Learn to Play the Trumpet: Beginner to Pro Made the Easy Way (Udemy.com)
Master the art of Trumpet! Cover a year's worth of private lessons in just a few hours and at a fraction of the cost.
Created by: MusicProfessor Online Music Lessons
Last updated July 2022
What you will learn
- Assemble and care for a trumpet
- Form a correct, strong trumpet embouchure
- Read and interpret music notation
- Play dozens of popular melodies and songs
- Perform multiple Major scales
- Recognize and play nearly every note on the trumpet
How it compares
Against the other 270 rated Udemy courses in Music on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 61% of them
- Reviews1,839#25 of 271 by number of reviews
- Length6.2 hourslonger than 73% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2022earlier than 61% of them
Course Description
|| COURSE DESCRIPTION ||
Learning to play the trumpet is incredibly rewarding, but getting started is a challenge.
That's where MusicProfessor can help you make the most of your practice. Start from opening your case for the first time and progress all the way to playing your first melodies. Master all of the techniques necessary to become a great trumpeter. On the way, you'll also learn music theory and musicianship skills.
And save money while you study with us! Private lessons are expensive. Each MusicProfessor Trumpet course provides an entire year’s worth of lessons, for a fraction of the cost, and at your own convenience.
Join over 18,000 MusicProfessor students and begin your studies today!
|| COURSE FEATURES ||
- Over 140 video lessons
- Downloadable sheet music
- Trumpet-specific troubleshooting tips and advice
- Trumpet equipment recommendations
- Learn how to clean and maintain your horn
- Dozens of familiar melodies and songs
- Technique-building exercises
- Major scales and scale exercises
- Music Theory basics, including how to read music
MusicProfessor's curriculum is used in nearly 100 schools and school districts throughout the United States and by more than 18,000 students and music teachers throughout the world. Nowhere else can you find the level of detail and professional instruction of MusicProfessor's curriculum.
Fulfill your musical destiny by enrolling today!
|| NOTABLE REVIEWS ||
“Compared to other online courses I have tried already I can see that the instructor is very good. Clear explanations. Calm voice that helps me focus on what he's saying. No visual distractions in the video.”
-Christina Purcell
“The information is very informative and I can see that I am going to learn a lot and be a proficient clarinet player in no time.”
-Andrew Jordan
“Easy to understand, very knowledgeable as a result I am getting better daily. Thanks!”
-Rod Rumble
|| ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR ||
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. Committed to the advancement of contemporary chamber music in performance, recordings and education, Holt has commissioned, premiered and recorded numerous works since 2003. Trumpet Panoply CD 769 is Holt's seventh solo CD recording with Crystal Records and was released in April of 2011. His six previous solo recordings, all on the Crystal Records label, have received unanimous critical acclaim by industry publications Fanfare, American Record Guide, Instrumentalist, Gramophone and the International Trumpet Guild.
Born in Dallas, TX, Holt began studying trumpet at the age of 12 with Richard Giangiulio, former Principal Trumpet of the Dallas Symphony. He continued his studies at the University of Miami with Gilbert D. Johnson, former Principal Trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra. At age 22, Holt performed as Co-Principal Trumpet of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Ft. Lauderdale, under the direction of Emerson Buckley. At age 24, Holt became Principal Trumpet of the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence, Italy, Zubin Mehta, music director. While in Italy, Holt had the great privilege of playing under some of the worlds most renowned conductors including: Luciano Berio, Georges Prtre, James Conlon, Gerd Albrecht, Carlos Kleiber, Krzysztof Penderecki, Riccordo Chailly and Carlo Maria Giulini.
At the invitation of artistic director and conductor Nicola Rescigno, Holt became Principal Trumpet of the Dallas Opera Orchestra in 1989. He received distinguished opera service awards in 1999, 2004 and 2009. Holt’s orchestral discography includes numerous recordings with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, The Dallas Opera Orchestra and The Voices of Change. He is a Yamaha Performing Artist, performing on the Yamaha Chicago C trumpet and uses TrumCor mutes, for whom he is a consultant.
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Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
1,839 Reviews
MusicProfessor Online Music Lessons
MusicProfessor provides pre-recorded, high-quality online music lessons for students who either can't study with a private teacher or would like to further supplement their education. We do so via a massive library of lessons taught by some of the finest faculty in the country.
WOODWINDS: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone
BRASS: Trumpet, Trombone
EXTRACURRICULAR: Conducting, Percussion
MusicProfessor launched in 2012 with a single instrument series, 'Bassoon 101,' but has since expanded to over 12 instrument series with just over 5000 video lessons. Our curriculum is used in nearly 100 schools and school districts throughout the United States and by more than 14,000 students and music teachers throughout the world. Find more instruments and levels at our website.
Nowhere else can you find the level of detail and professional instruction of MusicProfessor's curriculum. Fulfill your musical destiny by signing up today.
"The videos are great. Really get a lot out of them. We are excited about the opportunity to integrate these videos into our monthly/weekly/daily curriculum."
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"Y'all are amazing! My band teacher introduced me to MusicProfessor, and it has helped me out alot through good and bad times on my clarinet."
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Reviews
By Manuel Krekeler on 4/5/2024
In my opinion, the speaker was very competent and knew about the material being taught. The advantage of the online course is that I can repeat an explanation until I understand it. Practicing is up to each individual. If you practice a lot, you will benefit a lot. In any case, I benefited from it.
By Brian Watson on 9/27/2023
This was an excellent course, and John Holt is a fantastic instructor! I've played stringed instruments most of my life, and decided to play a trumpet just recently. At first I couldn't get anything but air and bad tone out of the trumpet. After taking this course, and some practice, I can now play every note from lowest to highest with good tone. This course allowed me to advance much faster than I ever would have been able to without it. Thanks!
By Paolo on 3/6/2021
This course was really good at getting me started learning the trumpet, although without some outside advice I would have not been able to go through the first lessons. It was challenging, but I knew going in that learning an instrument was not going to be easy. So I didn't expect this course to be any easier than it turned out to be.
By Daria Sadkina on 12/20/2020
Something felt off but I don't know what
By China Moses on 11/15/2020
Clear and precise.
By James Bell on 10/20/2020
Excellent presentation so far.
By David Josu Garca Vsquez on 10/12/2020
Very importanc exposition with a great teacher.I really recommend this course! Im very sastified!
By Victor Walker on 10/6/2020
Video keeps stopsing
By Preethi on 10/5/2020
Yes, this was good
By Francisco de Assis de Araujo Rodrigues on 10/1/2020
The instructor is very skilled and the speech is nice to understand (for us, foreigner language speakers), the material is clear and very well structured, building a solid base opf knowledge to support the student developping. SO FAR SO GOOD!!!
By Lily on 9/23/2020
Very informative and interesting
By Robert Schmitt on 9/22/2020
Very helpful to me, as I dont have a trumpet teacher at this moment
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