| Olaf, I think one of the best things you can do is to find another trumpet player to practice with. Then you will not have the distraction of an entire band trying to play the same notes but you will have someone on a similar instrument. You will get the sense of being "in tune", "slightly out of tune" etc. on harmony pieces. It will also help you learn the characteristics of your instrument (which notes are slightly flat, which are slightly sharp) and how to quickly bring your music "in tune" with the other guy.
You can learn to play 3rds, 5ths, etc. with a drone but that is not "the real world". Ultimately you are going to have to be able to tune with other people WHO MAY NOT BE PERFECTLY ON THE NOTE THEMSELVES!
It is also a great motivation to improve. Get some simple duets... Bach chorales etc. to work on. Some of the good method books that are published in "progressions" (Book 1, Book 2, etc.) have these already in them. |