Trumpet
Module V

Scales

C major first — the trumpet's open-horn key. Each scale drawn as a path of fingerings.

root (written)

scale

practice

C major

C'

open·p2

D'

1+3·p3

E'

1+2·p3

F'

1·p3

G'

open·p3

A'

1+2·p4

B'

2·p4

C''

open·p4

Watch the fingerings as the scale climbs — that's the path through the grid. C major sits easiest because so much of it falls on the open horn; that's why it's the trumpet's home key.