Cornet Course
Beginner
Course Description
Our beginners’ course sets you on the right path to musical improvement from the word go. You couldn’t have a better teacher than Richard Marshall, one of the world’s truly great Cornet players. In this course, he takes you through all the necessary basics in simple, easily understood steps. From how to stand and breath, to producing your first notes, playing scales, different notes, and simple pieces, this ten-video course is designed to give you the very best start to enjoying playing the Cornet. You don’t have to have played a brass instrument before, or any instrument, as Richard guides you through reading music and understanding time signatures.
By the end of the course, you will be able to play pieces for your own enjoyment and for others too. Perhaps you would like to join a local band? If so, then these lessons are the perfect way to begin. They are both instructive and fun, and we’re sure that when you have completed the course, your enthusiasm will lead on to more learning and a fantastic musical adventure.
Posture & Breathing
How to make a sound and playing your first notes (C, D).
20 minutes
Purchase LessonRecap of Lesson 1
Introducing three new notes (E, F, G). Attempting to play five notes together.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonSimple note lengths
Reading simple note lengths and understanding the 4/4 Time Signature.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonNotes CDEFG
Reading the notes CDEFG more consistently. Introducing an A. Playing music using a 2/4 Time Signature.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonLearning your first scale
A minor. Understanding music in 4/4 time. Understanding rhythms using “clapping”.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonIntroducing a B
The highest note so far. Playing music in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 and playing and reading for longer.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonWe’ve reached the peak
A middle C. Learn the full C Major Scale and Arpeggio. Playing melodies in C Major and A minor.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonIntroducing a Bb major scale
Introducing a Bb major scale and developing our lip flexibility work up to middle C. Also introducing slurring and tonguing etudes.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonYou’ve played a scale with two flats
You’ve played a scale with two flats, now let’s learn D Major with two sharps. Two new pieces of music to ‘sight read’.
20 minutes
Purchase LessonYou can now play four scales
There’s just one more to learn – D Minor! Three “new’ ABRSM grade standard pieces to help develop your sight reading.
20 minutes
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