Yamaha EZ-TP Owner's Manual - Page 13
Harmonics, Pitch, Singing the Correct Pitch, Fingering
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Playing the EZ-TP ● Harmonics In the chart on the previous page you can see that the same fingering - 12 valves 1 and 2 - is used to produce two different notes: E and A. Real trumpets function in the same way, allowing you to produce more than one note with each fingering. These are "harmonic" notes, and are produced on a real trumpet by changing your "embouchure," or the shape of your lips against the instrument's mouthpiece. In the EZ-TP the harmonic produced is determined by the pitch of the note you sing into the mouthpiece. ● Pitch The default key for the EZ-TP is Bb - the standard key for most trumpets. If you play Example 1 using the default Bb key setting the actual pitches of the notes produced will be as shown in Example 2 (piano-pitch score). ● Trumpet Example 1 Valve 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 numbers 3 2 2 ● Piano Example 2 ● Singing the Correct Pitch Since the key of the EZ-TP is Bb, you will also have to sing the notes you want to "play" in the key of Bb. To play the note indicated by the dotted outline in the above score, for example, you will need to sing a note corresponding to Bb on a piano. Refer to "Check the Pitch Of the Bb, C, Eb, and F Keys" on page 18. ● Fingering Two modes are provided that lets you play by singing only, without requiring trumpet fingerings. Refer to "Fr1 and Fr2 - Play By Singing Only" on page 18. EZ-TP Owner's Manual 13 11