I played trumpet from third grade through college. I agree that it is going to take a while to get good but you can have 1.5 octave range to work with in no time. That will be plenty enough to work with and enjoy yourself.
Divitius was dead on, LEARN YOUR SCALES. Also, buy the Arban Method:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Conse.../dp/0825803853
Learning your scales and playing through the exercises in the Arban book will teach you the basics of music theory. Since you don't know the difference yet between the key of C or any other key (like C#) practice them all equally and you can avoid the common pitfall of thinking that there are "hard" keys that are difficult to learn.
Get a metronome. Use it when you play your scales and Arban exercises. Go slow, DO NOT RUSH.
Buzz on your mouthpiece. Playing a scale on your mouthpiece (with correct pitches) will greatly improve your tone when playing the instrument.
After you get a handle on the basics. Pick out a couple of easy pieces to play and get recordings of good musicians playing them. If you can, record yourself. Try to make yours sound like theirs.
Divitius was dead on, LEARN YOUR SCALES. Also, buy the Arban Method:
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Conse.../dp/0825803853
Learning your scales and playing through the exercises in the Arban book will teach you the basics of music theory. Since you don't know the difference yet between the key of C or any other key (like C#) practice them all equally and you can avoid the common pitfall of thinking that there are "hard" keys that are difficult to learn.
Get a metronome. Use it when you play your scales and Arban exercises. Go slow, DO NOT RUSH.
Buzz on your mouthpiece. Playing a scale on your mouthpiece (with correct pitches) will greatly improve your tone when playing the instrument.
After you get a handle on the basics. Pick out a couple of easy pieces to play and get recordings of good musicians playing them. If you can, record yourself. Try to make yours sound like theirs.
