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Eclipsehornplayer · 02-17-2007, 08:57 PM

You'll like the C if you stick with it...

It will require a good ear; and some patience at first. The fingerings will be the same if your reading music in C.

If your reading in Bb and using the C you'll need to transpose or vice versa.

It is only while transposing; if you do it on the fly; that you'll encounter different fingerings.

I can't transpose in my head; it's just not possible for me due to some injuries that I sustained in a car wreck back in 2001. So I notate whatever chart I'm playing ahead of time for the proper horn/key.

I use my C mainly for Church and wedding gigs. Every now and then I'll transpose some Bb music to C and use it in the community band that I play in. It's a very versitile horn and once you endear your self to it the sky's the limit.

If you're going to buy a C I'd reccommend enlisting the help of someone you trust to ensure that you get a good horn. I was lucky and bought one from my teacher; so I knew that it was in excellant shape and had been in orchestra pits around the world! An added bonus is of course that It belonged to my teacher so sedimentally I get to keep a small piece of her with me all the time!

Good luck!
John

02-17-2007, 08:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
Eclipsehornplayer Forte User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Flat Rock, Michigan Posts: 2,395	Re: C trumpet beginner You'll like the C if you stick with it... It will require a good ear; and some patience at first. The fingerings will be the same if your reading music in C. If your reading in Bb and using the C you'll need to transpose or vice versa. It is only while transposing; if you do it on the fly; that you'll encounter different fingerings. I can't transpose in my head; it's just not possible for me due to some injuries that I sustained in a car wreck back in 2001. So I notate whatever chart I'm playing ahead of time for the proper horn/key. I use my C mainly for Church and wedding gigs. Every now and then I'll transpose some Bb music to C and use it in the community band that I play in. It's a very versitile horn and once you endear your self to it the sky's the limit. If you're going to buy a C I'd reccommend enlisting the help of someone you trust to ensure that you get a good horn. I was lucky and bought one from my teacher; so I knew that it was in excellant shape and had been in orchestra pits around the world! An added bonus is of course that It belonged to my teacher so sedimentally I get to keep a small piece of her with me all the time! Good luck! John __________________ Eclipse MHY Bb Trumpet with interchangable leadpipes Bach 229 25A C Trumpet Getzen Capri Bb Cornet GR & Monette mouthpieces