I`m new at playing trumpet, and brass instruments. I need help on finding the right pitch on a note and holding a note without the funky waves. Does anyone have a suggestion?

Here are a few ideas, take your arm and flex as hard as you can, and hold it there for 30 seconds......I hope that you noticed even in the first ten seconds that you arm started to shake. That means if you are trying to break open walnuts with your lips to sustain a note, you might be trying too hard. A basic, simple embouchure is like saying the letter "m" like in "marshmallow". Do you feel how the muscle on the chin flexes, and pushes the lip up? Thats all you really need to create a good seal with the mouthpiece. There are many more mechanics when it comes to creating a good sound such as oral cavity and speed of air, plus the consistancy of the air flow. A good teacher who understands these concepts would be a good idea to invest in. Plus, these mechanics slightly change with each brass instrument, the type of air flow you would use on a tuba, wouldnt be such a good idea on a trumpet or viseversa. However, for the TRUMPET, the type of airstream you want to use for the trumpet would be as simple as holding a sheet of paper about twelve inches in front of your face and blowing so that the paper slightly moves away from your face, about three inches. A good mezzo forte air would be like blowing for six seconds with a good CONSTANT air. What I mean by constant is that you dont want to blow so that the paper flys away really fast and then settles, or blowing too fast that you cant sustain it at the end. You want to be able to keep the paper away for six full seconds, you dont want to be full still at the end or too empty, you dont want to feel like youre killing yourself but you dont want to cheat yourself either, it should feel slightly uncomfortable. By the way, when your blowing, it would be wise to use the "marshmallow" embouchure idea, just say it once or twice to set up that flexed feel, so that when you transfer it to the horn it doesnt feel that foreign. Once again, dont flex too hard in the face, set it up so that the aperture(the hole that your lips make) stays consistant, dont let it change too much when your blowing, the only time it should change is when youre on the horn and youre going throughout your range. Another good idea is to make sure youre bringing the horn to your face and not meeting half way, bringing the head down basically breaking at the neck and potencially causing problems down the line. If anything you want to bring your head back, go to screaminbill.com and check out his double c video, he brings his head backwards, I feel that its more comfortable that way. Well there you have it, I suggest however you have a few lessons from someone who understands these topics I talked about, It would be very beneficial to you. Oh, I forgot, when youre ready to transfer this stuff to the horn, set up the embouchure and just blow as you did for the paper, open fingerings, just blow and if you have tuner, find out what note you produce. If its a "G" or concert "F", work on tuning that note, get it in your head! Whistle it, sing it, just make sure you know that note. This note could also be a "C" or concert "Bb" and just to the same. Once you have that note down, move either way a half step from that note. I hope you have a fingering chart or a beginning band book or someway of figuring out how to work the instrument. You could just search online for a fingering chart, im sure you could find one. Anywho I hope this helps. Post any questions you may have. Have fun!

OMG I cant believe I wrote so much...lol

A few people like Maurice Andre, Wynton Marsalis, and various other professional players have worked long and hard to get a very good trumpet sound. Most people find it much easier to find the drumsticks that feel right for them so that they can beat the trumpet comfortably. This generally gives a more pleasing sound than if they were to try and play the instrument.