Natural Trumpet Master Class
A masterclass discussing the natural trumpet. It's history, playing techniques, usage and it's repertoire.
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Natural Trumpet Master Class
A masterclass discussing the natural trumpet. It's history, playing techniques, usage and it's repertoire.
The CvA Natural trumpet masterclass will deal with the following subjects, pertaining to playing the natural trumpet:
A definition - The natural trumpet
Practise and what it does
Breathing and note production
Range
Tonguing
Style for music from the 17th to 19th centuries
Symbolism and musical Rhetoric
Tuning and temperaments
The trumpet in the Renaissance and the Baroque periods
Super high clarino playing and the trumpet's golden age
The trumpet in the classical period
Keys, valve, slides and hand stopping - the trumpet of the early Romantic period.
Video's: 3 hours
Skill Level: Beginners
Language: English
How it works:
The course is a series of related video lessons, each structured around a specific topic or topics. By the end of this course, you will have developed a strong sense of direction in your daily study routine.
Weekly video lessons
After joining the course, you will be able to view a new video lesson weekly. Each video lesson consists of:
Examples that musically define the sound of the topic you are studying in each video.
A study routine section in which we first discuss how to study the specific topic of each lesson. We will then play several exercises specially written to show you how to structure your daily study routine.
Assignments that will help you consolidate and practice what you have learned in each video.
Weekly assignments
After each lesson, you will be asked to study, practice and then video record yourself playing an assignment which may consist of several exercises. When ready, you submit the video of your assignment. The process of having to record yourself every week, significantly helps to internalise the material discussed in this course - quickly and naturally.
Weekly feedback: This function is only available in the "course" mode.
Certificate: This function is only available in the "course" mode.
Content of this course:
Lesson 1 – Introduction to the natural trumpet, breathing, long notes
Lesson 2 – Handel, Samson – ‘Let the bright seraphim’, air, articulation and sound
Lesson 3 – Handel, Messiah - ‘The trumpet shall sound’, practicing and performance
Lesson 4 – Musical fragments by William Corbett and conclusion