Learning trumpet in 7 DAYS!

They say you need 10,000 hours...and they're probably right😂 I don't think I'll be getting called for gigs any time soon but I've been wanting to try and make a video like this for awhile now. I think I could get way more done in 30 days but to be honest I don't want to practice trumpet for 30 days in a row😅 Anyways sorry for the inconsistent lighting from day to day. I don't make videos with this set up very often so I'm still trying to figure it out. Let me know if you want me to do another one of these challenges and what else you want me to include in them. Thanks for watching!
0:00 Why am I doing this?
0:38 My goal
0:54 Day 1 - Buzzing lips
1:21 First notes
2:57 Why I can't learn new things
4:16 Spit valve
5:10 Saxophone break
5:25 Trumpet/mpc brand
6:10 Valve oil
7:09 Daily pattern
8:31 Day 2
9:38 Tenor Madness fumbling
10:03 Day 3
10:32 Day 4
11:07 Day 5 - Embouchure change
12:03 Center vs side embouchure
12:30 Day 6
12:46 Day 7
13:22 Wait you said 7 days??? (Tenor Madness)
14:13 Conclusion
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[@aidanshelton4491]

Every nerve ending in my trumpet playing body exploded when you said where’s the reed lol. It’s interesting seeing this because it’s basically all of the problems that me and my friends have but compounded and much more obvious. Interesting hearing your perspective on it and seeing that we still have many of these beginner issues in our fifth and sixth years. I’ll try to work on it lol.

[@Hannespre]

I now play Trumpet for 5 years and your progress really surprised me, it took me a good week even getting out a good stable note. Very Impressive! I hope you will continue with the trumpet!

[@finneasterhaus836]

for real, ive been playing 5 as well and this was really impressive

[@q12aw50]

I mean he’s also been playing an instrument for years so he knows how to adjust embouchure until it’s good whereas some middle schooler first grabbing the trumpet will have no idea

[@chriswilson97]

That little solo on the 8th day was extremely impressive

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Black_Cape_Dao]

​@@FoolishFrankieI loved this video please either do Euphonium or do thirty days

[@HelloIAmNextToYou]

@@Black_Cape_Daonah baritone is better

[@Bowenthecatcher]

@@HelloIAmNextToYoubruh

[@kamacazi8]

.. This a compliment for likes? It hurt hearing it, literally lol. Couldn't continue.

[@fuygieri6164]

I just started learning Trumpet coming from Clarinet and Tuba and this is just so inspiring in its own way

[@dannyprobably]

i went from trumpet to clarinet and it was pretty easy!! keep up the work :)

[@joshuagrant2330]

You should do this again, but without playing sax the whole week

[@FoolishFrankie]

I can’t do that ☠️

[@joshuagrant2330]

@@FoolishFrankie the sax messes with your trumpet embouchure

[@FoolishFrankie]

@@joshuagrant2330 no the trumpet messes with my sax embouchure 😂😂

[@joshuagrant2330]

@@FoolishFrankie it works both ways fair ?😂😂

[@douglarison735]

8 days??? That's great! You are always so hard on yourself. I play with a guy who plays alto sax and tuba. He plays both at a high level. You should consider continuing on both.

[@rlp5]

Thanks!!! This was great. I played trumpet in grade school, played flute in my 20’s, picked the trumpet back up in my late 30’s, was messing around with a tenor sax when I was 40 and my wife told me to sell my trumpet and buy a sax, I did, a mark VII, been playing the sax for the last 30 years. I’ve always been self taught, play by ear, but I just got the itch for trumpet again so I bought one. So at 70, here goes!!! Loved your honesty!!!

[@FoolishFrankie]

That’s so awesome to hear!! Everyone is on their own path for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@bkb833]

Bro learned more than me in a month of me starting trumpet in one day great job keeping playing the trumpet

[@kairose7081]

I find it so impressive that they learned an incredible amount and made so much progress in 7 days. The piece played on the 8th day was incredible to knowing little to nothing on the 1st day.

[@MariachiEntertainmentSystem]

That’s a pretty goddamn good trumpet sound for playing on such a shallow mouthpiece. Actually sounding really good by day 7. Bravo, brother!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Mannn thank you! Definitely not built to be a trumpet player though, I haven’t touched one since this vid!😂 definitely made me respect brass players more!!

[@kiytheghost371]

During school I had an hour on bari sax then directly after an hour on tuba. I started tuba last year and could play it well enough for a concert in a few months with only less than a hour a day. I also learned bass clarinet for a musical this past year. That was interesting, I showed up for the audition on tenor sax(also one I don't play normally) and no one was playing it so I said I could. I was playing like once or twice a week for only a few hours but I learned it well enough for the performances. The embouchures are so different:/ Luckily next years musicals both have bari sax parts (My main instrument.) edit: I got in on both tenor and bass clarinet for the musical I was in. It's also very hard for me to practice at home because I play very large instruments and have a lack of time:/

[@Zoey5374]

I love dragging both my bass clarinet and tenor saxophone to or from school at the same time 😭 I've done it before (only when getting a drive), but I plan ahead so I don't have to yet still can practice. I play tenor in jazz, and bass clarinet in concert band!

[@kiytheghost371]

@@Zoey5374that’s nice:) that’s a fun instrument combo no transposing keys (the fingerings are definitely different though lol)

[@Zoey5374]

@kiytheghost371 Yeah, Bb is automatically what I default to. I started on Bb clarinet before switching to bass clarinet, and it's pretty much the same, so I can still play Bb clarinet, I just don't play it often. I can transpose between Bb and concert pitch, but I only know that for Eb, it's 3½ tones up from concert pitch? I think? All I remember is Bb is G, so that's all I remember.

[@rodrigocalixto470]

hahhaha actually inspiring! it's cool to try to learn new things :)

[@obuudeozo8978]

How I wish I can call the world to your very sincere and solid personable presentations! Keep at it. Some of us, like your style and aspirations. Obu UDEOZO

[@zephron28]

Those keen eye trumpeters out there will notice little red ring on the upper lip. :) A common thing I see in beginners, usually means pulling back trying to force the notes. I think that is why a lot of people say to only rest the pinky on top instead of hooking it so it is harder to pull back into the notes.

[@karlrovey]

You still get a bit of a ring even with minimal pressure.

[@DJ_TideWave]

My second comment! I returned the trumpet I bought last year because I struggled so much learning the correct embouchure. I just realised it could be because of how my lips are formed! I also have these gaps on each side like you. I just ordered a ptrumpet hytech as to not waste a lot of money and try to change my embouchure to the side! Maybe it helps me finally learning the correct embochure! 😊

[@RosaAngela_Music]

Very inspiring !!

[@metehanylmaz4340]

Great job man! Keep on playing trumpet

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thanks a lot!

[@mjoh3416]

I've been learning trombne recently, and whenever I get frustrated, i always just go and play the trumpet(my main instrument)😂

[@anthonybeers]

Saxophone player here trying to learn guitar at the moment. "where is the reed" The struggle is real my friend. I so want to try this now.

[@corystajduhar]

I play several instruments and bought a trumpet years ago. I gave it up because every time I would practice trumpet, my flute embouchure was worse. This never happened between sax and flute.

[@FoolishFrankie]

I had a similar experience!

[@tortugastoybox533]

I play trumpet and a few other instruments. I love seeing your videos... its my dream to be a touring musician.. what is your morning routine?? Anything you would recommend to a man making his reality??

[@ssara5440]

This Solo on Day 8 is so cool!! Amazing!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!

[@eIijahhhh]

I love your videos but am a trumpet, this is what I was waiting for!!!!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Ayy thanks :)

[@regkev]

Hahaha I play both trumpet and sax and I can tell you that I’m impressed 👏🏽😂

[@FoolishFrankie]

LOL well thank you!!

[@leviforman4141]

You have great ears which is definitely an advantage for listening for partials!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!

[@acglass]

A little late to the video, but as a fellow college saxophonist who picked up the trumpet I have two tips 1) Arban’s conservatory method was a great book. 2) Blow the air towards the top of the mouthpiece to get the higher notes. It automatically thins your airstream.

[@Zoey5374]

Bass clarinet is fun! The range is so much larger than saxophones (low Eb below the staff up to high G above the staff (Db and F concert pitch)). I hate that the tenor saxophone only goes down to Bb (Ab concert pitch), I want the low notes 😭 Especially for the arrangement of blue monk we play in class. It's in Bb concert, so the triplet then dropping down an octave I can't do because it's the low G. I could try playing it an octave up, but then I'd have to play altissimo notes, which I haven't practiced much on tenor. Though tenor cuts through the band better! Also today I played tenor madness with others for the first time in a while (we played it last year in class and decided to resurrect the tunes we played last year by playing them at lunch). I need to start working on expanding my range again, I didn't play enough over the summer so I lost some of my range (I lost altissimo on bass clarinet, though I can still reach it just not as easily). I got my tenor from my teacher about a year ago, the biggest difference I found from the bass clarinet was the embrochure. It wasn't a huge difference, but I found it annoying. The fingerings are very similar, just more pinky keys on clarinets!

[@haaansolo8568]

Suuuper cooool!

[@anthonybeers]

You did that way faster than it took me to learn flute from Sax I think it took me 20 days to make consistent sound from the flute. Great job and fun video.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you so much!🙏🏻

[@liamgue5712]

For 7 days you did a great job especially coming from a woodwind instrument! It took me 2 weeks just to get a noise out of my trumpet because I started out on tube and the embechure is so efferent anyways I think you did great!

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@bige6946]

Gotta love the break with John Coltrane lol

[@Far_Galaxy]

Danggg Frankie your editing skills look super professional.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Dudeee thank you it took me soooo long to edit this so I’m glad the editing is appreciated 🥺🙏🏻

[@me_ismeeks]

I agree! This video flowed really well!

[@Rgyxm]

When I first watched at the beginning I was like that’s how I use to sound I didn’t know that’s what new people sound like Good job day 8 was extremely impressive I wouldn’t have learned a piece on the 8th day for sure

[@aidensmithey]

I play the trombone so my first time trying trumpet was easy. I just didn't know the notes. Can't imagine how hard it would be to learn from woodwind to brass though.

[@hughjayn1s]

Actually isn’t that bad to be honest. I play alto and trumpet, hardest thing about trumpet is really jus learning how to get that breath going. The chops and music knowledge were already there, and the notes were pretty easy. But to consistently get that air going is petty hard, while also increasing or decreasing air speed

[@ofui24]

I'd go for 30 days and see how you do. Drums, violin or cello, or trombone would be great! Clarinet is the same fingerings as sax so that would be a breeze.

[@MianoKlasik]

This is inspiring ❤😊

[@madhavraghu]

those licks in the solo were crazy

[@nickgoosen352]

I play trumpet and you are doing good 😅

[@kboyer1011]

Genius.

[@fynnagain]

I’d recommend getting a towel of some sort to let your spit out from the trumpet. It sound foul but it works. Also I heard that there was some crackling on your notes due to build up of spit, so get rid of the spit from the trumpet more frequently. It’s sounding great for your first days 😮 Hope you keep playing!

[@FoolishFrankie]

Unfortunately I haven’t played since this video but it was fun to try😂

[@aoom524]

Man you really went with hard mode starting on that mouthpiece.

[@Heavy-lb1vu]

Great progress!! But the real question here is... Are you going to add trumpet to your covers when you feel secure about your playing?? Or It was just an experiment for fun??

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you! And tbh I don’t really have any desire to progress further than 7 days so I probably won’t but I guess if I get bored maybe 🤷‍♂️😂

[@JaxonJones-vv3pu]

Nice u kept at it id keep playing more after that

[@roykoerner9270]

Finally someone understands how hard trumpet is lol. But also not sure if moving the mouthpiece to the side of your lips is bad technique but my band director called me out for it after i developed that bad habit.

[@bigsmokerc]

Try harmonica. It's similar but extra deceptive. Honestly there is a lot more to it than you'd think but really satisfying and convenient.

[@supremeoverlord3581]

That solo went kinda crazy

[@ezzdabezzyoyo]

Bro he started this challenge an my bday lol loved the vid😄

[@MurderOfSuburbia]

Lip fatigue is REAL when learning the trumpet. Stretching the vowel sounds helps stretch your lips out as well as your embouchure

[@anthony.rt.]

Very impressive for 8 days and i also play the same mouthpiece

[@grigoir]

Perfect

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@parametr]

You got it exactly right: the main problem is that even if you want to, you can't really practice all day long :( If you continued for a couple more weeks you'd have reached the point where the lips start to accumulate fatigue, your playing worsens, and it destroys your mental fortitude xD Amazing job with the fingering. Made it look so easy (which it is, but I play the trumpet and I wanna moan about it)

[@TheBeatzGuy16]

As a saxophonist who tried to learn trumpet in a few days but gave up after one day this is impressive af

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you!

[@siedmy]

They called it long tones, everyone hates it but it is a core exercise. One month scale C each note for full lungs try that.

[@joshuagrant2330]

He dropped the video

[@kamacazi8]

Lol you progress very slowly. I don't know, it just sounded like me on my 4th day. Wish I posted stuff.

[@FoolishFrankie]

You should post stuff:)

[@edsherrod5216]

You did really well for 7 days with trumpet. Try percussion (snare drum) - you will need to learn some basic rudiments and could try your hand at some trap set? You just need to have some coordination and be good at reading rhythms to start. Just a thought.

[@amorzinho34080]

Bel exemple de tout ce qu'il ne faut surtout pas faire : explorer seul ce instrument difficile et exigeant. C'est le meilleur moyen de tomber dans les pièges du débutant et de laisser s'installer des défauts qu'il faudra déconstruire ensuite. Meilleur chemin : trouver un bon pédagogue pour installer de bonnes bases.

[@user-im1vx6py3c]

that mouthpiece is also super hard to start on, i started on a bach 7c and use a schilkie 14a4a now

[@asgeirsoe]

This is very impressive for 7 days! There is a «trick» for getting the «buzz» that works for almost 100% of people that have never tried a brass instrument before: Put the tip of your thumb in your mouth and close the lip around it, then «spit» the thumb out and the lips should be making a buzz for most people. After doing that it should be easy to recognize and replicate, and then transfer that to the mouthpiece and instrument. :)

[@yep_yea_sax897]

Thank you for this!! Idk how y’all brass players do it… woodwinds just make more sense lol

[@benettwelch5037]

I play trumpet and trombone but trumpet is my main instrument I am thinking about starting to learn sax so do you have any tips or just which one should I play alto or tenor

[@stack80]

Why did this vid pop up in my feed now? That was fun to watch! Have you tried the trumpet since than?

[@FoolishFrankie]

Thank you! And luckily no😂

[@VitorOliveira10]

06:27 😂😂😂😂😂 LOL!

[@jacksonwilkes665]

Something I can say that could really help you get better is using the Chicowitz flow studies

[@TreDeuce-qw3kv]

Chris Botti plays to the side and upper lip. I have seen his lip bloody from playing. Pretty good progress. I started playing Cornet when I was in 3rd grade and played brass all the way through school, but dropped it after...big mistake.

[@FoolishFrankie]

Never too late to pick it back up!!

[@marvinwimbush5121]

Yeah when I first transition to the trumpet from the saxophone that was very different. I noticed with the trumpet you just can't play a lot because your lips swell .

[@hiiexist479]

You should try a double reed or slide whistle next lol

[@FoolishFrankie]

LOL I should 😂

[@Vr-nerd]

When he showed the case and showed all the torn up mutes it made me want to throw my trumpet 🎺 away but good job you did well especially for 7 days

[@darwish-jd1yr]

Wow if has been a long time seeing u and you already do a face reveal cool keep up the good work

[@FoolishFrankie]

Hey thanks so much!!

[@Pinecone616]

Im “learning” the trumpet right now as a flute player (mainly because i am gonna get a french horn soon and i only have a trumpet so im just learning it for fun i guess lol) Its going uhhhhhhhhh… i mean i can play marry had a little lamb so BOOYA

[@andrewarnold6347]

Video had me absolutely cackling with the edits

[@AS-2167]

You could do flute I think it’s the easiest instrument to learn and it has similar fingerings to sax, the only difference is the c and f#

[@NotTheAverageKid.]

as a trumpet player this is pretty impressive

[@FoolishFrankie]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@justnathan_4087]

@@FoolishFrankie Been playing for 5 years. I fear that if you play for one month you might sound better then me 🤣🤣🤣

[@Tsunami5062]

@@justnathan_4087if your worried then you gotta step up your game

[@BanmanaVR]

At first you sounded like kids in my band class playing trumpet “we’re on week 12”

[@user-jp3mm3pc6x]

Were you using a C7 mouthpiece? When I first started learning a few months ago I had to use C7

[@karlrovey]

The mouthpiece looked like a Schilke mouthpiece to me. They use a different numbering system.

[@karlrovey]

Got a closer look. It's a Schilke 13 A4a, which is more suited for big band. Still, better than starting on a 7c (which is the default mouthpiece that comes with pretty much every trumpet). The Schilke numbering system works differently than the Bach system. With Bach, the diameter increases as the numbers get lower. Schilke does the opposite. A 13 on a Schilke is roughly the same diameter as a Bach 1 1/2 C. A4a refers to the cup depth, rim shape, and throat of the mouthpiece. I don't remember exactly which one corresponds to which number, but the rim is flat (distributes pressure more evenly for better endurance, but reduces accuracy), the cup is shallow (helps compress air more for playing in the upper register), and the throat is small (again, helps with the upper register).

[@armintabibi6967]

Let’s go frankie 😏

[@FoolishFrankie]

Ayyyy thanks Armin and thanks for encouraging me to make this video 🥺🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@armintabibi6967]

@@FoolishFrankie 😄

[@claw9744]

starting on a schilke 13a4a is crazy

[@q12aw50]

I’m a sax player but OH MY GOD THE SPIT VALVE HE NEVER CLEARED IT EVER

[@pseudo2224]

As someone who started learning it a couple months ago, harmonica would be interesting to see

[@5skdm]

yeah recently took it up, just bought a chromatic one right after i got to isolate some notes cause I cant bend the notes lol

[@tylerkaeding8338]

As a fellow sax player I also would like to know where the reed is.

[@Mikael_Matosyan]

Im so happy, because I already play trombone, so I can play trumpet too

[@DJ_TideWave]

I just bought a trumpet and it totally sounds like Chewbacca! 😅

[@benlogan8280]

Bro that's actually a good trumpet

[@kastroud04]

I play baritone bc and I have 5 different notes with no fingers down. Vary frustrating because if you are playing in the high area and out of nowhere the lowest note possible (in the tuba high range)

[@austinhernandez2716]

I'm a trumpet player, studied for my BA in music. And I don't think it matters what order you lubricate the valves

[@luphoria]

Yeah, I had never heard this either. Maybe it has to do with compression or something, but either way, lol doesn't matter.

[@zanmc626]

I expect a trumpet stream on tik tok soon ;)

[@FoolishFrankie]

LOL noooo way 😂😂🙈

[@Dialga22239]

I needed 2 Years to play at least okay LOL (One Practise Day per Week). Unfortunately, our Trumpets don't have a working Pitching Thing tho Still can't play that well for a Solo Play, but I can play good in a Marching Band xD Be aware, when you take the Valves apart. If you want to oil it, just use the Holes below. Helped alot Times LOL

[@jackson8197]

Don’t. Don’t do that.

[@karlrovey]

Do not do that. You start getting issues from too much oil. The valves need to be cleaned off on a semi-regular basis.

[@fidgettoysreviewplus1010]

I played the trumpet for threee weeks in band but there is one problem the values keep sticking what should i fo!!!

[@brandonh8944]

You kick the slide out on anything that uses the third valve (d, c#, g)

[@joshuagrant2330]

I remember when I was like Frankie, good times

[@FoolishFrankie]

I don’t know what this means😅

[@joshuagrant2330]

@@FoolishFrankie like when I first started

[@karlrovey]

Starting on a jazz lead mouthpiece probably didn't make things easy. Once your embouchure has developed, that type of mouthpiece is well suited to playing in the upper register for extended periods of time. Until then, a smaller diameter mouthpiece with a deeper cup (such as a Bach 5c) would be beneficial.

[@wallman5793]

One way to fix sloppy notes is by fixing your ambashure. Only firm up the corners of your mouth, leave the center loose.

[@LunamLegionam]

day 8 is better than the beginner trumpets in my band

[@lothexo1363]

Are you planning on continue playing the trumpet in like a little series or something? Bc I think if you just get some small advices from a trumpet player you will progress so much faster. (For example simply oiling your valves the richtige way would have given you better results at the end, I swear 😊) Nevertheless the results after just one week are pretty amazing. I think every teacher would be grateful to have a student playing that piece of music after learning the instrument for just a few days 😅

[@FoolishFrankie]

I definitely have no desire to actually learn the trumpet unfortunately :/

[@jimacheson]

Luke …remember the spit valve

[@e5musicteacher670]

1:19 😂😂😂

[@stevethepotat5976]

What’s the background music?

[@stormchaser3307]

bros using a shilcke 13a4a which is like a "cheater mouthpeice" still really good but theres no wonder he could go so high on the first day, and also i never knew tenor madness was so popular i played it for my jazz band college audition and i thought it was some small song at the moment

[@abedinsubashi]

If you wanna try bass clarinet I’d be down to teach you 😂

[@FoolishFrankie]

DUDE I might have to take you up on that 😂😂👀

[@krazyistheking1378]

i can definitely relate to playing on the side but its better to play with the middle of your mouth. i never really understood why but for me i noticed that ive gotten better with using the middle of my mouth after doing so many longtone exercises.

[@krazyistheking1378]

now im currently playing trumpet and it will be my 5th year playing. I bought a saxophone because i wanted to learn more instruments (trumpet gets boring after a while 😅)

[@karlrovey]

A slight offset is normal. Perfectly centered is the exception rather than the rule.

[@tubalooney]

Tuba 🙂

[@Addi_hopewell12]

I play clarinet and saxophone and I have been wanting to learn trumpet for a while now. I got one for Christmas and I can play deck the halls with terrible tone😭

[@FoolishFrankie]

That’s awesome!! Everyone starts with terrible tone. Just keep working at it😊

[@Addi_hopewell12]

@FoolishFrankie I have been practicing more and my range has increased and my tone and embouchure has also gotten a little better. I can now play more Christmas songs!