Huggy Wuggy Melody-Easy Trumpet Version

 So... Huggy Wuggy is definitely something kids should NOT know about, but somehow they do...
Few days ago, some of my pupils asked me if I could teach them the Huggy Wuggy song, and after I lectured them about what to watch and not to watch, internet dangers ...etc ...etc, I wrote by hand the melody, eared out the chords and we played the song... 
I just can't say no to them... 

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:

 

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · Huggy Wuggy-Backing Track

Disclaimer: All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

Zi-i Bade, Cu Fluiera - Romanian Folclore Easy Trumpet Transcription

 An easy arrangement for trumpet and piano accompaniment of a Romanian traditional folk song.

The title is hard to translate. "Bade" is a polite form for addressing men, and "fluiera" is an archaic form of "fluier", meaning whistle or shepherd flute.

Zi-i Bade Cu Fluiera by Mihai Sorohan

The arrangement is not mine, I found it in a very old book, with paper getting yellow already. I would opt for a more harmonically complex arrangement, and a closer to Romanian folk music one. Maybe one day I'll try my hand on it.

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:

 

The original melody you can listen here:

Disclaimer: All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material.

Cheers and happy learning,

Mihai

From Brazil - Easy Two Notes Bossa Nova

 One of my youngest pupils is just 5 years old, so I had to re-think some of the teaching techniques to fit better. This melody is an easy bossa nova, consisting just of 2 notes, C (with no pistons pressed) and B (with the middle piston), easy to play for kids with smaller hands.

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:

  

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · From Brazil - Backing Track

Disclaimer: All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material.

Cheers and happy learning,

Mihai

Warmups Up to C2

Playing over G sometimes is tricky for beginners. 

In order to make things easier, we "trick" the pupils to shift to the next (3rd) overtone/harmonic by playing G with the pistons 1 and 3 (see "Baby Shark"). We start with a familiar note (G) and from there we just relax the lipps... and then, we relax even more. 

Playing higher notes is just a matter of not lowering the notes by pressing pistons.

Here are two exercises to help with that. Follow the video and see the additional materials here.

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:

  

Disclaimer: All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material.

Cheers and happy learning,

Mihai

Mary Had a Little Lamb - Easy Level

 After learning to play E, playing 1,2,3, Funk in E and Trumpetmare, we can try this popular folk tune.
Here's a video tutorial:

The melody is pretty simple, again, it has the same 3 notes; E, D and C.

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: 

Curlz MT font used in the Musescore sheet.
https://freefontsdownload.net/free-curlz-mt-font-37068.htm

As usual, here are the example track and backing track in an embedded player, but you can download the mp3 for free (click on the player, and you'll see this option.

Example:

Mihai Sorohan · Mary Had A Little Lamb - Example Track

And backing track:

Mihai Sorohan · Mary Had A Little Lamb - Backing Track

Disclaimer: 

All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

Deșteaptă-te, române! (Romanian national anthem, brass quintet arrangement)

 "Deșteaptă-te, române!", the Romanian national anthem, was written and published during the 1848 revolution.

The melody was originally by Anton Pann. In 1848 Andrei Mureșanu wrote the lyrics. The song was officially adopted as the national anthem on 24 January 1990, shortly after the Romanian Revolution of December 1989.

This particular arrangement I made for the Romanian National Day in 2021, because one of my friends, Emil Bizga,  noticed there are no decent music sheet versions online.

Deșteaptă-te, Române! by Mihai Sorohan

So, after doing this, I said, why wouldn't we play it also? So we made this video:

Feel free to play the arrangement, transpose/ transcribe it to different instruments...etc.

Disclaimer: 

All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai

1, 2, 3, Funk in E!

Oh well... it's actually in D, but because trumpet is a B♭ instrument, for us in in E.
Now, having that out of the way, we can focus on the melody itself. The term "melody" is a bit of a stretch here... all we have to play is one note; E.
To play that we have to press first and second pistons. Remember, the first piston is on the same side with the mouthpiece.

The track uses also a chord progression I "borrowed" from Jacob Collier. In a world where pop music is getting increasingly simpler and more primitive, I believe it's important to expose young generation to more complex and intricate harmony.

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:

 

Here's the backing track. You can use it to practice, to play it on a concert or to make a YouTube video with you playing the trumpet.

Mihai Sorohan · 1, 2, 3, Funk In D!

Disclaimer: 

All materials are properties of their owners, and are used here for informative and educational purposes. I don't accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, liability, injury or upset caused to or suffered by you as a result of misusing this material. 

Cheers and happy learning, 

Mihai