Infant through School Age
This week in music class we learned all about the brass instrument, the trumpet!
We discussed how playing the trumpet takes a different breath technique and mouth shape than some of the woodwind instruments that we've previously discussed. The parts that we learned (all of which are shown above in the picture, along with others) were:
We also really enjoyed watching this trumpet solo of a dixieland tune. While watching we discussed how jazz musicians often stomp their feet in certain parts and even shout "hey" sometimes!
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MOM AND DAD CONNECT:
Trumpet Coloring Sheet This is the coloring sheet that we used this week for our lesson! Feel free to download and print at home!