Beginner Warm Up Exercises for Trumpet (Practice Pack 1)

Unlock Your Potential with This Beginner Practice Pack!

Ideal for Trumpet Headquarters students, teachers and all beginners, this practice pack focuses on fundamentals drills to strengthen your embouchure and help you familiarize yourself with the intricacies of trumpet playing. Most beginners are not aware of the multitude of exercises required to develop a strong embouchure, and for that reason I’ve put them all right here. The rhythms in this sheet music are easy, so if you’re just starting to read you should be able to play these.

Members of the THQ Trumpet Lessons Online Course can play from this practice pack as they listen to each drill and watch the play-along videos.

DRILLS INCLUDE:

• Mouthpiece buzzing: although buzzing is not required it’s here if you need it
• Leadpipe Buzzing: an alternative to buzzing the mouthpiece
• Static long tones: the planks of trumpet playing
• Flow studies: magical drills for all trumpet players
• Slur practice: a very important early skill
• Flexibility: the pushups of trumpet playing
• Tonguing: the most basic technique
• Rhythm: basic combos to get you started feeling confident about reading sheet music
• Warm down: bring blood flow back to the lips and heal for the next session

👉 Who benefits from these drills: beginners with 1-6 months experience

✔ For THQ Students
Perfectly syncs with all 9 core trumpet practice play-alongs found in the “Beginner Phase 1” section of the THQ Trumpet Lessons Online Course. Press play and have fun!

✔ For Trumpet Teachers
Are you a trumpet teacher? Use this sheet music with your students! You play the cues and they play the standard notes. Turn on a metronome or rhythm track for a fun-filled lesson.

✔ For All Trumpet Players
Play through fundamental exercises and promote endurance development early on. Rest during the cues and play the standard notes to nurture proper embouchure conditioning for beginners.