Essential Trumpet Lessons: Books 1-3
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BOOK 3 EXTRAS
​LESSON 4

​Play the best sound effects:
make your sound cooler and more expressive

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Trumpet Sound Effect #1: Vibrato


Airstream vibrato. Note the huge oral cavity space inside the mouth. This makes your tone more resonant, whether you're singing or playing trumpet. 


Trumpet Sound Effect #2: Alternate Fingering 


Check out Lee Morgan's alternate fingering use in the tune below  

buy the album, you won't regret it.
Also check out the superb Netflix documentary on Lee Morgan, I Called Him Morgan 

​Trumpet Sound Effect #3: Half-valve


Trumpet Sound Effect #4: The Scoop 


Trumpet Sound Effect #5: The Doit 


Trumpet Sound Effect #6: The Fall 


​Trumpet Sound Effect #7: The Rip


Nat Adderly playing his tune "Work Song" uses just about every sound effect on this page in his solo. Check it and get the album.


Trumpet Sound Effect #8: The Horse Whinny 


Trumpet Sound Effect #9 & #10: The Growl and Flutter Tongue 


Ravi Best explains the growl


Trumpet Sound Effect #11: Trills 


Trumpet Sound Effect #12: The Mordent


Trumpet Sound Effect #13: The Flip


Trumpet Sound Effect #13: The Shake or Lip Trill


Listen to the Master, Louis Armstrong

Another master of many things trumpet, including the shake: Maynard Ferguson


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