The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. A musician who plays the trumpet is called a trumpet player or trumpeter.The most common trumpet by far is a transposing instrument pitched in B♭ — the note read as Middle C sounds as a B♭, 2 semitones below — but there are several other trumpets in this family of instruments.
The cornet is a brass instrument that closely resembles the trumpet. It is not to be confused with the Medieval instrument, the cornett.
The cornet is a standard brass band instrument, which was derived from the post horn. However, lately it has been gradually replaced by the trumpet in the United States. The trumpet is also used more often than the cornet in orchestral, small ensemble, and solo performances. The cornet is the main high voice of the brass band in the UK and other countries that have British-style brass bands.
Missouri All-State Etudes for Trumpet & Cornet
– Performed by Professor Keith Benjamin.
Prepare them all slurred and all tongued in sixteenth notes at quarter note = 88, a minimum of two octaves, except c#, D, d, Eb, E, e, F, and f. Scales should be performed ascending and descending. Scales given are the starting tone. Do not transpose.
Chromatic: full range of the instrument
Major Scales: C G D A E F Bb Eb Ab
Melodic Minor Scales: a e b f# c# d g c f
Books: Arban Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet, #021 – Goldman (edited)/Carl Fischer Publication
| Set I | Arban | p. 21 | #47 |
| p. 24 | #9 | ||
| p. 56 | #69 – lines 3, 9, & 11 (Bb, E, D) |
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| p. 189 | #138 | ||
| p. 221 | #102 | ||
| p. 285 | #1 – first 7 lines (to key change) |
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| Set II | Arban | p. 22 | #48 |
| p. 46-47 | #28 – all | ||
| p. 125 | #1 – lines 5, 11, & 13 (E, Bb, C) |
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| p. 190 | #142 | ||
| p. 205 | #53 | ||
| p. 290 | #6 – first 6 lines (to key change) |
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| Set III | Arban | p. 22 | #49 |
| p. 33 | #31 | ||
| p. 56 | #69 – lines 2, 10, & 12 (F, A, G) |
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| p. 189 | #139 | ||
| p. 206 | #57 | ||
| p. 293 | #9 – first 5 lines | ||
| Set IV | Arban | p. 22 | #50 |
| p. 47 | #29 – all | ||
| p. 125 | #1 – lines 3, 8, & 12 (D, G, B) |
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| p. 190 | #143 | ||
| p. 213 | #76 | ||
| p. 287 | #3 – first 7 lines (to key change) |
Etude information reprinted from http://www.missouribandmasters.org; All-State Band audition list.
