AC International EZ-TP - Manual (Page 13)

Playing the EZ-TP
EZ-TP Owner’s Manual 13
● Harmonics
In the chart on the previous page you can see that the same fingering –
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).
● 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.
2 1
0 1
3 1
2 1 0 1
2 2 0
● Trumpet
● Piano
Valve
numbers
Example 1
Example 2
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