Caleb Hudson, Trumpet Minute Masterclass: Essential Practice Tip 

There's no greater gift a highly talented musician can give than to share their knowledge and the things that helped them achieve greatness with aspiring musicians who have the desire but aren't there yet. I've left my trumpet playing behind for years and decided to get back into it. This video really motivated me!

Outstanding approach from one of the world's finest trumpet players! Caleb knows the way, as you can hear it in his masterful playing and his teaching ability. I would encourage anyone serious about trumpet performance or teaching, to practice hard and correctly and study with Caleb!

I don’t play trumpet or read music but I do enjoy listening to someone who can play with such clear crisp notes.👍👍

GREAT ADVICE -- The ONLY way to get better is to practice those passages / areas where you have difficulty or challenges. (BTW -- the first 3 minutes of THIS video are the best). Because we, as trumpet players, have such a SHORT window each day for practicing, due to the limitations of endurance, it is essential that you learn how to do what Caleb is imparting here. Many a frustrated player would be much farther ahead in their competency if they were to follow these recommendations. While Arban takes steps to bring the player along into higher levels of advancement, EVERY player can apply these principles. Quite simply, the ONLY way to advance is to attack those areas that give you difficulty and work on them until you master them. BE PATIENT... because it takes TIME for your brain to process ALL of the combined functions you are learning and applying. If you are consistently struggling, move onto something else... then come back later... either the same day or following day. You will find that you can ultimately "conquer" the very thing that has presented so many challenges. THEN... what seemed hard... changes into being manageable... and over time, maybe even "easy." Slow it down... enter at different bars... change it up. ----- CHALLENGE: Caleb suggests that you write your own music. To do so, you need a program. I use "Crescendo" (cheap and easy). But it also takes time. Recently, I have found a transcription by Jay Lichtmann of Telemann's 12 Fantasies written for violin. You can find it HERE.... www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=878 But you must download BOTH PDFs if you want all 12 Fantasies. I started working on those that were easiest and am migrating my way into the difficult ones. Practicing these regularly is helping my performance, slotting, and making octave+ jumps (when you look at the music, you will see what I mean). This is GREAT stuff for the serious player who wants to GET BETTER. Take the plunge like I have.

Thank you Maestro ! For the past year as I attempt teaching young trumpet students, your video, playing solo Bach in huge empty church has been my go-to example of virtuoso perfection and inspiration. Now your lesson will do the same sir !!

Thank you for your time Mr. Hudson, this was indeed helpful. It's always that one darn ascending phrase in Petrouschka for me...

I love your way of technic it’s so brillant !

Beautiful. Well done and so helpful. Solid tips that resonate with my style of learning. THANK YOU Caleb.

Very good , Caleb ! Thanks for class ! ( from Brazil )

Thanks sir ! That’s an adorable trumpet sound

Great and Thanks Prof Caleb Hudson

Excellent stuff, Caleb!!!!

Fantastic class. Thank you. 👏

Thanks SO MUCH for tour advice Profesor 🙏🙏🙏

i LOVE theses exercises ! tyvm

Great video. Very helpful. I wish I had learned this years ago. Started with a Great Trumpet Player (Frank Simpson, Calgary Philharmonic and Lord Strathcona Military Band) as my instructor but he wasn't the best teacher. He assumed that I under stood more theory than I actually did. I was 12. About 3 years ago, I watched a Russian Piano Instructor and she suggested slowing to half tempo and playing each bar individually until you can play it correctly. Then add another and so on. This was very helpful for learning to play new music correctly but it didn't help my toneation. I am really excited to try your method. Start lower and working my way up. I am 68 years old and just starting to play again and have never enjoyed music so much. I'm in Seattle and would fly to Colorado for a few lessons. My Aunt lives in Ottawa and her son and Daughter-in-law plays in the National Arts Center Orchestra in Ottawa. My Aunt was friends with one of the Trumpeters in the Canadian Brass but he passed on a few years ago. Thank you Mr. Hudson. I am on my way. I want to play this instrument well before I pass away.

Learned about you from Canadian Brass. Didn’t know you lived and worked in my home state!

Great sharing! And such simple ideas really. Approaching my practice, back in the day, I can see I would have make much better progress if I'd focussed more on the build up. BAck then, all I'd do to master a lick was to set the metronome at about 40 and then work up to 120+ as I 'mastered' each next level speed. But your idea of approaching both the technique and the musicality is an excellent one, that builds in so many different metrics.

Spectacularly good advice. Mendez would agree with you.

This man is a genius.

I had no idea you were just up the road at CSU. I've been a fan of the Canadian Brass for decades. Wish I had a trumpet teacher in college like you.

One thing that I like to do is get rid of tempo and rhythm, play the notes expressively but with absolute freedom of time, and then gradually bring it back to a steady beat without losing the musicality. Thanks for the video!

Дякую Вам!

well, I know where I want to go after my undergrad

Master!

I studied under Max Schlossberg with his late students. Know your rhythmic patterns and airstream control.

Merci beaucoup ......Formidable approche pedagogique

Thanks for all your brillant videos, but I question is: what brand is that TRUMPET STAND in the corner? Looks quite interesting.

Your students are so lucky ! Thanks a lot

Thanks

Thank you VERY MUCH. But I could not find the free exercises on the link you mentioned. Could you please kindly inform? (Happy New Year)

Great video thanks Caleb. Just wondering what mics you used to record this video?

A pity you're not my neighbour (in the Netherlands, that is :) ) Great explanation... wonderful sound... Take Care!

Nice

A Master

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Hi, I can't find the website hudsontrumpet.com/minutemasterclass On the Link below it is just your website and I cant find it there either. Could you Please send me tue Link again? Thanks in advance!!!!!! Jannik Graser

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Here are 2 added concepts for improvement: 1. SLOW the passage down (using a metronome) and SLAP the valves with purpose... helping to cement it into your head. 2. Play the passage until you get it right. THEN, play it again... 5 times total (getting each run right). If you don't play it right one time, you START over again until you get it right, 5 times in a row. Do it AGAIN the following day, because your brain NEEDS it!!! (This is a method I learned from Dr. Dan Thrower... at www.trumpetthrower.com .... Try it, because it DOES work!!)

ICE (Isolate, Create, and Execute)

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Too much motivational speaking. If I'm here, I'm already motivated.

Transposing is a gimmick