Articulation Help - Page 2

Trumpet guy · 10-09-2008, 04:18 AM

Some people get into bad habits so that "natural" for them is not the best way to do it. Some kids will naturally try to breath attack everything because cause they were never taught they needed to use the tongue to play (this happened in my middle school because the director didn't teach or emphasize tonguing). I, like oldlou, never had a problem with articulation. I learned that tonguing concept fairly early by listening to soundtracks and it was pretty clear to me what I needed to do.

And good articulation is not natural, it has to be learned (I had to be taught legato and double tonguing) just like learning to speak. You can only learn so much by nature and by listening. In fact, nothing about playing the trumpet is natural UNTIL you make it a habit. But natural is not always right, or best.

Mason · 10-09-2008, 04:43 AM

ohh im not sure if im good my teacher doesnt say anything so im assuming its good?

rowuk · 10-09-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joefab

Hello,

I know this is going to sound extremely stupid....but, what exactly is articulation?

articulation is the chopping up of your airstream to create individual notes. There is a world of "articulations" to give the notes real meaning and context.

Hard, soft, accented, legato, quick/precise or smooth...........

Trumpet guy · 10-09-2008, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mason

ohh im not sure if im good my teacher doesnt say anything so im assuming its good?

Gereally, if the teacher doesn't bring something up, your either good enough for now, or not ready for it.
For articulation, it would be more than likely that he believes that, at this point, your articulation is good enough that he can work on other things before he starts to help you "perfect" your articulation technique and other technique. Notice the difference between the words "good enough" and "perfect."

Mason · 10-10-2008, 02:01 AM

yer but i dont get how you can do articulation

Trumpet guy · 10-10-2008, 04:37 AM

Articulation is not a technique, it is how you play. There is no way to not "do articulation" (unless you don't get a sound out of the trumpet). Whatever you do to make a sound, that's an articulation, whether it's a hard (ta) or soft (da) articulation, or a "foofy" one (fwaa). That last one is a bad articulation. It all has to do with the movement of the tongue.

Mason · 10-10-2008, 04:55 AM

i usually just do "ta"

tedh1951 · 10-10-2008, 06:52 AM

Great - then you are articulating - well done keep it up.

10-09-2008, 04:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
Trumpet guy Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 947	Re: Articulation Help Some people get into bad habits so that "natural" for them is not the best way to do it. Some kids will naturally try to breath attack everything because cause they were never taught they needed to use the tongue to play (this happened in my middle school because the director didn't teach or emphasize tonguing). I, like oldlou, never had a problem with articulation. I learned that tonguing concept fairly early by listening to soundtracks and it was pretty clear to me what I needed to do. And good articulation is not natural, it has to be learned (I had to be taught legato and double tonguing) just like learning to speak. You can only learn so much by nature and by listening. In fact, nothing about playing the trumpet is natural UNTIL you make it a habit. But natural is not always right, or best. __________________ Daniel Lan "If you're not improving, you're falling behind." - My Trumpet Teacher, Steve Horns Bach Strad 37 - Megatone 3C/3B Bach TR300 (marching) Berkeley Cornet Berkeley Picc. Trumpet - Vincent Bach Corp. Mt.Vernon N.Y 10 1/2 DW Jupiter Soprano Trombone - Megatone 3C/3B Olds Ambassador Fullerton Trombone - Olds 12C

10-09-2008, 04:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
Mason Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 150	Re: Articulation Help ohh im not sure if im good my teacher doesnt say anything so im assuming its good?

10-10-2008, 02:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
Mason Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 150	Re: Articulation Help yer but i dont get how you can do articulation __________________ "Ultra-Pure Rocks!" - Chris Botti This is a temporary quote untill i find a good one.

10-10-2008, 04:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
Trumpet guy Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: California Posts: 947	Re: Articulation Help Articulation is not a technique, it is how you play. There is no way to not "do articulation" (unless you don't get a sound out of the trumpet). Whatever you do to make a sound, that's an articulation, whether it's a hard (ta) or soft (da) articulation, or a "foofy" one (fwaa). That last one is a bad articulation. It all has to do with the movement of the tongue. __________________ Daniel Lan "If you're not improving, you're falling behind." - My Trumpet Teacher, Steve Horns Bach Strad 37 - Megatone 3C/3B Bach TR300 (marching) Berkeley Cornet Berkeley Picc. Trumpet - Vincent Bach Corp. Mt.Vernon N.Y 10 1/2 DW Jupiter Soprano Trombone - Megatone 3C/3B Olds Ambassador Fullerton Trombone - Olds 12C

10-10-2008, 04:55 AM	#17 (permalink)
Mason Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 150	Re: Articulation Help i usually just do "ta" __________________ "Ultra-Pure Rocks!" - Chris Botti This is a temporary quote untill i find a good one.

10-10-2008, 06:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
tedh1951 Forte User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,170	Re: Articulation Help Great - then you are articulating - well done keep it up. __________________ Ted

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