Taught by renowned trumpeter David Krauss
Deepen your artistry, and learn to express every note with clarity and beauty. Discover the secrets to making your trumpet sing.
A resonant, beautiful tone: it’s the hallmark of great trumpet playing. Many players, however, fall into producing a harsh, blaring tone — especially when attempting to project their sound. How do you achieve a tone that’s powerful and beautiful, without straining?
The answers are here. In this detailed 6-part course, MET Orchestra principal trumpet David Krauss reveals how to harness your breath, tongue, and technique for brilliant, meaningful tone production across registers. By putting these secrets to use, you’ll produce a brilliant tone that can only be yours…one that will make a true impression on your listeners.
David Krauss is a sought-after artist and thought leader in the trumpet world, with a distinguished career steeped in both performance and pedagogy.
Born in Long Island, Krauss studied with the legendary Wynton Marsalis before pursuing both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Juilliard. He has served as the principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 2001.
Beyond his performances, Krauss is dedicated to education, teaching at prestigious institutions such as the Manhattan School of Music, the Mannes School of Music at the New School, Columbia University, and Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts. During the summer season, Krauss also teaches at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and the Aspen Music Festival.
Krauss co-directs Berkshire Summer Music, an innovative music program he founded with his wife Kristen, to fuel the musical journey of aspiring young artists. He also hosts the podcast Speaking Soundly, which features in-depth, candid discussions with top artists.
"I don't regret for a minute having spent the money on the membership. There's something for every musician on tonebase – I recommend you give it a try."
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