Trumpet is one of the most widely used instruments, being played in classical, jazz, contemporary

and so forth. It's a great instrument, but frustrating at first. It is frustrating because your

lips' "buzzing" is what makes the sound, the tighter the lips the higher the sound and vice versa.

For beginners, such as myself, lip buzzing is inconsistent, which makes for a bad sound. Despite

the fact that it's hard to start, once you get over the buzzing issue, it is pretty straight forward from

there. Then you can start playing songs and work your way up. Trying to learn by yourself can be

even more frustrating than the buzzing issue. Practicing trumpet in higher populated areas

could annoy the people you live with and those who are living around you, so having a good

teacher with a sense of humour and country location for practicing helps.