The #1 Secret to Playing Lead Trumpet

If you don't do this, don't call yourself a lead trumpet player. Also make sure you have your joke detector glasses on before you watch this video.

[@mortadelas]

This video is propaganda! DO NOT TRUST HIM! Kiss off every single note! Staccatos? Why are you even asking? Normal notes? Of course? Legatos? That's where the true lead trumpet shines!

[@megastarwarsrocks99]

Every time there's a cut your voice drops down an octave

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

The pitch of my voice climbs as I speak and then resets back to rock bottom every time I start a new clip.

[@megastarwarsrocks99]

Samuel Plays Brass exactly

[@istosho3830]

@@SamuelPlaysBrass sounds like a infomercial

[@megastarwarsrocks99]

I tried a kiss off with my euphonium and I hit myself in the face

[@erasermouthvids]

Blaise bowman would be proud

[@christophervivestrumpet7565]

erasermouthvids u right

[@charliet.4756]

This dudes voice is so freakin deep

[@adamh951]

I have a high e at the end of a piece (which isn’t that high) but I did the kiss off and my director just gave me a look of approval

[@benmorgan9792]

You don’t need an ego to play lead trumpet if you are really good. You don’t need to assert your dominance if you have your music perfect. I rather focus on playing my best than trying to prove to someone else that im the best. Just my opinion...

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

My bad for the late response. This whole video was really a stab at the fresh out of high school, high note squealer type of trumpet player. I personally, absolutely truly, believe that a lead player's job is not to show off, but to set a good example of articulation and phrasing patterns for the other members of the section to follow. It's a huge leadership role; too huge, in fact, to have an ego. If a lead player has too much of an ego they put a ceiling on how well they are able to lead the section. The best leads are humble-- you don't see Wayne Bergeron playing high because he wants to show off, it's just what he does best. So you're actually completely right, the way I truly look at it.

[@EvanBeachy]

Well done with the attempt at satisfying feminists at 0:34

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

Yeah I know it came out rather forced lol

[@EnglishTMTB]

"We're not here for pitch accuracy.... we're here to show how good we are" AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH! (Sorry buddy, but you know what I'm thinking :P ) Still, keep it up

[@aliciadeckert6098]

im a female and i lead the trumpets in my jazz band

[@ga1ianoplays772]

Gender isn’t important, good job on your lead trumpet part

[@Noah.trumpet08]

That’s cool I think I’m gonna be put on lead because we’re playing spain (the airmen of note version) and I have a better high register so I could play that song easier

[@christophervivestrumpet7565]

kiss off are the best too with high notes

[@johndane3504]

I do kiss offs in orchestra

[@ColinMroczko]

Bruh

[@kaneltube]

Question is: will you ever give me up? Will you ever let me down? Will you ever walk away... and hurt me?

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

If you look hard enough you can find an awful brass quintet cover I did of that tune freshman year.

[@johndane3504]

that sounds kinky

[@natebnegas]

This is it. I’m switching to jazz everybody! Classical sucks!

[@t.l.williams8828]

Love it!! Going to start applying it to my playing immediately!! 😁

[@AyseaProd]

what mouthpiece do you use?

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

For my lead playing I use a Bob Reeves 43C but for everything else I use a Bach Megatone 1-1/2A

[@harrisonreed8718]

I thought that the number 1 secret of a great lead player was the ability to communicate articulation style and note cutoffs to all of the brass players so that the whole band sounded tight ... The joke detectors are telling me that you've got the trumpet player shtick down pat!

[@mitchellwright9244]

Oh my Lordt, it's Bryce Smith

[@christophervivestrumpet7565]

I love playing high dripping with Finnesse

[@mpm_7964]

I’m thirteen, going into 8th grade and the highest note I can reasonably reach is a G or A above the staff. I am very surprised and somewhat jealous you can play that high😂. As first chair in concert band, I really love your attitude in this video😆🎺.

[@Krishiitis]

Yeah man same I'm going in 7th grade and i got like a G above the staff but my friend who is a year older has like 3rd octave and he is better than highschoolers and i try to learn from him

[@aperson5932]

3rd octave g is the octave above the staff

[@iansloan4261]

I like people who sell sizzle.

[@davidmelonakos6565]

legend

[@scootere4666]

Haha

[@professorseverustobiassnap1566]

Hello

[@jasoncostello1535]

Trumpetsizzle?

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

Reeeee Kurt Thompson bad

[@tobieeck9676]

what trumpet are you using as your main trumpet?

[@SamuelPlaysBrass]

Yahama YTR8310Z 'Bobby Shew'

[@tobieeck9676]

Thank you very much

[@megastarwarsrocks99]

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