Sunday 24 December 2017

Trumpet Voluntary - Medium-Easy Version

Some days ago I had a concert with my pupils and as opening of the concert we used this one, then it hit me... I don't have that online. So, here it is: A simplified, transposed, easy version of "Prince of Denmark's March" or how is colloquially known, "Trumpet Voluntary" by English Baroque composer, Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707). This was intended as an example for my trumpet pupils (11 to 14), to familiarize them with typical trumpet repertoire.

To keep it easy I cut off some parts, I simplified the trills (in Baroque music is usual to start with the upper note, but how you hear in the example, is a measured trill starting from the main note) and to teach the kids to listen to each others and coordinate, I added a trill to the second trumpet too.

   

Here it's how it should sound:

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Mihai

Monday 20 November 2017

Jingle Bells-Bb Very Easy Version


This one is targeted at very beginner level. I do this version with my 8-10 years old pupils. It's range is from C1 to G1, and it takes only the chorus line, so it's really really easy. Feel free also to sing along with the backing-track:

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

Here, I made also a video tutorial, covering also the warmup.


You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.
Kingthings Christmas font used in the Musescore sheet.
https://www.fontspace.com/kingthings-christmas-font-f6882

Click the image to download the format you want:

 

Here's how it should sound:


And here is the backing track with an awesome saxophone solo by Artem Zhulyev in the middle, so you can rest a bit your lips:
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Cheers and happy learning,
Mihai

Sunday 3 September 2017

So Much For The Reggae

That's another easy lesson. I use as the third lesson with kids around 8-10 years old.
We first try to play a low C (no pistons pressed), then a B (with second piston) and a D (first and third pistons), like in this video:


Then we play this:
After everything is clear, we can play this over this backing track:

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Mihai

Sunday 27 August 2017

Brassically Funk!

That's probably the second or the third lesson. After the pupil is playing a C, then you teach how to play a D and that's all we need for this fun tune. Here's the video:




After you play Rock The Blues - easy one note tune, you may try this one.
It's easy, count till 4, then play a D (press pistons 1 and 3), a C (release all pistons) and a D again.
That's it. Now let's try with the backing track:



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Cheers and happy learning,
Mihai

Sunday 2 April 2017

J.S. Bach - Air (on a G String)

One of the most popular ... "classical evergreen" of the Baroque era, Bach's "Air" from
Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, got popularized in August Wilhelmj's arrangement, which is transposed down so that it can be played entirely on a violin's lowest string by a single violin.
On the score he had "auf der G-Saite" (on the G string) printed above the stave for the solo violin, which gave the arrangement its nickname.

Here's a trumpet arrangement, transposed to fit a medium level student's ambitus, and shortened. In the original there is a repetition of the second part too, but I ditched it because this is targeted at my 11-13 years old pupils which may have a bit less stamina.
This is how I intend the arrangement to sound:
And here is the backing track at around 66 bpm with a slightly ritardando at the end (gradually to 58 bpm).

You may download the music sheet as PDF, or in MuseScore format, so you can edit, transpose, transcribe and customize it to your own needs.
Click the image to download the format you want:
      

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Cheers and happy learning,
Mihai