Long Tones on Trumpet

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Practicing long tones on trumpet or any instrument can be boring. Hopefully these tracks help make long tones more enjoyable to play. 
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Doing long tones everyday are a great way to improve your trumpet tone. I provide you with a model to reference what a characteristic trumpet sound sounds like. This is especially important for developing/beginning trumpet players. 

In this play-along video, you'll hear first hear clicks for the tempo. Then you'll hear me play longtones on trumpet. I play these six notes:
G 
G#/Ab
A
A#/Bb
B
C

Play-along Instructions: 
​1) Listen to me play for two measures each.
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2) Play exactly what you hear me play while I'm resting.
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3) Or...Play when I play and rest when I rest. Play softly enough to fit your sound into my sound.

Things to consider:
*Use headphones to better focus on the sound of the trumpet.

*Be careful not to listen to the tracks too loudly. You will damage your hearing if you do.

*Play as softly as you can with a well-supported sound.

*Use a tuner but do not stare at it to fix intonation. Use your ears to help you adjust.