First Jazz Trumpet lesson

Trumpetstud · Veteran Member Joined: 17 Mar 2021 Posts: 208

Woohoo! Had my first jazz trumpet lesson on Tuesday. It was awesome. I realized I’m a natural pro at jazz. Lol.

Thank God there are no wrong notes in jazz or I would be in trouble.

kehaulani · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 11:16 am Post subject:

One more thread and you'll qualify for the Marketplace. How cool.
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jhatpro · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 11:48 am Post subject:

No wrong notes but some poor choices and wrong rhythms.
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CJceltics33 · Veteran Member Joined: 24 Aug 2017 Posts: 475

I'm hoping to have my first jazz lesson soon

TrumpetMD · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2022 5:03 pm Post subject:

Good for you!

A jazz teacher can help you build a good foundation, and get you on a path of life-long learning. Through college, I had two private teachers, one for trumpet and one for jazz. My jazz teacher at that time was a saxophonist (what instrument he/she plays doesn't necessarily matter). I started studying again with a jazz teacher last year (this time, with a jazz pianist).

Mike
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Bill Ortiz · Heavyweight Member Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 904

Lessons are a big part of it, but most of the work is in listening to and studying the innovative players. That's where you build your vocabulary, improve your feel and establish your concept.
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Trumpetstud · Veteran Member Joined: 17 Mar 2021 Posts: 208

Well, lesson number 2 completed. I'm about ready to get a manager and start my first world tour! Watch out Chris Botti here I come! lol

We are working on improvisation and it is so much fun!

towawayzone · Regular Member Joined: 14 May 2022 Posts: 24

What have you learned so far?

Trumpetstud · Veteran Member Joined: 17 Mar 2021 Posts: 208

My teacher wrote a piece for beginning jazz students to learn to play and sound good quickly! Autumn Mix. So, I listened to him play, they we played it together (little pieces). He played, then I played etc. That was the head. Then it was time to improvise (this is all in C). Just play. It was kind of fun. That was the first lesson. The second lesson we went over what I've been practicing and did some more improvisation. He has a track that I play along with. I got some C maj Triad Arpeggios to practice, continuing with the Autumn Mix Solo for the next lesson.