The Hawkins Bb Trumpet Practice Mute removes the biggest barrier to consistent improvement: volume. Designed for players who need to practise without disturbing family, neighbours, or colleagues, this trumpet practice mute dramatically reduces sound while maintaining a natural, free-blowing feel.
Unlike many practice mutes that create excessive back pressure and distort response, the Hawkins design delivers steady airflow, realistic resistance, and clear articulation. So your instrument feels and behaves as it should. You can warm up backstage, maintain endurance in a hotel room, or practise late at night at home without sacrificing tone quality or control. Accurate intonation remains a priority; the mute preserves stable tuning across the full register, allowing low notes to centre cleanly and upper register passages to slot securely. That means your muscle memory develops correctly, even during quiet practice sessions.
Lightweight, compact, and durable, the mute fits securely in the bell and travels easily in most trumpet cases. It’s ideal for students, conservatoire players, working professionals, and touring musicians. Built for regular use and long-term reliability, it supports daily fundamentals, technical work, and repertoire preparation without compromise. If you want a Bb trumpet practice mute that combines genuine volume reduction with realistic playing characteristics and dependable tuning, the Hawkins Bb Practice Mute gives you the freedom to practise anytime, anywhere — and improve faster because of it.
“The practice mute is an essential part of my life as I live (and teach) in my apartment sometimes. This is the first and only practice mute I’ve ever blown that blows the same intonation as when I’m open. The resistance is also very comfortable, and when I play open again I feel really good with no adjustment. I don’t know how you did it Tony but it’s changed my playing life!”
Gerard Presencer
Ethan Cogswell –
Pitch, pitch, PITCH!! After half a dozen practice mutes, from freebies to expensive plugin ones with effects, this has been the only practice mute that feels like I’m still playing an open horn, and where I don’t have to fight for my life to get the intonation and response that I need to still play efficiently and safely. With such an affordable price to boot, I recommend any colleagues and students who are serious about practicing quietly with confidence to buy this mute!