This blog is all about exploring contemporary trumpet technique. I hope it will inspire you to write some amazing music for the trumpet! Below you can see an overview of the content in this blog, as well as upcoming topics I will cover.
For those who would like some passive infotainment, I also started a YouTube Series with tutorial videos related to blog posts!
| General Knowledge | Standard Technique |
| The Instruments (High) Range Endurance Mutes Performance Material | Flutter Tongue Trills, Shakes and Tremolos Glissandi |
| Extended Technique | |
| Air Sounds Doodle Tongue and Growl Half-Valve Microtones | Multiphonics Pedal Tones Slaps and Percussive Sounds Split-Tones Whisper Tones |
| Accessories | Auxiliary Instruments |
| Bassoon Reed Balloons and Whacky Whistles Mutes The Whisper Penny | Double-Bell Trumpet Piccolo Trumpet |
Research for this blog was made possible by a generous scholarship from the Berlin Senate.
