The BfB Natural Trumpet™ was designed to sound and play like an authentic natural trumpet. Developed with the support of engineers and music acousticians, Brass for Beginners® has created a lightweight, durable, and affordable instrument with broad pedagogical applications for teachers, students, and developing brass players.
Weighing under 2 lbs., it is easy for even the smallest hands to hold and is built to withstand years of classroom use, with no moving parts* that can become lost or damaged. Pitched in C (A = 440), it plays comfortably alongside other general music classroom instruments such as Orff instruments and recorders.
The BfB Natural Trumpet™ is an excellent whole-class instrument for introducing the fundamentals of brass playing to students of any age. It is equally effective in private instruction, and—with optional French horn and low brass mouthpieces—it can be used by any brass player to teach and to play.
Learning to play the natural trumpet offers substantial developmental benefits, giving trumpet players at every level a deeper understanding of sound production, embouchure control, and musicianship. Simply put, it helps them become better trumpeters and better musicians.
*Note: The BfB Natural Trumpet™ does not have a tuning slide.
The BFB Natural Trumpet™ is manufactured in the USA using durable, sterilizable ABS components. The plastic mouthpieces supplied with or recommended for this instrument—including those produced under the Mutec™ and BFB Brass® brands—are also made in the USA from sterilizable ABS, Nylon, or Polycarbonate resins. For detailed information about material composition, safety considerations, and Proposition 65 notices, click here.