Keeping Time

Lesson 4/37 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Trumpet Basics
Keeping Time

Keeping Time

Before you begin the first exercise, count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 several times to get a feel for the rhythm. As you play, count mentally as you play and tap your foot to help you keep time. Count 1 2 for the first half note in each bar and 3 4 for the second half note.

To be sure you develop a good sense of time right from the beginning, it is recommended that you always practice with a metronome or drum machine. Count along with these beats to help you establish the right tempo (speed) for each example.

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1- The Note C (Above Middle C) 2- Index of Fingerings 3- The Triplet 4- The Note E Flat (E<span class="symbolA">b</span>) 5- Sharp Signs 6- The Eighth Rest 7- Flat Signs 8- The Note Low B 9- INTRODUCTION 10- The Eighth Note 11- The Common Time Signature 12- The Note F 13- How To Hold The Trumpet 14- Tuning Your Trumpet 15- The Note D 16- Syncopation 17- The Lead-in 18- Swing Rhythm 19- How To Sound A Note 20- The Blues Scale 21- Tone Development 22- The Tie 23- How To Read Music 24- Key Signatures 25- First And Second Endings 26- The C Major Scale 27- 12 Bar Blues 28- Keeping Time 29- Key Of C Major 30- Tonguing 31- Enharmonic Notes 32- The Trumpet as a Transposing Instrument 33- Breathing Technique 34- Posture 35- Breath Marks (<span class="symbolB">;</span>) 36- Combining Scales 37- Chord Symbols

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