Adams A10 Bb Trumpet

[@robertg7538]

Thanks for another informative trumpet review. I am impressed by your ability to play by ear. Do you have any advice for comeback players like me who would like to develop that ability? And, I would assume that playing by ear would facilitate improvisation.

[@JonathanMilam1]

To learn to play by ear, just belong to a Pentecostal church as a teenager that has 5 (five!!) services a week, join the ‘group’ which has no music, then quickly sink or swim. :) Really, any people can ‘sing by ear’ along with a CD or radio; it’s basically the same thing playing an instrument by ear. One of the big challenges is finding the key signature. :) And it definitely helps improvisation.

[@anthonykaiser974]

Granted, they use rotaries, but Bbs are used in German orchestras, though not exclusively. The rotary sound is more like the natural trumpet.

[@JonathanMilam1]

Sadly, I’ve never played a rotary trumpet. They’re definitely not the norm in the US. :)