by Matt Ludwig (Author)
(Do It Yourself). From Hal Leonard, the leaders in music education, Do-It-Yourself Trumpet is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using excerpts of over 150 well-known songs from the Beatles and Disney to Elvis and Taylor Swift, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes audio tracks for demonstration, plus video instruction by trumpet teacher Matt Ludwig. You'll learn how to: put the trumpet together; read music on the staff; how to care for the instrument; bugle ceremonial calls; the tools you need to keep growing as a trumpet player; and more. Song excerpts include: All Star * Blowin' in the Wind * Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy * Danny Boy * Edelweiss * Ghostbusters * Hey Jude * I'm a Believer * Imagine * Iron Man * Theme from "Jaws" * Lean on Me * Livin' on a Prayer * Mony, Mony * My Girl * Ode to Joy * Over the Rainbow * Piano Man * Puttin' on the Ritz * (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay * Smoke on the Water * Summertime * Sweet Caroline * Taps * Trumpet Voluntary * and more!