Practicing Trumpet for a Mellophone I was wondering if getting good at trumpet can make me better at mello. The reason for this is that I’m being homeschooled this next year and (outside of my oboe) I’ve only got access to my cousin’s old trumpet, but I really want to march mello next season. I started practicing with my current school’s mellos 8 months ago, but I obviously can’t do that anymore while being homeschooled. Any advice?