it up. You will help many people become proficient in the art.
Along with a guitar and trumpet, both are instruments I have never been able to start to master let alone play, at 76. And, the Piano and Flute and Oboe and Violin and all the brass and winds and strings but boy oh boy do I love listening to them all.
Best,
Charles

[timothy]

can you please make the video about why 7c is not good and b5 is good I dont really understand and i want to learn

[MSGrantMusic]

This video celebrates the 1--year-anniversary of "How To Play Trumpet In 15 Seconds"! Let's keep talking about how to play the trumpet more efficiently 😎 What more would you like to know?

**NOTE: The next video in this series - 7c Mouthpieces Are RUINING Your Trumpet Section - has been delayed but is STILL COMING! It will be out before the end of the year!

[crazkikids]

Thank you 🙏🏾 I am just starting to play the trumpet and this video helped.

[capeman]

I just wanted to thank you for being so kind and sharing your knowledge. I haven't touched a trumpet since 1975. I want to start again.

[Championscottt]

It lit up as soon as you said hit that like button

[gandalfthegrey]

I found this helpful! My grandpa left me his old cornet and I'm keen to teach myself.

[grenade]

Thank you for making this video! I played clarinet and alto sax in high school, and I've always wanted to try out the trumpet. I plan on getting one soon, and this video helps!

[jovenbee]

This is my day 1 of learning the instrument. I just made my first note and I'm super excited😄

[CornetBlues]

Perfect introduction great video 👏mouthpieces are totally “What ever Works”with your own lip and mouth structure this takes a lot of experimenting and where you are sitting in your Band or Orchestra!a nice big mouth piece for a lovely smooth sound with low notes and a shallower one for lead trumpet BUT there are not set rules!.Stick at it 🎶🎺🎶🎺🎶😂

[BearlyRegal]

Marcus amigo, I've gotta say...ruddy LOVING your vibe man. I woke up this morning (ayup Kenny Rogers) and just randomly had the desire to give trumpet playing a try so I googled "how to play trumpet easy" and this video popped up. You've got some crackin' gravitas my friend and this video specifically has convinced me to, come pay day next week, hunt down an affordable trumpet and give it a toot or two.

Gonna get my research game on today and wrap my noggin' around which trumpet to get as well as hunt down a 5b mouthpiece. I shall report back with the results soon(ish) 👍

[markishabunn]

That purple trumpet is beautiful 😍. My daughter just joined her middle school band as is learning the trumpet.

[augustinechinnappanmuthria]

Super super super tutorial
Augustine violinist from Malaysia

[RexDuglar]

Marcus! Very happy to discover you! Thanks for the entertaining and clear direction!

[dvprddy]

I hope you make more videos like these. If you have can you put links.

[timegrocery]

Just got my first trumpet and I'm still figuring out how to play it. Your video is super helpful and I love your sense of humor.
I hope you go viral so that I get more tutorials from you!!!