Trumpet Playing

LFRoberts5 · 11-10-2003, 06:19 PM

Let's start off the new forum with a bang!

What three things have helped your trumpet playing the most?

Here are mine.

1. Long Tones
2. Soft Practice
3. The Balanced Embouchure Method

Tootsall · 11-10-2003, 06:52 PM

1. Sitting in a band that plays above my skill level.
2. Playing softly so as to hear others
3. Buying a trumpet that is in tune with itself and putting a great mouthpiece on it and STAYING WITH THAT COMBO!

Tootsall · 11-10-2003, 06:55 PM

OK...so I cheat!

4. Getting the odd solo...builds the confidence needed for those critical entries.

5. Playing and practicing in a small ensemble where everyone is exposed at one time or another (musically exposed...not the "other" :P )

6. Hearing myself recorded....what a humbling but enlightening experience THAT is!

FreshBrewed · 11-11-2003, 07:06 AM

Only three things? Well, here goes.

1. Playing softly
2. Playing stuff I don't already know
3. Listening to guys like Gary and Jarrett

There are many others but these are the three that have really helped me recently.

Liad Bar-EL · 11-11-2003, 07:50 AM

As a come back player, I could list 30 things; however, I'll select the most important 3 at this date and time.

1) G-d's protection

2) After having many maturing events in my life, they have given me a strong drive to succeed in my playing the trumpet thereby making my practice more fruitful, my performances/playing more meaningful and the others who hear me more appreciative which in turn gives me more joy that I've made other people happy.

3) Contact and making friends with other pros through forums such as these for learning, support, buying equipment, etc. Buying George Graham's flugel was a high point.

The results have been amazing for I have been playing in places and for occasions of great importance in our country with a variety of horns that I've never thought to own and with a technique (skill) and expression that way surpasses from what I had before.

Liad Bar-EL

rdt1959 · 11-11-2003, 11:16 AM

1. Practice
1. Long tones
2. Playing softly
4. More Practice

I would also add that for comeback players, if you want to get serious about your playing a good teacher is a must.

dbacon · 11-11-2003, 11:30 AM

1. Relax

2. Project

3. Listen

Jarrett · 11-11-2003, 12:00 PM

1. Imitate
2. Imitate
3. Imitate
-J

Clarino · 11-11-2003, 12:58 PM

1)Practice
2)Practice
3)Practice
4)Posture
5)Breath Control
6)Learning to count

dizforprez · 11-16-2003, 08:00 PM

1) a great teacher
2) learning that there is such a thing as too much air
3)getting the ears going

11-10-2003, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
LFRoberts5 Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Posts: 55	Trumpet Playing Let's start off the new forum with a bang! What three things have helped your trumpet playing the most? Here are mine. 1. Long Tones 2. Soft Practice 3. The Balanced Embouchure Method
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FreshBrewed Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston, TX Brand: Eclipse Posts: 511	Only three things? Well, here goes. 1. Playing softly 2. Playing stuff I don't already know 3. Listening to guys like Gary and Jarrett There are many others but these are the three that have really helped me recently.
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rdt1959 Pianissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Georgia Posts: 182	1. Practice 1. Long tones 2. Playing softly 4. More Practice I would also add that for comeback players, if you want to get serious about your playing a good teacher is a must.
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11-10-2003, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	1. Sitting in a band that plays above my skill level. 2. Playing softly so as to hear others 3. Buying a trumpet that is in tune with itself and putting a great mouthpiece on it and STAYING WITH THAT COMBO!

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Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	OK...so I cheat! 4. Getting the odd solo...builds the confidence needed for those critical entries. 5. Playing and practicing in a small ensemble where everyone is exposed at one time or another (musically exposed...not the "other" :P ) 6. Hearing myself recorded....what a humbling but enlightening experience THAT is!

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Liad Bar-EL Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 1,168	As a come back player, I could list 30 things; however, I'll select the most important 3 at this date and time. 1) G-d's protection 2) After having many maturing events in my life, they have given me a strong drive to succeed in my playing the trumpet thereby making my practice more fruitful, my performances/playing more meaningful and the others who hear me more appreciative which in turn gives me more joy that I've made other people happy. 3) Contact and making friends with other pros through forums such as these for learning, support, buying equipment, etc. Buying George Graham's flugel was a high point. The results have been amazing for I have been playing in places and for occasions of great importance in our country with a variety of horns that I've never thought to own and with a technique (skill) and expression that way surpasses from what I had before. Liad Bar-EL

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Jarrett Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ft. Leonard Wood MO Posts: 269	1. Imitate 2. Imitate 3. Imitate -J

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Clarino Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sheffield, England, UK Posts: 644	1)Practice 2)Practice 3)Practice 4)Posture 5)Breath Control 6)Learning to count

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