Sean's+Trumpet+Assessment

♪♫♪ The Trumpet by Sean Gielis ♪♫♪

The trumpet is the musical instrument in the brass family. The main instruments of the brass family include the trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are made out of of brass tubing bent into an oblong shape. The trumpet is played with the right hand on top of the instrument with the first three fingers resting on the valves. The left hand holds the instrument with the fingers wrapped around the middle of the valves. The trumpet produces it's unique sound by the player buzzing his/her lips while blowing air through a cup- or funnel-shaped mouthpiece. To produce higher or lower pitches, the player adjusts the opening between his/her lips. To create different notes the player pushes down 1 or more of the valves.

Taking care of a trumpet is easier than a woodwind instrument. It is stored in the case in just two pieces. The only regular maintenance required is to oil the valves now and then and grease the slides.

The trumpet is certainly one of the most popular instruments for young players. Since lots of other students will choose the trumpet, there will be more competition with other players. However, the trumpet is a common instrument used instrument. Trumpets are always needed in bands, symphony orchestras, jazz groups and small instrumental groups. It is very common for the trumpet to perform a large number of solos in all of these groups.

 media type="youtube" key="StOnQe21xZY" height="385" width="640" This is a video of Jack's brother Tom playing the Trumpet.


 * __Labelling the Trumpet__**


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**Trumpet **: brass instrument having 3 valves and producing up to 12 notes. **Bell**: flared end part of the instrument. **Tuning slide**: changing the tube length and then modifying the pitch. **Water key**: tube allowing the saliva to evacuate. **Third** valve tube: segment that gets the tube longer making the pitch tone to be one tone and a half lower. **Mute**: apparatus that can be placed in the bell in order to soften the sound. **Valve**: mechanism that allows to change the tube length to produce different notes. **Second valve tube**: segment that gets the tube longer making the pitch tone to be half a tone lower. **First valve tube**: segment that gets the tube longer making the pitch tone to be one tone lower. **Mouthpiece**: slim piece of a wind instrument that is placed between the lips. **Thumb rest**: place to put the thumb in order to support the trumpet. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">**Finger button**: button that actions the valve when pressed. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">**Little finger rest**: place to put the little finger in order to support the trumpet.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">**__Interesting facts about the Trumpet__**
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">One of the most famous trumpet players was Louis Armstrong
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Trumpets were first made from conch shells
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">The Trumpet is nearly exactly the same as a bugle and a cornet
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">If you are looking to buy a trumpet their price ranges from cheap ones from $100 up to expensive professional made ones around $1200
 * <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> If you need some practice a good game is Trumpet hero

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[] - This is also a link if you want to hear what the trumpet sounds like. [|http://www.youtube.com] [] [] []