5
Warm Up
There are several methods that recommend singing in the process of playing development. We are
not all great singers to start with, but please persevere.
Exercise 1
Use a piano or keyboard when you are singing and playing on the mouthpiece. The intervals are not
easy to hear and we have to be extremely careful to get them right. Make 3 repetitions of each key:
1st time: Sing
2nd time: Buzz on the mouthpiece using progressively slower glissandos between the notes as you
become more familiar with the intervals. This is to strengthen the embouchure and will help you to
control intonation with the airstream direction, speed, and tongue position.
3rd time: Play on the trumpet
It is not essential to play this in all keys, but if you wish, continue to ascend in half steps through all
keys.