You've been making a lot of improvements on the horn recently and its showing! keep it up! Lip Slurs: You're so close to getting familiar with slurring to C. Try approaching it as many ways as you can. Two note slurs, three note, loud, soft, or starting on G/Ab-> C. Fill up with air and use it!!! As soon as [...]
Abi: Nice job in lesson this week. You've learned a lot and its coming through! Lip slurs: Try to incorporate this into your practice everyday. Start on C-G-C and work down chromatically, then add an extra note on top. This is all about good breathing! Make sure your sound is supported throughout the whole register of the horn, by air [...]
Nice job getting all those major scales this lesson!!! You're more than halfway to knowing them all :) Try to get in 15/20 mins a day of your favourite exercises.... lead pipe buzzing & lip slurs! On the lead pipe try experimenting with moving the pitch more. Use your air and core to shoot up to the higher notes, and [...]
Abi: Everything is sounding great! Continue to have a health balance of time spent practicing technique & musicality. Technique: Lead pipe buzzing - Try to always warm up with this. Play around with dynamics, pitch, and try to incorporate you tongue into this too. This is a great way to get you air, lips and tongue ready to play. Lip [...]
Continue to work on the exercises for improving trumpet technique we've discussed so far... Lead pipe buzz, lip slurs, and long tones. You should try to get at least 15/ 20 mins of this in/ day. Scales: So far you know 6 major scales, thats amazing! (C,Bb,Eb,B,E & D) you're halfway to knowing them all. I suggest digging into these [...]
For next lesson: Continue to work on the exercises to improve your comfortability on the horn: lead pipe buzzing, lip slurs, & long tones. Refer to previous homework posts/ your notes if you have any questions with those. Try for 15/20 mins of these a day. Major Scales: Great job learning those new scales. Continue to refine the ones you [...]
These are the exercises that will make you better at playing trumpet: Lead pipe buzzing - play around with pitch, dynamics and tongue. Lip slurs: Start on low C and just use the air & face to slur to G. Try for the C above that as well. Continue this exercise down a semi tone each time. Long Tones: we [...]
These are the exercises that will make you better at playing trumpet: Lead pipe buzzing - play around with pitch, dynamics and tongue. Lip slurs: Start on low C and just use the air & face to slur to G. Try for the C above that as well. Continue this exercise down a semi tone each time. Long Tones: we [...]
Great job learning those major scales last week!! Thats a wonderful exercise for your ear & mind. What to practice Lead pipe buzz: 5 mins. Think about moving air. This is a great time to focus on how your breath is doing. Think relaxed & full. Try playing at different dynamics and changing the pitch. You can also try tonguing [...]
Nice getting to know you a little bit this first lesson! You have a great grasp on the foundations of the trumpet which will making learning new concepts a breeze. What To Practice: Lead Pipe Buzzing: 10 mins. For this exercise, you have to remove the tuning slide... don't lose it! Take a healthy breath, and begin to buzz through [...]