How to Increase Finger Dexterity for Trumpet Playing

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Learn some exercises that will help with finger dexterity for trumpet playing in this free video on playing the trumpet.

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How to Increase Finger Dexterity for Trumpet Playing
It’s important to develop finger dexterity when you’re playing the trumpet. There are a number of books out there that can help you, including the Herbert Al Clark series, Allen Vizzutti has got a wonderful series out there as well and most recently Anthony Plog has come out with a series of books that will work on finger dexterity. Some of the exercises that you would use could include some from the Clark series. Keeping your fingers on top of the button and playing it with a nice even sound will give you the greatest benefit.

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Expert: Chris Cox is currently the Director of Bands at Eureka High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from CSU Fresno and a Masters of Music Performance on Trumpet from Ithaca College. Read More