How to Play the Trumpet : Triple Tonguing Technique for Trumpet Playing

[MultiSongCollector]

I do>>> da da ga and for double tonguing i do da ga.

do you agree??

[patrickwise06]

how about ta ka ta 

[TristanKA262]

@patrickwise06 i do believe that'd be called double tonguing

[timm1067]

I needA work on this

[redKELLYMHRCH]

dude, that guy has one fast tongue! see! trumpet players are AWESOME in bed!!!

[legend5457]

@redKELLYMHRCH agreed

[ry56789]

i find it easier to say "ta-ka-dah"

[Katzy126]

Dang, I've gotta try that:D

[Nu13th]

Could you please tell me, I have a Bach Mercedes trumpet that plays a D in the open position. I know, (well actually I guess) it's not a Bb trumpet but what is it? I'm having trouble finding a fingering chart.

[bjc2]

@Nu13th Sounds like you have a D trumpet. The fingerings are the same as any other trumpet. Your low C will actually be a concert D, but you should think of the trumpet's notes, not concert pitch. (Low C is open, D is 1&3, E is 1&2, etc.) To transpose to concert pitch, just know that each note on your instrument is sounding a whole step HIGHER (as opposed to a Bb trumpet, where each note sounds a whole step LOWER than concert pitch.)

[Nu13th]

@bjc2 thanks bjc2. So low C, which is open, will be the tone of a D? I'll see a C on the music, I'll have open valves, but the note will be a concert D. Yikes! I guess the trumpet music must be written specifically for a D trumpet. Is that correct? It's amazing! As if reading music wasn't hard enough. Thanks again.

[bjc2]

@Nu13th Sure thing. Trumpets are made in many different keys, with Bb and C being the most common. A professional trumpet player is expected to sight-transpose, meaning that music played on a D trumpet is not necessarily written for a trumpet in that key. Does that make sense? D trumpet is not very common outside of orchestral and classical solo playing. You might want to sell your D trumpet and buy a Bb instead. The vast majority of music you will encounter will be written & transposed for Bb.

[Nu13th]

@bjc2 Yes, it does make sense. Thanks for the great information.

[kfjazz26]

@bjc2 You are incorrect. On a Bb Trumpet the note played is a whole step HIGHER than concert pitch. EX: A concert C is actually a D on the Bb trumpet.

[bjc2]

@kfjazz26 No, you misunderstood what I meant. I mean that a C on a Bb trumpet will SOUND LOWER than a concert C (because it is a concert Bb.) What you're saying is that the NAME of the same note played on a Bb trumpet is a whole step higher, but that's not what I was saying. Get it?

[kfjazz26]

@bjc2 Oh ok, no worries! Just trying to help NU13th.

[bjc2]

@kfjazz26 Right on. Keep on playin', man.

[tamas2792]

hard,....

[flowersgarrett]

yea this is one of things i reallly have trouble with

[alphadeano]

hi, great video, when i try it i always get tounge tied and end up double tounging it into triplets, i cant help it, any advise please?

[bjc2]

@alphadeano Just practice it really slowly and don't try to do it too fast too soon.

[KewlGuy98]

yeah I like doing this when I'm drunk

[KimmieImmie]

how about tik a tik?

[Dizzyphan]

It's supposed to be two T's and a K,heh. Again, like I mentioned in the double tonguing section can be softened with the d and g for softer/legato playing. Arban's again is correct on this.

[thetrumpetdude1]

and also use tu tu ku so u have the longer sound

[Dizzyphan]

Well....I suppose the "U" could be used for lower notes,etc. I was just getting at the T and K hit first rather than the D or G that a lot of band directors teach their brass sections to do. I know a guy who learned D and G and now can't to any kind of spanish T and K double tonguing, so he suffered trying to play the "Green Hornet" or even any Mendez solo,etc. heh

[booey1233]

im not making fun of this, but i hv a questions, would it like buzzing be kinda like making a farting sound, cuz i don't really get it...

[hollow5150]

A buzzing noise is when you hit the right note but something is wrong with your amboucher(spelling) that makes your note out of tone. And a farting noise is a farting noise done to irritate your teacher.

Hope that helps :)

[ichigorulz10]

Embrochure :)

[BacHBeatSYamahA]

i really like the tu ku tu method, or du gu du if you get choked up.

[ABoyleTrumpet]

the dah on the 2nd part doesnt project as much at the tah. hence i prefer the conventional ta ta ka

[playerpianodoc]

Hey! thanks a lot. The Arban book is great, but your ta-da-ka method for triple tonguing seems faster and more efficient. You could also do to-do-ku or tee-dee-kee. I'll try it. go back if it doesn't work.

[crispy1337]

tahdukah

[hababmeowmeow]

Great Work, Thank You sounds proffacionel but its really hard to do it i cant .

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[gavbag1234]

I'll take it!

[brandonandmatthew]

my band conductor says tu-ku-tu.

[D4tDr3wB0y]

that double tonguing not triple

[currlyguy]

arbans pronounces it as tutuku

[69eliamo69]

i dont get the syllables thing

[MaskedMumblr]

Now that I changed my embochure to rolled in, I have to relearn double tonguing

[trumpethero4]

very helpful

[hvddf09]

you see i'm only a kid and i brought a tumpet and this is very helpful

[sn299]

ur pretty darn rich for a kid if you bought yourself a trumpet

[danielwills93]

nt if its from china :P

[monk3yman25]

These videos are very helpful.

[GBCE]

sorry, but what you said in the video is blatantly wrong. your tongue does not at any point hit the top of the roof of the mouth.

[Ehal256]

it does when I triple, tongue, and I'm definitely not doing anything wrong. Different people use different noises to emulate when tonguing, ta ta ka, da da ga, etc. That could cause the discrepancy between the video and your experience.

[HandwhistlerBen]

Very well explained! Great video.

[PizzaPirate]

Great Video! Thanks a lot!