Trumpet Technique Dictionary

Embouchure, tonguing, mutes, valves and the full brass player vocabulary.

5 sections, 74 terms planned

• 👄
  Embouchure
  16 terms

  Lip setting, aperture, mouthpiece placement, buzzing

• 👅
  Articulation
  18 terms

  Single, double and triple tonguing, slurs, accents

• 🫁
  Breath and Air
  14 terms

  Air support, breath attacks, air speed

• 🔇
  Mutes and Effects
  12 terms

  Straight, cup, harmon, plunger, bucket mutes

• 📐
  Anatomy
  14 parts

  Valves, leadpipe, bell, mouthpiece, water key

This encyclopedia is being written. In the meantime, explore the violin technique dictionary, which is complete with 230 defined terms, browse the rest of the music dictionary, or use our free practice tools.