SIGN-UP: Build Your Finger Dexterity in 2 Weeks
Description
Let’s dig into finger dexterity! Using Herbert Clarke and going well beyond, tonebase trumpet lead Ethan Chilton explores how to build control and speed with our fingers. While air, tongue, and embouchure are important, the fingers are often not given the attention they deserve in our practice. In this course, Ethan explains why it’s so important to practice away from the trumpet, how to build speed quickly back on the trumpet, and shares a variety of advanced exercises for the aspiring virtuoso!
What to Expect:
- 🔗 Guided Exercises: Each week, enjoy a new video where Ethan outlines a structured theory of practice, and demonstrates simple, concrete exercises designed to amplify a specific skillset.
- 🎶 Expert Guidance: Led by Ethan Chilton, professional LA-based trumpeter who built the tonebase trumpet library, these sessions offer a unique insight into the tools and concepts that working trumpeters rely on to develop and refine their finger dexterity.
- 🤝 Community Interaction: Share your experiences, receive feedback from peers, and engage in a supportive community of fellow music enthusiasts and aspiring performers.
Who Should Attend:
🎺 This course is tailored for a trumpeter at any level looking for some structure toward their pursuit of improving or refining their finger dexterity. No pre-requisite knowledge is required, though basic proficiency with the trumpet is highly recommended.
What is Covered:
📚 Participants will explore proper form and position of the fingers, how to begin learning fingerings from scratch, what Finger Practice is and how to build skills away from the trumpet, what the concept of Medium Fast Slow refers to, and guided demonstrations of Clarke and beyond. At the end, you’ll be asked to submit one short video assignment for direct feedback from Ethan.
No special equipment is needed to get started; just bring your enthusiasm, a working trumpet, some curiosity, and whatever recording tools you have—your journey to faster fingers begins here!
Note: this class is free and the cost to participate is already included in your tonebase subscription!
Timeline
- Sign-Up : Monday, September 16th
- Course Period: Monday, September 23rd - Friday, October 4th
- Zoom Check-in: Monday, September 30th
FOLLOW THE LINK TO SIGN-UP: