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Beginner trumpet pieces, free and in teaching order

SheetScroll’s free trumpet course has 14 public-domain pieces in teaching order, from three notes, E, D and C, to a theme by Handel. They are in written pitch for B-flat trumpet, and they listen and turn pages without Pro.

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How is the trumpet course ordered?

It adds one note at a time, the way trumpet methods add partials, then lets the rhythm grow.

  1. Pieces 1 to 4: E, D, C in Hot Cross Buns, then G, then F, then five notes, C to G, in Lightly Row.
  2. Pieces 5 to 8: eighth notes in Jingle Bells, then low G, low B and A, and the A in Twinkle.
  3. Piece 9: Good King Wenceslas adds B-flat and high C.
  4. Pieces 10 to 12: high D, 3/4 time and ties in Amazing Grace, eighth-note pickups in Brahms’s Lullaby, and Greensleeves in 6/8 and D minor, with a C-sharp.
  5. Pieces 13 and 14: the dotted rhythms and high E of Dvořák’s Largo theme, then the first strain of Handel’s La Réjouissance, with sixteenth notes and an F-sharp.

What will I learn?

  • Range: the course lies between written G3 and E5, with the next partial added in each stage.
  • Rhythm: quarters and halves, eighths, 3/4 pickups, 6/8, dotted rhythms and sixteenths.
  • Key: the course moves from C major to F, G and D minor.
  • A real trumpet theme at the end. The Handel is the first trumpet’s first strain, without the repeat.

The pieces are in written pitch for B-flat trumpet. They sound a whole step lower, and SheetScroll listens for that, so no setting needs to change. All are public domain, in our own CC0 encodings, checked against editions.

How do I begin?

In an empty library, tap Learn an instrument. Otherwise open Setlists → Learn → Trumpet. SheetScroll adds the pieces, makes Learn trumpet, and opens the first one, listening. Each piece has a note on what it adds, and the next piece is a tap or pedal press away.

How should I practice with it?

  • Put the device near the trumpet. If SheetScroll says it is too quiet or too noisy to follow, move closer, or find a quieter spot.
  • Play each new partial in its piece, then replay the earlier pieces to keep them easy.
  • Take the eighth notes in Jingle Bells slowly, then raise the tempo.
  • Mark breaths with the Breath mark stamp and accents with the Accent stamp.
  • If you lose your place, tap the bar you are on.

What do I play next?

Look at the free trumpet sheet music, or import your own parts. Pro lets SheetScroll listen to them. See the wind and brass page.

The pieces

Learn trumpet: From three notes to Handel. 14 pieces, in the order they are played.

  1. Hot Cross Buns, Traditional: First notes: E, D, C
  2. Mary Had a Little Lamb, Traditional: Adding G
  3. Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Traditional: Adding F
  4. Lightly Row, Traditional: Five notes, C to G
  5. Jingle Bells, James Lord Pierpont: Eighth notes
  6. Ode to Joy (theme), Ludwig van Beethoven: Low G
  7. Au clair de la lune, Traditional: Low B and A
  8. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Traditional: Adding A
  9. Good King Wenceslas, Traditional: B-flat and high C
  10. Amazing Grace, Traditional: High D, 3/4, ties
  11. Lullaby, Johannes Brahms: Eighth-note pickups
  12. Greensleeves, Traditional: 6/8 time, minor key
  13. Largo (theme), Antonín Dvořák: Dotted rhythms, long phrases
  14. La Réjouissance (theme), George Frideric Handel: Sixteenth notes

Start this course

In the app: Setlists → Learn.

Questions

Is it for B-flat trumpet?

Yes. The pieces are in written pitch for B-flat trumpet and sound a whole step lower.

Is the trumpet course free?

Yes. It is part of the free reader, and its pieces listen and turn pages without Pro.

Where do the pieces end?

With the first strain of Handel’s La Réjouissance, from Music for the Royal Fireworks.

What range does the course cover?

Written G3 to E5, which sounds as F3 to D5. New notes arrive one at a time.