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Practicing double tongueing

Practice — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:35:21 GMT

What is the best way to practice double tongueing? Like excercises.

Eww neck veins

Alex_C — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:27:36 GMT

Eww I have neck veins ... I mean, they show up when I play. At least I'll always get an "A" for Effort. I don't think they look macho, they just look dumb.

Anyone else experience this?

which horn the better of the bunch

NESS925 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:46:10 GMT

Which of my trumpets is the best
Hello over the years i have aquired 4 trumpets 1 cornet and 1 trombone,now aqe 55 I find myself taking them out of my attic and wanting to play for my church.
Please tell me which of the following is the better of the group and age

1.BUNDY SELMER 533767 ML
2. CONN DIRECTOR TWO TONE H05674
3. BLESING SCHOLASTIC 219723
4. KING CLEVELAND 600 282275
5.BUNDY TROMBONE 491187
6.BUNDY SELMER CORNET 422381 ML

Freaks?

Dburn — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:12:50 GMT

After 3 months I can finally hit the G and A above the staff without worrying that I am going to crash and burn.

All I can figure is that you Double C guys possess some sort of Freakish SUPER POWERS! :D

Numb Lips

Trumpet Dreamer — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:55:05 GMT

After 10 weeks of practicing 3 hours a day, my upper lip has developed a numbness that has me concerned.This has made it hard to find my "sweet spot" embouchure, thus I do a lot of hunting. This first started about 2 weeks ago...and no, I do not use much pressure when playing. My practicing is done at very soft levels. Has anyone ever experienced this? I am a new trumpet student.

National Anthem

xjb0906 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:49:19 GMT

I played in high school but put the horn away for about 12 years before getting the itch again. I have been back at it for about 18 months. Below is a link to my first time playing the National Anthem at a ballgame in July.

YouTube - NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE KNIGHTS GAME BY...

Thanks,

Jimmy

best way to protect your horn??????

harveyhassanator — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:56:59 GMT

ive been playing for a fair number of years now and with every instrument i have owned i have (melted???) through the lacquer and several times through the instruments themselves.
anyone got any ideas on how to stop that or a coating i can put over the horns i now own??? (e.g gold plate or something)

any comment would be greatly appreciated!

thanks :)

West Chester University Early Trumpet Symposium

swissdude — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:22:34 GMT

Dear friends,

I would like to share with all of you details about an upcoming event at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. On October 22 (starts at 3pm)- 23 (8pm ending time) I will be hosting an Early Trumpet Symposium which will feature professors Allan Dean (Yale University: Allan Dean), Barry Bauguess (Oberlin Conservatory: Barry Bauguess), and Brian Shaw (Louisiana State University: Brian Shaw: Baroque and Modern Trumpet) on trumpet. Also featured will be professors from the history and theory department at West Chester U.

More information will be available shortly on a website. Link will follow shortly.

Fee for this event is $20 (flat rate) for the full event. Payment will be available with mail registration (cash or checks only) as well as on the day of the event.

If you have any questions you can reach me at: jdobrzelewski@wcupa.edu

Location: West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA 19383

Hoping to see many of you there,

Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski

Embouchure

Raymo — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:16:12 GMT

I have just recently picked up the horn after about two years of not playing. I plan to audition and tryout ,again, for the band in the marines. After about two weeks of regular practice, I noticed I have not gotten very far. I still fatigue after about ten minutes of playing. I have decided that I may need an embouchure change. I don't currently have a trainer available to help me out. Any advice on what i can do to better my embouchure. I also am struggling with getting good air speed. Im pretty sure that embouchure and air speed go hand in hand. I have about six months to prepare for an audition.

Bulging cervical (neck) disc

berner218 — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:45:51 GMT

I've just been diagnosed with a bulging C6-C7 disc in my neck and was told not to play for at least 4 weeks during treatment (drugs for pain, disc decompression traction and chiropractic adjustments). Since none of my doctors are musicians and have no idea about what I can expect after the 4 weeks has been completed, I was wondering if anyone out there had experienced the same thing and can clue me in on what to expect. I currently play lead/split lead in 4 different groups and am concerned about high register compression. Any input is welcome.
Thanx

Question about lip trills

rviser — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:53:28 GMT

I can do shakes using my hand, if I'm feeling good they sound pretty good all the way up to an A, sometimes a B. But I know the way I'm doing these is not good, it beats my lips up when I'm moving the mouthpiece against my lips back and forth to make this happen. So I've been working on lip trills, not only will doing them this way not be so hard on my lips but I also like that New Orleans style sound of doing them this way. I used to not be able to do them at all, now when I'm fresh, I can make from an E to a G sound pretty darn good. Problem is, this only happens when I'm fresh. If I were to try and do one like this way halfway into a set, there's no way. Is there anything that I can work on to target this issue or is it pretty much just an overall strength and endurance issue? Thanks!

Double-tonguing and jaw pain. Advice.

Dark Knight — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:10:21 GMT

First, let me say that I do have a teacher. She is a local band director and qualified to teach brass up to a certain level but she specializes in reed instruments. I tried to discuss this problem with her but did not get any clarity other than its normal so “suck it up butter cup.”

A while back I went to a trumpet professor and was taught to play with both lips curled slightly and to use my air properly; it all sounds good. I have been playing my Rubank exercises and Sigmund Herring Etudes very dutifully. And, to my great joy my teacher says that it is time to learn double tonguing. At first, I practiced off horn in the recommended way (Too Koo). Then on horn, I practiced while performing the same note, also as recommended in the usual way, and all is good so far. The teacher then decided to convert a Sigmund Herring exercise (Etude #10) into a double tonguing etude. I loved it. But, I developed severe pain in the jaw joint similar to what is described for TMJ syndrome and get really scared. It has never really happened before. I started to analyze very deeply what I may be doing wrong. My teacher said that there is nothing wrong and it was just my chops getting stronger; it is normal. But, I am not too sure.

Here is where is where I am asking for your input. I have discovered that through “evolution” (sound familiar) of the exercises I have been given, I have very subtly and gradually moved away from a both lips slightly curled to a lower lip curled and under the upper lip. I think that the upper lip may be curled to some degree but I am not sure. I have found it very easy to play this way and it happened by accident. For example, the harmonic slurs recommended by Markie are so comfortable and easy to do this way. Slurring from low F# to G on top of the stave is so very comfortable and easy. I am still having to use the corners of my mouth and vary the lip curl, which is why I did not notice I was doing anything different from what I was showed (curling both lips and relying on both equally). I also have to use lip compression to some degree between the upper and lower lips, so it is still easy to not notice that I was moving away from what I was showed.

However, concentrating on what I may be doing wrong to cause so much pain in the jaw joint when double tonguing, I believe that to make the quick changes in notes I was using greater jaw movements rather than relying on muscles of my embouchure. Is double-tonguing more difficult for people who curl the bottom lip under the top? Is this ultimately a dead-end embouchure for good articulations?

I have tried “re-focusing” in balancing the lip curl between both lips and using more lip compression between the two towards the corners and the there is zero jaw pain and the articulation is much cleaner, at least to my ear. It just does not feel natural at all.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

DK

Evette and Schaeffer American by Buffet

BigAl60504 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:18:15 GMT

I am really confused as to what type of trumpet I really have and was hoping someone could help me figure it all out.

I am the original owner since the sixth grade so that puts it from about 1969. It is engraved on the Bell with Evette and Schaeffer American with flowers and scrolls. The valves have blue felt mother of pearl caps. Also the two rear slides have knobs with mother of pearl. It is a two-tone horn brass and silver and it is stamped 663308 which I assume is the serial number.

The case is black and has a silver medallion that says Evette & Schaeffer by Buffet Parris France

The original mouthpiece that came with it is stamped Carl Fisher 7C*. I also have a Vincent Bach Corp. 1 1/2 C mouthpiece

The horn is in great shape for its age with most of the laquer intact. The black hard case is in great shape too and has red lining.

If anyone can tell me what I really have and what it is worth I would be grateful.

Thanks

Al

Questions

mcburgerguy94 — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:17:11 GMT

I have three question

First off I'm a junior in highschool I'm currently in Jazz Band I (out of three) Symphonic I and II (I play french horn in Sym II) and the symphony orchestra.

I'm really interested in pursuing music as a career and have been looking at a few music schools across the country, and as I've been looking at the audition requirements I've noticed "two contrasting etudes" on almost, if not, every school. My first question is what would be the best book for etudes of the sort.

Second question: as I previously mentioned I'm playing french horn in my sym II class. I just started playing this year and I'm wondering if this will be detrimental to my trumpet embouchure?

Third and final question: I prefer to play on large mouthpieces. Over the past three years I've played on a 1 1/2C for Concert and A 1D for marching. I've had no problems playing with a good tone and "in their faces" as my director would say, but I have had problems maintaing my extreme range with these, because I get fatigued easily with them. Is there any mouthpiece that will help keep my endurance but have the same feel as the others?

Thanks for reading

Manny Laureano on "Warm Up" and Breathing

Solar Bell — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:59:34 GMT

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