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rowuk · 11-06-2007, 01:21 AM

Nomojo,
building chops is the same as any other physical activity:if you are in a hurry, you usually get disappointed.
Success is generally attached to a plan, a routine.
My suggestion:
Start with long tones on the mouthpiece- 5 minutes, not loud - NO TONGUING
2) long tones on the trumpet - 5 minutes not loud - NO TONGUING
3) lip slurs - 5 minutes not loud - NO TONGUING
4) some music - melodies, Hymnbook - easy stuff not loud - tongued
5) technical studies for tonguing and the like!

The trick is to play softly, even to take a sip of tap water between exercises. Loud comes later when you have some chops. This is about a half hour of easy playing. Do it twice a day for a couple of weeks. You will find your frustration goes down every day!

11-06-2007, 01:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,221	Re: Floppy chops Nomojo, building chops is the same as any other physical activity:if you are in a hurry, you usually get disappointed. Success is generally attached to a plan, a routine. My suggestion: Start with long tones on the mouthpiece- 5 minutes, not loud - NO TONGUING 2) long tones on the trumpet - 5 minutes not loud - NO TONGUING 3) lip slurs - 5 minutes not loud - NO TONGUING 4) some music - melodies, Hymnbook - easy stuff not loud - tongued 5) technical studies for tonguing and the like! The trick is to play softly, even to take a sip of tap water between exercises. Loud comes later when you have some chops. This is about a half hour of easy playing. Do it twice a day for a couple of weeks. You will find your frustration goes down every day! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.