This is something to get used to if you can. You won’t sound the same as you do in the band room or your bedroom, mostly because you can’t hear your sound bouncing off the walls. If you’re playing outdoors or in a really large arena try to practise at least one time in that environment. You can take an extra moment before you start to make sure you’re completely ready. You can rush or slow down if you think you should. The fact that you’re playing all alone might seem scary at first but it does mean that you can take extra time where you need it – like for a breath. In the copy below we put a “6” under all of those Major 6ths just to be safe. That interval is called a Major Sixth – like the first 2 notes of “My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean …” and quite possibly some other song, maybe even one from this century. You can just carry on from there on the right notes. If you overshoot it or undershoot it you’ll know, because you prepared so well. If that interval gives you grief, mark on the music at each place it occurs and prepare to play it well. Make sure that you hear it before you have to play it – another good reason to have the notes in front of you. The interval (distance) between the printed G in the staff and the E above it accounts for the most mistakes. Because this piece is a Bugle call the notes are relatively far apart but it’s still easy to get off track after one simple mispitched note. It’s the issue of hitting the wrong note and its ugly twin … hitting a note for just a millisecond then splitting off that one to another note nearby. The thing that gets the most players in trouble with The Last Post is really the same thing that’s responsible for the most wrong notes in any Trumpet section in any band – mispitching. Playing Tips for The Last Post on Trumpet On the last post sheet music shown below are some markings that a trumpet student and I pencilled onto her copy so that she’d remember what she liked and had decided to do with it.
Then it’s a simple matter of making what you’re doing similar to what you like. Play the piece(es) a bunch of times, think about it, listen to some more recordings and figure out what you like and don’t like. If you’re trying to figure out when to go fast, when to slow down, which notes to hold and how long or loud don’t try to copy any one recording. I’ve heard hundreds of players perform this music on hundreds of occasions but I’m not sure I’ve ever heard it played the same way twice.
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The Legion invites people to download and use these recordings for ceremonial purposes.
It also has a recording of the Lament – that is sometimes played on Bagpipes after the silence just before the Rouse. The Legion also has good recordings of The Last Post, Rouse, O Canada and God Save the Queen on its website.
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Then lay the official wreaths.” Music for commemorative ceremonies: How to properly use these musical pieces, Canadian Armed Forces, Government of Canada Recordings of the Last Post & Rouse on Trumpet Following the 2-minute period of silence, play Rouse. This would detract from quiet reflection on the service and sacrifice of the dead. During the silence, do not play any musical instrument, including bagpipes. “The last note of Last Post marks the beginning of the 2 minutes of silence. While that silence can be uncomfortable, it should be the most important part of the ceremony. Your school principal might ask for a somewhat shorter silence. For older students and the general public that’s the standard. The Royal Canadian Legion currently specifies that the silence be two minutes long. Use the sheet music – that’s why it’s here, and free. Putting that pressure on a young player is asking for trouble. Those players have spent tens of thousands of hours practising Trumpet and some hundreds of those hours will have been on this specific music.
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Yes, you will see and hear the best military players do exactly that on the TV broadcast. The Trumpet player honours the fallen in advance by preparing as well as possible for that performance.Īttempting to perform this music from memory is not necessary. It is used in ceremonies to honour people who died serving our country, so it’s difficult to imagine a more solemn occasion. While it rarely gets performed flawlessly, it should always be approached with that goal in mind. Assuming that this last post trumpet sheet music is to be used in a school setting, there are some thoughts I’d like to share on how to play it.įirst of all, it’s not to be taken lightly.
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