Trumpet; Horn (in F) Trombone; Baritone (Euphonium) Treble Clef; Bass Clef; Tuba; Mallet Percussion (Bells, Xylophone) Basic Scale Sheets – B-flat, E-flat, A-flat, F, and C Concert Scales, each pitch is annotated to reinforce the key signature. As a trumpet player, keep in mind that when you play a B flat trumpet, all your notes sound a whole step lower. A favorite instrument among jazz and traditional orchestras alike, the trumpet is versatile, boisterous, and fun. The first step to learning how to play the trumpet is knowing the notes! The F major scale notes are F, G, A, B-flat, C, D, E, then F(high) again. F Blues (Concert E flat) 3. A concert F on a Trumpet is the G note. What Trumpet Players Should Know About Concert Pitch. Trumpet in Bb Jazz Ensemble Blues Scales 1. Since a trumpet is pitched in Bb, trumpet players will always play one note above the concert pitch. A flat Blues (Concert G flat) 6. B flat Blues (Concert A flat) 4. To do this, just move the given key of the scale down a full step. E Blues (Concert D) 10. Title: minor scales - trumpet - Full Score Author: Joe Created Date: 3/19/2012 8:51:25 AM It covers all major and minor scales and arpeggios, chromatic scales, diminished and augmented arpeggios, and some modal scales. READ MORE: What is the best trumpet brand and model for beginners? D flat Blues (Concert C flat) 7. You can play this as two octaves but start with the first octave, the lower one. F sharp Blues (Concert E) 8. B Blues (Concert A) 9. When playing scales and arpeggios, feel the continual flow of air through the notes. C Blues (Concert B flat) 2. Scales and Arpeggios for Trumpet by Ken Saul 2008 This volume of exercises is especially for trumpet, but will be useful for many instruments in treble clef. A Blues (Concert G) 11. When the director says “Let’s play B flat concert scale”, the trumpet players will know to start on C, the saxes will begin on G and the tubas on B flat. The pattern of a major scales is a whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, and half step. When it comes to actually learning trumpet scales, concert pitch is not of paramount importance, but it is still worth knowing what the different scales translate to in concert pitch. E flat Blues (Concert D flat) 5.