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rowuk · 02-26-2008, 11:22 AM

BigTiny has it!
as a baby our first developments are based on IMITATION. We learn that smiling at somebody generated a positive reaction. The urge to be mobile is based on our experiences as is walking and talking.
We can use that most basic of human skills to help our playing too. Listen, listen, listen to all music, not just trumpet.
We have 4 possibilities to create vibrato: a light shake of the hand, a chewing action with our chops, movement of the tongue (tah-eeh-ah-eeh-ah), or a "natural" vibrato from the breathing apparatus. A REAL trumpet player wants it all and practices each technique individually to be prepared for any occasion.
Articulation is like learning a foreign language. There is soooo much more than taah, teeh and tooh. T, D, K, G, L are all consonants that can be at the beginning - or end of a musical "word". the vowels a, e, i, o, u(oo) and the foreign variations ä, ö, ü (or the french u) give each tone a unique character. Imitation is the key here too! Phrasing involves expanding your bodies capabilities and studying the music to figure out what was originally intended. After that, you play what you feel.
Find role models, Maurice André was mine for a long time. Dig up everything you can and just DO IT. Your trumpet teacher can help for sure!

02-26-2008, 11:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,640	Re: How to develop sound? BigTiny has it! as a baby our first developments are based on IMITATION. We learn that smiling at somebody generated a positive reaction. The urge to be mobile is based on our experiences as is walking and talking. We can use that most basic of human skills to help our playing too. Listen, listen, listen to all music, not just trumpet. We have 4 possibilities to create vibrato: a light shake of the hand, a chewing action with our chops, movement of the tongue (tah-eeh-ah-eeh-ah), or a "natural" vibrato from the breathing apparatus. A REAL trumpet player wants it all and practices each technique individually to be prepared for any occasion. Articulation is like learning a foreign language. There is soooo much more than taah, teeh and tooh. T, D, K, G, L are all consonants that can be at the beginning - or end of a musical "word". the vowels a, e, i, o, u(oo) and the foreign variations ä, ö, ü (or the french u) give each tone a unique character. Imitation is the key here too! Phrasing involves expanding your bodies capabilities and studying the music to figure out what was originally intended. After that, you play what you feel. Find role models, Maurice André was mine for a long time. Dig up everything you can and just DO IT. Your trumpet teacher can help for sure! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.