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Love All That’s Holy Easy Trumpet Quartet
Love All That’s Holy easy trumpet quartet is an original hymn composed for four trumpets. The feature of this composition that stands out most is the almost drone-like bass line in the fourth trumpet. Major sections of the composition have the fourth trumpet part playing a low G. This gives the piece a consistent foundation for the other voices to build upon.
I don’t have my notes here in front of me, but I seem to remember the main melody of this easy trumpet quartet popping into my head before church one Sunday morning. It was a morning when I was keenly aware of God’s love, to a point where I felt safe beneath His wings…so to speak.
The tempo is 120 to the quarter-note, but I recorded it in cut-time, at 60 to the half-note. I recorded it this way because I believe this gives the piece a more relaxed feel. It should not feel hurried or panicked. The reason I shared the paragraph above is so you would keep that in mind as you work on the style with your students. It should be performed calmly with a sense of peace.
Skill Level
The skill level for Love All That’s Holy easy trumpet quartet is the Trumpet Tyro level. This is the second skill level of seven in our system. It is also the second of two beginner levels.
The Trumpet Tyro skill level is for students who have been learning the trumpet for three to nine months. The top note at this level is fourth space E. The keys are limited to three sharps and three flats. There are other specifications for the Trumpet Tyro level, but those are the most obvious.
Practice Recommendations
Love All That’s Holy easy trumpet quartet is composed in the style of a hymn. If you are unfamiliar with hymns as a musical style, then it’s a good idea to spend some time listening to hymns as a prerequisite to practicing the parts.
Even regular church goers today can be unfamiliar with traditional hymns. The hymns have not disappeared altogether, but more and more churches are turning their backs on this kind of music.
Hymns are a Christian tradition going back hundreds of years. They only began to be replaced by other kinds of “praise and worship music” in the last part of the 20th century. They are not yet a lost art form, but the tide is moving in that direction.
That’s why the suggestion is to listen to hymns in preparation for working on this composition. Hymns are different and the style will not be completely correct without knowledge of that style.
The biggest technical challenge in Love All That’s Holy easy trumpet quartet is intonation. The harmonies are thick and almost unforgiving if the lower parts are out of tune.
Also, there is a harmonic resolution in the fourth part that really makes the piece shine. This means that everyone needs to play through that section without breathing to make it work. This is on the downbeat of measure six. I know that sometimes beginners struggle to play longer phrases. In my experience, they can do it when they put their minds to it. So some encouragement is in order!
Love All That’s Holy Easy Trumpet Quartet Play-Along
We have a free trumpet play-along video in our You Play First Chair video series for Love All That’s Holy easy trumpet quartet. These trumpet play-along videos are educational tools meant to help trumpet students practice their sight reading and ensemble playing. But they also work very well for letting prospective customers take the piece for a proverbial test drive. Click on the following button to access the trumpet play along video for Love All That’s Holy:
Love All That’s Holy Play Along VideoLove All That’s Holy Easy Trumpet Quartet Score Video
The following is a score video for Love All That’s Holy. We offer these score videos so you have an opportunity to see and hear the piece before you buy it.
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