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@chrismarbrey9678 2 күн бұрын
Just curious. What is that trombone your playing. It looks like it has at least an 8 inch bell.
@eddie3051 11 күн бұрын
I've only played classical, what should I start with if i want to play jazz?
@aidanobuck5779 12 күн бұрын
With my embouchure, the center of my lips give out way before anything else
@sandrachol2924 12 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for all this great advice! (I've just watched about 10 of your videos, so impressed!) As a French horn player, I definately over think my playing, paralysis by analysis definately applies! Yesterday was la fête de la musique here in France, playing outside in gusty wind and cold definately helped shift the focus too.🤣Looking forward to activating all your trombone tips, it definately makes playing more mellow. 👍
@arb1tra 25 күн бұрын
Is that an alto trombone?
@TheChopsShop 25 күн бұрын
No, that’s a tenor trombone.
@SirSeastar 26 күн бұрын
I keep trying to go from a flat to e flat ( higher obviously ) and I keep sliding down to a d flat 😭
@TheChopsShop 26 күн бұрын
Try playing Eb in 3rd then move it to sharp 2nd position. The partials are very close between Db and Eb in second position. Sometimes it’s hard to lock in when you’re getting the sound of the note in your ear.
@TheChopsShop 26 күн бұрын
Try playing Eb in 3rd position then move it to sharp 2nd. Db and Eb are very close partials in 2nd position. Get the sound and feel of Eb in its natural overtone first, then try 2nd position.
@idrinkpeople6440 26 күн бұрын
You should learn the trombone shorty solo from st James infirmary it’s beautiful Oh this is chestnuts roasting played this last year didnt look at the title yep the Christmas song
@TheNorbert2010 29 күн бұрын
Hi Dion, could you please make a brief statement of how long it took you to recover fully from FD and how much time you spent daily? I am asking, because I would love to bring my dystonia on the trombone away and want to plan for the future
@TheChopsShop 28 күн бұрын
I would say it took me about 6 months to get back to the point I was prior to Dystonia. After 8-9 months, I was playing far better than I ever had in my career. My day to day practice time varied in the beginning. There was not much time spent on the trombone. I could only play about 5-10 minutes at a time. I spent a lot of time blowing into a straw while retraining my entire system. I had many short practice sessions throughout the day. I did not play any performances for 6 months and completely invested my life into retraining. Most importantly, all of this was done under the careful guidance of Jan Kagarice and her team. This was my personal experience. The road to rehabilitation is drastically different for each individual. The main thought to remember is it can be done!
@TheNorbert2010 28 күн бұрын
👍
@privateeyes9099 Ай бұрын
I wished I had known about this Master Class, as I would have attended. I have only found out about you a fortnight ago. Hopefully you may be back one day. But I dont read and play in Bass Clef, as I am a Brass Band person and brought up to play in Treble Clef. And I never was taught slide positions, as I self taught myself trombone, by playing by ear. I switched from trumpet to trombone, and used my experience in playing trumpet, to then find my way around the trombone. I have been playing now for just on 50 years. Was playing the contra bass trombone up until last year, but had to give it away due to health issues. And I now am only allowed to play a medium bore tenor trombone and nothing larger than that. Hopefully one day you may be back here in Tasmania. Monte Mumford here in Tasmania, ( originally from USA... a terrific trombone player) taught me trumpet back in high school in the mid 1970's. 🙂 Cheers David.
@TheChopsShop 28 күн бұрын
I hope to be back in Hobart as well. What a beautiful place and a fantastic trombone community! I look forward to meeting you.
@helenraignault3831 Ай бұрын
Top les explications encore une fois , ravie de pouvoir comprendre ce problème d articulation.. bravo 👍👏
@helenraignault3831 Ай бұрын
Super explication... Très pédagogique... Merci ça va m aider ...
@TheChopsShop 28 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Fweh33 Ай бұрын
This is impossible
@TheChopsShop Ай бұрын
Everything is impossible until you do it!
@BirksWerks Ай бұрын
Thanks so much for showing us this, Deon! An issue I have when double-tonguing, especially when changing partials, is that my jaw and mouth are just moving way too much. What would you prescribe to alleviate any kind of movement like that? Watching you in this video, I definitely don't see any of that movement happening with your jaw and mouth.
@TheChopsShop Ай бұрын
I think tonguing as an air embellishment. I want my body to function like I'm playing a long tone. To change notes across partials there is very minor movement required from the lips. Try focusing only on the consistency of the airstream. Start with the first three notes of a scale. Try to play those three notes smooth with as little movement in the lips as possible. Add one note in the scale at time without sacrificing your embouchure setup. Hopefully this helps!
@BirksWerks Ай бұрын
Thank you, Deon!
@jazztrombone123 Ай бұрын
Interesting but $70 verse $7! Ouch. I need to really try one out first. Thanks for the vid. I’m tempted.
@TheChopsShop Ай бұрын
I don't think you'll be disappointed. I always have my plunger and pixie mute in my horn case. I saw Wycliffe Gordon pack his horn like this and I never stopped doing it. With that said, I would pull out the plunger at will maybe 10% of the time when it was appropriate. With this mute that percentage is a lot higher because you don't have to fight with the pitch. The blow is way easier too. Plunger work is becoming a lost art so I'm glad this mute is bringing interest back to this style of playing.
@darth_gamer9307 Ай бұрын
I thought your eye was gonna pop out playing that really high b flat(I’m guessing it’s a b flat) thank you for this exercise
@TheChopsShop Ай бұрын
Everything is still in tact lol. Thanks for watching!
@Lyrictheac Ай бұрын
I’m coming back to French Horn after almost a decade. My previous teacher had a method for setting the embouchure that was basically just meant to introduce tension. I’m trying to unlearn that method, but it is a challenge! The muscles certainly remember. This was a very helpful video for getting started identifying tension. Thank you!
@d.harrison1570 2 ай бұрын
I've been trying to figure out double tonguing on the trumpet for years. I can't figure out how to articulate the letter D or G while buzzing my lips at the same time. Maybe I should play clarinet haha.
@TheChopsShop Ай бұрын
If you can say it you can play it. Try to make the vibration of your lips to a secondary thought. Don't think about buzzing your lips at all. Focus on embellishing the airstream with the tongue.
@victorumrikhin9954 2 ай бұрын
I play trumpet since I was 10...I am 69 now...I still think buzzing is a waste of time...maybe good for warm up...I just let the air to flow...
@paulrodberg 2 ай бұрын
good lesson. thanks.
@TheChopsShop Ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad the information was useful to you!
@anigame8916 2 ай бұрын
without buzzing my trumpet produce no sound, is somthign wrong with my trumpet?
@Gm_TT 2 ай бұрын
now just figure out if i've been 'shadow banned"
@albertnash888 2 ай бұрын
Charlie Brown: That’s odd… I could’ve sworn I heard adults talking in here.
@TheChopsShop 2 ай бұрын
One of the most famous uses of the plunger trombone!
@spencerfitzgerald5955 2 ай бұрын
Does having neck and face tension cause a brass player to run sharp?
@TheChopsShop 2 ай бұрын
It could effect the pitch because tension will effect our airstream. The airstream is directly related to the resonance of the instrument. The more freedom in the resonance, the more consistent the pitch will be respectively.
@windmill1015 2 ай бұрын
thank you this video got me to F6!
@TheChopsShop 2 ай бұрын
Awesome, keep it going! One half step at a time.
@showingYOUtheworld 2 ай бұрын
First of all I want to THANK YOU my trombone brother from another mother 👍🤘😁 I am a classical professional trombonist and I am going on tour in Germany with the music of Walt Disney. Yesterday I took the scores and ohhh , wtf....a plunger 😲 ? I never played in my professional opera life with a plunger, but you and your video saved me ! Thank you once again 🙏 P.S. I am a basstrombonist and any advice from you about how to hold my instrument while using that plunger will be more than welcome. Thank you in advance 🍻
@TheChopsShop 2 ай бұрын
Glad this video came in handy right on time. Holding the bass bone with the plunger can be tricky. I don't have much experience playing bass bone and plunger but I can suggest you check out videos with Earl McyIntyre and Dave Taylor. Look at their hand placement. I would imagine it's underneath the bell to help balance the horn.
@SuzyAchiaa 3 ай бұрын
Plus I want to follow up
@SuzyAchiaa 3 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@gottalivehappy 3 ай бұрын
I wonder who just thought one day "I have a plunger and a trombone, so what if I unscrew the rubber part off and put it in the horn?"
@TheChopsShop 2 ай бұрын
I think a lot of the early players where not afraid to experiment with sound. I've seen clips where players used a glass to change the sound of the horn. Use what you have around you and don't be afraid to try things.
@juanvela5965 3 ай бұрын
its my second year of middle school and playing trombone going to third and i didnt even know i didnt buzz when i play i learned to buzz but as i started to try and open up and better my tome quality, i started to just blow i didnt even know until now nice to know thanks
@TheChopsShop 2 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work. Don't overthink the process and have fun with it.
@gianfrancomarchesi208 3 ай бұрын
thank you very much
@TheChopsShop 2 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@patrickthames8853 3 ай бұрын
I made a video with the exact title! You are spot on!
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
Nobody know’s you better than you!
@spcenc1102 3 ай бұрын
Go to meet George at a gig in LA we both were playing at. He is so nice. I asked him if I could take a lesson from him and he said he is a "Balladeer". he said some very nice things to me I will never forget. He said when he heard me play, it reminded him of Slyde Hyde. (I studied under him at the time:) I wish I could get in touch with him again. Thanks for doing the interview.
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
George is an amazing cat! I learned so much from him during this conversation.
@theimportantleaf5685 3 ай бұрын
Sadly I see a ring around my lips as I reach higher and if I don’t press the mouthpiece into my face I can’t play the note so idk what to do and get tired currently in middle school if that’s a problem
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
Pressure is the enemy. It’s really about creating a balance between mouthpiece placement and your lips moving forward.
@yellowsport3 3 ай бұрын
Please check out me Teddy Russell playing Stevie Wonder "Part Time Lover" on the flugabone. Please click like, share and subscribe. Cool thanks!
@yellowsport3 3 ай бұрын
Nice tone bro! Sound really cool. Keep jammin my brother! Super cool stuff there!
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@RockStarOscarStern634 3 ай бұрын
It does have that Duke Ellington Vibe so it's a sound that Juan Tizol was known for.
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
The Flugabone is basically a compact marching trombone.
@RockStarOscarStern634 3 ай бұрын
@@TheChopsShop A Compact Marching Valve Trombone & you can get a splash of that Juan Tizol vibe
@gianfrancomarchesi208 3 ай бұрын
great thank you very much
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
You are welcome!
@nicolelane3545 3 ай бұрын
Is your mouth open or closed for flutter tongue? Not sure how to do them both at the same time. Like play trombone as you usually would whilst rolling your tongue inside your mouth?
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
Your lips have to stay apart otherwise no air would get through. The process is the same as your last sentence. Play the trombone as normal while rolling your tongue inside your mouth.
@nicolelane3545 3 ай бұрын
@@TheChopsShop thank you. I meant (basically you blow raspberries to play the trombone essentially, so keep 'blowing raspelberries whilst rolling your tongue inside your mouth. I wondered if your lips had to be wider apart as if you were singing rather than playing type of a thing.
@laithnukho8342 4 ай бұрын
Woah I just saw you at temple university speaking about flutter touching, searched up a tutorial and you were the first to show up
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
Awesome, I hope you had a great experience at the festival!
@barrymosleyjazz2677 4 ай бұрын
Always great info, thank you.
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
My pleasure!
@wisegamer706 4 ай бұрын
It’s actually amazing how much cleaner and effortless starting to play is when you’re not thinking about buzzing and just focused blowing through the horn and letting it do the rest of the work.
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
When we don’t interfere with the airstream a lot of magic can happen. Resonance is the key.
@ricksteinberg2650 4 ай бұрын
Tension it seems it starts depending on how familiar I am with my music. Thank so much. You are an amazing instructor
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
We forget, our brain sends the instructions, then the body follows orders. If you are unfamiliar or nervous about playing a passage those instructions will be passed to our muscles. A good sigh before you play something difficult can help to calm the mind before sending the signal.
@emielbroeders8199 4 ай бұрын
Hello, I am just starting on trombone and find your approach it very interesting of not buzzing. I have a stupid beginners question but I'm curious.... how do you change your natural tone (note in 1st position) if you do not move?
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
There are no dumb questions especially when you’re just starting out. In order to change notes in the same position you need to make your aperture smaller. Your aperture is the opening between your lips. When your lips get smaller, the notes will be higher. This is true in any slide position.
@jamespileggi6650 4 ай бұрын
Throughout all your playing, you stayed relaxed, not in a hurry, just playing relaxed. Thanks!
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
It's the way to a much happier trombone journey for me.
@dogwest8 4 ай бұрын
Hard r
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
You think so?
@johnnyquest9519 3 ай бұрын
@@TheChopsShopmaybe for Carter….
@milosrale 4 ай бұрын
Thank you. Buzzing is awkward for me, only good for starters, all I want is to VIBRATE.
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
Understanding the difference between buzzing and observing the lips vibration is difficult for some. Allowing the horn to resonate is a great guide for sound.
@danparker8254 5 ай бұрын
Maybe a little vibrato?
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
Vibrato is always challenging to add when you have multiple players playing the same part. With practice it can be done but in this setting, it's better to just focus on the intonation.
@danparker8254 4 ай бұрын
@@TheChopsShop it seemed obvious you were avoiding it.
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
@@danparker8254 I actually have a video from this masterclass where I talk about the different types of vibrato I use.
@danparker8254 4 ай бұрын
@@TheChopsShop I figured you were doing it that way for a reason.
@takaturre 5 ай бұрын
This encouraged me enough to learn to play a brass instrument (a pocket trumpet), after some hesitation and horror about the embouchure. If the instrument can indeed be played in such a natural and relaxed manner, and you can basically "sing air through it" (as in your other video), I'm all in to learn its ways. Anyway, thanks for these videos - really helpful and inspiring! Have watched a lot, and have found your channel to be the most useful. Coming from someone with zero experience with wind instruments, but a solid musical background (classical/electric guitar, some piano, electronic stuff: synths, sampling, fx, producing, ...), and nearly 40 years of breathing. My hope is to learn to play the trumpet well enough to play it on some instrumental hip hop tracks (mostly simple slow improvised melodies), but also just to have fun learning and playing.
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
You can do it! Good luck on learning the trumpet. It actually is easier then we make it out to be but I only discovered that after working hard for 20 plus years. The beauty of music is, we never stop learning.
@wezajamison-neto1905 5 ай бұрын
First step to flutter tongueing: be able to roll your tongue. Something, I can not do because of my mouth structure lol. I also can't pronunce hard R's because of this
@TheChopsShop 4 ай бұрын
Some people have expressed the same thought as you. Linguistics definitely play a part in this technique.
@blender1188 5 ай бұрын
Great story. I will advise anyone to read ‘The Focal Dystonia Cure, by Ruth Chiles. If you take it ease it will be really helpful.
@TheChopsShop 3 ай бұрын
I’ve heard many good things about her book.