Beginning Trumpet Improvisation 

Many thanks for a straight forward no nonsense explanation. Easily understood and retained

You have an excellent teaching manner. Thank you for taking the time to share with the horn community.

Sweet, lovely and lyrical! This is the way my dad sounded when he got a chance to practice down in the basement. That sound spoke to me then and it still does many years later. Nice, practical advice here! Thank you!

I think you have a special talent for teaching. Even though i have experience in playing Jazz i loved the ideas you tought me. I think you dont play as accurate as some famous artists but you have the skill to teach and thats worth a lot. Thanks a lot for the great lesson.

That little horn has a great tone. Love that tune

I took a jazz class this year (last year I think is more like it. I'm going to be a senior this year), and we had to do a lot of improvisation on different soundtracks and different keys I believe. I would always be nervous and just chicken out because improvisation is one of my weak points. I don't know how to improvise, and I'm not confident in myself. I would also play the wrong notes and it'll sound off. It was to the point where I would either make excuses or just play whole notes the whole time, and ik that's kinda boring but idk how to improvise. The point of this comment is that thanks to you, I might look into learning how to improvise again. I'm kinda nervous though but I'll give it a try! Thank you for this tutorial kind sir. I really appreciate it, and others do as well.

i’ve been trying to get better at improv for a while now on the trumpet, and this helped out a lot, thank you

Wonderful lesson, Mr. Johnson. I have much to learn. Thank you!

Great video, Allen! This will be very helpful in my ongoing attempt to learn to improvise. Thanks for posting!

I really like how you break it down and show how we can analyze the solo and plan what will happen in your statement. You make sense and it’s analytical. Thank you!

All the scale noodlers out there should watch this video ;-) Good approach, thank you!

You are a multitalented person, I hope you enjoy your level of excellence and understanding

Thanks. This makes improvisation very approachable for a beginner.

Allen, thanks for the excellent tips in starting improvisation. Great start for beginners. One suggestion for improving the video is to show the sheet music when you are demonstrating your idea. We can relate immediately. Well done!

Grazie Allen!!! I love your musical ideas very clear and for a not very technical player like myself it still gives me hope of being able to improvise a little over a jazz classic!!! Isolation is no fun but at least I can practice all your ideas!!!! Stay safe and thank you for all your efforts!

Thanks a lot for sharing sir. Stay safe and healthy. 🍀🎺

Im loving your Tips Pops

Love the way you finished your instruction.

Thank you! You opened up my mind to better improve!

I’m a classical trumpet player but I want to learn other styles because the more styles I know the more it will all help my Classical playing

you make perfect sence sir I truly understand ,you just play around i like that you a fun guy cheers

Could never ‘get it’ before this. Still probably can’t improvise, but way more attainable after these ten ideas.

Thank you Allen, great video.

Really usefull, thanks!

Thank you Allen . Great tips! Very clear instructions. Invaluable!

I would have gotten so much more from this if you had done the demo while we, the audience, were able to see the music you were improvising from. It would have come together nicely. You did it on "idea 4" and on one other for part of the demo. It was very helpful though. Thanks!

Wonderful, thanks for this classic.

Cool ideas ...I like the scale idea approaching the destination... I’ll experiment with all of them ....thank you so much👍🎺

Very excellent presentation. Thank You 🙏

Love it!!!!🎺

Maestro , where is idea number 4 ?

very suggestive sound , thank You

thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! these are fantastic ideas to help us get started 👏 you have a beautiful tone on that little pocket trumpet. I have one as well but its just a cheapy but I love it ...and great for traveling!

Beautiful instrument

Excellet you helped me a lot! Thank you!!! God bless you!

Thank you very much... simple and easy advice with a great effect appreciate that...🎺😌

Loved your video man🔥👌

Hi Allen . I’m a comeback player at 68.

Very helpful 👍🏻

Thank you from Italy

Great.

Louis Armstrong is the King of lyrical improvisation.

Good!

Your video is very nice. Can you share what equipment you use?

Thanks bro

Thanks alot!

helped a lot!!!!

good video, Iwould prefer just one thing, to don't quit the shart during explaining the idea. I would prefer to see it During you are playing the complete idea

Muito bom !!

What do you call that tiny trumpet? I'm want to take up the instrument and i think i would have a much easier time caring that around and playing possibly in public. Thx for the video, i saved and will be trying to learn soon hopefully on a very similar style trumpet.

Thanks Allen, great stuff.

How do you know when you should tongue or when you should slur?... when reading music and trying to improvise on a melody,

I'm thinking you meant CPT 3000 NOT GPT 3000 for model numbers.

What about use of pentatonic (blues) scales in improvisation?

What's the song at the beginning of the video

Im just starting on trumpet an , saddly I coudnt get the information correctly. I think this video wuld be MUCH more interesting if the notes played when you improvise were being showd up on the sheet while you perform, like a simple animation doting in red or with an arrow. The way the video was recorded, I just cant "see" wich notes are improvisation and wich is the original printed version. Well, just a hint from a beginner. Thanks anyway.

Phil Collins‘ a CAT, didn’t know!

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Allen, I just bought the exact same CarolBrass CPT-3000-GSS-SL, and I can't help noticing that you appear to have the same issue with the horn that I am experiencing: the horn collects water like a toilet tank! Being the only pocket trumpet I've ever played, I can believe it is common to just about all such horns. Any suggestions? (I love practicing on the 3000; its like swinging a bat with weight rings on it before going up to the plate. My regular horn seems much more free-blowing afterwards!)

he’s giving Bob Ross

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I am your 1k th subcriber

What kind of pocket trumpet is that?

Beginning?

Who is that at the beginning?

YES HE HAS A POCKET TRUMPET

Muiyo.bom

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Not happy with Idea No. 7.