What is mainly tricky about the trumpet, besides getting the high notes, is something called a shake. Shakes are know for the drop and raise in pitches for the single note. I, myself, am having real, real trouble doing this sometimes. I'm not going to spend alot on description because I know you just want to learn already. There are actually many methods to doing this.

Method 1 (easy)- Method 1 is basically the easiest trick to this. Basically, it's a trill. Using 2 notes, a player can almost bend the sounds. For example, If I play a Medium F (the bottom space bar) and I want to shake (trill) I would fastly change F to G very fast back and forth. It's not very convincing if you're trying to do this the more professional way.

Method 2 (moderate)-Method 2 is not a bad way. It's sort of easy, but you have to make sure that you keep your embouchure still and it is not moved. Basically, it is what it says. When you play a note, let's say like an A. I will play the note, then very carefully, but swift and fastly, shake the trumpet back and forth, but without taking it off my lips. That's basically the way some people to most people do it.

Method 3 (HARD)- Method 3 is the hardest way to make a shake. If you have ever heard the song Hot Hot Hot, one of the versions has a trumpet make a high note above the staff and 'shake' the note. In this method shaking is literally not shaking. The term 'shake' in this method refers to the range of flat to sharp pitches in 1 note. What the trick is, is that you have to play a note (obviously) and move your lips loose then tighter, loose then tighter, and repeat the steps but get faster every time. When you do this, you should be thinking of the vowels TAA-EEE TAA-EE, but mainly if you're going for a high note like the High C! You will hear sort of a bend in pitches, but basically its the note next up. When you play the notes after the high G above the staff, you can basically play every note up with no valves pressing down. That will probably make it easier. Technically, the technique is easy. It's just matter of getting to the high notes. Here is one way to practice. - Using the method 3, start from the D (4Th line) and keep practicing. After you have mastered 'shaking' with D, go up to E, then to F, then all the way up as much as you can. ATTENTION: You will probably NOT be able to go up as much as you can until you practice those high notes. Practice going up in half notes, then quarter notes, then eighth notes, then if you would like sixteenth notes and on. Then start from about D or F and just start going up. The point is NOT about thrusting you mouthpiece on your lips. I have tried it. What it does is, if you press to hard, you WILL cut off your air and buzzing. Use a lot of air and don't press the mouth piece hard on your lips. I'm not saying go up constantly, just conveniently as you can. If you run out of air, you can either start over, or if possible, just start where you left off.

Thanks all of you who are willing to read this. Please leave comments. If I forgot anything, PLEASE let me know, so I can edit and help people out more. THANKS!!