Arranging for the Trumpet

Author: Jerry Gates

Lesson description

Study arranging techniques for trumpet with Berklee College of Music faculty member Jerry Gates. You'll explore the ranges of the trumpet, including concert pitch, abridged concert pitch, transposed pitch, and abridged transposed pitch, and how the timbre or sound of the instrument changes with each one.

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