| Olaf- By a drone I mean a note that keeps sustaining for a long time. You can probably get that to happen on a computer; I've never really tried. The easiest way, if you have an electronic keyboard, is to play a note and let it sustain with the foot pedal. When you do this remember that if you are playing a Bb trumpet (I assume you are?) the note on the keyboard needs to be one full step lower than what you are playing on your trumpet. (For example, if you are playing a C on trumpet play a Bb on the keyboard; G on trumpet becomes F on keyboard; A becomes G and so on). I use a device called Dr. Beat DB88. I don't know how much they would be over there; but it's a handy tool. If you have a quartz metronome, it might have an A-440 setting on it. Rotate the knob to that, and it will help tune your B. Then begin playing other notes against it.
I love Over the Rainbow! It's one of my all time favorite tunes, actually. Keep the sound consistent from register to register; really fill out the sound (think full and in tune, not necessarilly loud) on the low note and use it as a springboard to the upper notes. Listen for the ringing in your sound.
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