Different schools? Really?

[trumpet_bob_silver]

(I don't mean this in a negative way)

What's with all these different schools? Isn't there really just one way to play the trumpet? Then you tweak things a little to be more classical or more jazzy?

Are these just different philsophies from the famous players? The way THEY played, learned, or taught?

Just different emphases on certain element of trumpet playing?

Different paths?


I never realized their were so many different schools of trumpet playing.

[_Don Herman]

"Isn't there really just one way to play the trumpet? Then you tweak things a little to be more classical or more jazzy?"

Well, no... Fundamentally, paths tend to converge, but different techniques can lead to different results, and there isn't "one way" even for one person. There is often a "best" way...

"Are these just different philsophies from the famous players? The way THEY played, learned, or taught?
Just different emphases on certain element of trumpet playing?
Different paths?"

I'd say generally "yes" to all the above, with the possible exception of the middle one. Most methods end up covering all aspects of playing, though may start off differently. Making music is the goal, after all, not playing trumpet. (Exceptions might be "Double High C in 37 Weeks" or similar texts which focus on only one aspect of playing. Flexibility books and other technique-oriented literature tends to be part of a complete "method".)

HTH - Don
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