Playing Posture
Fingerings
Maintenance / Instrument Brands / Upgrades
Mouth Pieces
Embouchure
Steps to forming the "standard" trumpet embouchure:
1) Practice sighing
- listen for any restriction in your air flow
- If there is a "hiss sound" tr saying "HO---" when exhaling from the sigh
2) Say the word "banana"
- The syllable "buh" is what you want to focus on
3) Form the lips i a "buh" with our saying the word "banana"
1) Practice sighing
- listen for any restriction in your air flow
- If there is a "hiss sound" tr saying "HO---" when exhaling from the sigh
2) Say the word "banana"
- The syllable "buh" is what you want to focus on
3) Form the lips i a "buh" with our saying the word "banana"
Trumpet Tone Production Problems and Remedies
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Sound Production
1. Correct Tone Production 2. No Tone Rushing Air 3. Airy Tone (Some airy tone is common until the lip begins to vibrate naturally) 4. Tight thin, pinched tone 5. Stopped (restricted throat or buzz) |
Causes of Problem
- None - Lips not together (spread aperture) - Too much pucker in lips ("oo" shape) - Dry lips, dry mouthpiece - Insufficient air to make lips vibrate - Lips not together (spread aperture) - Too much pucker in lips ("oo" shape) - Tense, excessively pursed lip formation (biting) - Too much pucker in lips (hard "oo") - Tight, closed throat - Tense, excessivel pursed lip formation (biting) - Too much mouthpiece pressure toward lips - Tight, closed throat |
Remedies
- None - Reform and maintain "B" position with lips - Reform and maintain "B" - Lick lips, inside of mouth piece - Review "sigh" breath; use faster air - Reform and maintain "B" position with lips - Reform and maintain "B" - Relax; reform "B" but d-emphasize lip pursing - Re-form "B" but emphasize no pucker (more M) - Review "sigh" breath; Suggest yawn with head up. - Relax, re-form "B" but de-emphasize lip pursing - Relax left hand grip; no right hand little finger hook - Review "sigh" breath; suggest yawn with head up |
Common Pitch Problems - Tuning Guide
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