How can I improve the tuning on trumpet?

[VictorVega]

Hi.I normaly play some high on the picth,overcoat some notes.I try to correct it,when I practique but when I get it, the sound make worse.I think i play in the correct position and I try to open my throat.Maybe i need a bigger mouthpiece,I don't know. Thanks

[sweets]

Hey Victor,

Improving your tuning on the trumpet isn't the easiest thing to do.

First off you have to know which pitches tend to be either sharp or flat on trumpet.

• low E on the staff is usually sharp
• low A and high A are usually sharp
• D on the staff tends to be flat
• low and high F tend to be sharp
• of course low D and C# are always sharp

These are a few, I'm no expert, but any serious legit trumpet player would have no problem explaining this stuff to you.

[VictorVega]

Hey sweets, thank you for your post.

[sweets]

No problem, sorry about the low A thing, I meant a on the staff tends to be a little bit sharp.

I'm glad it helped.