Trumpet Teacher Package

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This package includes two BfB Natural Trumpets and the The Natural Trumpet Tutor · Volume 1: Exercises, Etudes, Duty Calls, and Duets, providing everything needed for trumpet teachers and their students to play together in lessons.

A realistic first goal for the developing trumpeter is to learn the second parts from F.G.A. Dauverné's "Six Easy Duets" (see music and video below). The Natural Trumpet Tutor includes many duets like this with exercises and etudes that will challenge students at any level.

In the words of François Georges Auguste Dauverné, teacher of Jean-Baptiste Arban at the Paris Conservatory:

“...It is impossible to become a skillful trumpeter, in any style, if one does not begin with a complete study of the natural trumpet.”

 

Play a duet with historic trumpet specialist Julian Zimermann! (click here for his website)

The Natural Trumpet Tutor offers today’s trumpeters a practical and inspiring gateway into the rich tradition of the natural trumpet—an instrument that shaped centuries of music and is increasingly relevant in modern performance and education. It dispels the notion that the natural trumpet belongs only to early music specialists—presenting it instead as a rich, accessible tradition for all trumpeters.

Blending accessible pedagogy with historical and scientific insight, this book draws from 19th-century method books, centuries-old military signaling traditions, and contemporary approaches to learning the fundamentals. It offers meaningful opportunities for technical and musical growth—enhancing artistry while deepening understanding of both the foundations and the distinctive sound aesthetic of the orchestral trumpet. In doing so, it highlights a vibrant period when natural and valved trumpets stood side by side—just as they do again today.

Edited by Elisa Koehler, with a foreword by Terry Everson.

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The BfB Natural Trumpet™ plays in C (A=440) and comes with carrying case and Mutec 3C mouthpiece.* Any modern trumpet-shank mouthpiece can be used.

The BfB Natural Trumpet™ has no moving parts that can become lost or damaged. Please note: there is no tuning slide! The instrument is designed to play at A=440 with a standard trumpet mouthpiece.

The BfB Natural Trumpet™ comes with a two-year limited warranty against defects in materials or workmanship. See Owner's Manual for more information.

*The BfB Natural Trumpet™ and Brass for Beginners® and Mutec® mouthpieces are made in the USA with sterilizable materials. 

Receive an automatic 10% discount on any BfB mouthpiece when you purchase a BfB instrument or package.

BfB Baroque mouthpieces can be used with both the BfB Nat™ and the BfB Baroque™ for trumpeters wanting to develop a more authentic historical playing technique.

BfB French horn™ and BfB Low Brass™ mouthpieces make it possible for all brass players to explore the educational benefits of the natural trumpet.

The BfB Natural Trumpet™ can be used to practice any repertoire written for the natural trumpet from the late 18th through the mid 19th centuries. Click the button below to browse our Classical Period Database organized by composer and by key.