Warm up thoroughly. Cold weather will make it rough to play, even after you're warmed up, so pay attention to your pitch so you can correct it.

Keep your mouthpiece in your hand or in a pocket close to your body as long as you can. Keeping the mouthpiece warm will help prevent your lips from going numb when you start playing. Alternately, you can blow air through the trumpet to warm it up starting a few minutes before you have to play.

Cold weather will increase condensation while you're playing, so you'll need to drain the trumpet frequently through the spit valve (don't neglect to do this then tip the trumpet up while you're playing!).

It's also important to dress warmly. If you're cold, it's going to be that much more difficult to keep your instrument and lips warm.

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