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It was difficult to figure out the piano part because it was so soft in the background. (It was hard to hear even when I pulled up an instrumental version.) I think I've figured it out, now, so I just need to practice it.
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For the trumpet part, I've never seriously played trumpet before, so I had to learn it on my own. I borrowed Ellen's mother's trumpet, and a few books. Youtube helped, and last thursday, the 6th, Mr. Taylor gave me some good advice on adjusting my embouchure to that required for trumpet (and those high notes). Before, I had been approaching blowing into the mouthpiece the same way that I had for when I was playing trombone.
Now I know that I have to keep my lips closer together in a more "flat faced" embouchure, and to focus on the speed of air rather than volume. I've also been practicing for 15-30 minutes every day (I've been consistent until last Thursday and Friday, which I missed practicing...)
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At first, I played around and figured out the basic scale- concert Bb: link
Scale from today's practice (day13): link
--Mouthpiece exercises(day9): link day13(today): link
After exercises (day9): link
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Then, on the second day where I had more time, I experimented with figuring out the trumpet parts to "Alone Again or" by listening to the song and playing along with it.
(This is from the day after I got the trumpet: link
Playing along with the song on the 3rd day: link day4: link)
I practiced the song without backgrounds, to get the notes:
day3: link day4: link day5: link day6: link day7: link day8: link day9: link day10: link link2
day11: link day12: link day13(today): link
I'll be playing again with the song during my next practice. It's been really exciting learning how to play a new instrument! (One of my bucket list items is to sit down one day with a bunch of instruments and just play around on them for a day.)
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