Thank you for this video it helped me push past the wall i have been stuck behind in my playing. Thankyou.
@TheTrumpetProf3 күн бұрын
That's great. More help coming soon!
@NaturesMulti-tool5 күн бұрын
I have a 4mm gap between my front teeth - how can I achieve the high frequency aperture? Do I require a prosthetic made up?
@bjarterundereim30386 күн бұрын
Clickbait. Only your pro friends have the muscles to follow your advice. That's one in a million. Everyone else need years of training lip muscles.
@user-wu3qu5st7z5 күн бұрын
You are wrong. I have been playing for 7 montjs and could not hit high notes until I watched this video. It only took me five minutes to figure it out and it has helped a lot.
@TheTrumpetProf3 күн бұрын
It takes no more strength than that of a child (as demonstrated in the video). Good luck with your training.
@chaosblaze72227 күн бұрын
I need that double c 😂 I can only play a high d right now
@FunnyGA1ex17 күн бұрын
That’s funny, cause the video says 15 minutes
@TheTrumpetProf17 күн бұрын
@@FunnyGA1ex Still beats waiting a lifetime.
@connorbagheriАй бұрын
To boil it down to a simple statement, would it be accurate to say that the difference between using MDAS and using just a “default” aperture is that your top teeth are touching your bottom lip in MDAS?
@TheTrumpetProf3 күн бұрын
MDAS is making use of any small gaps or potential air channels you have between your teeth. If you don't have a gap between your top teeth, connecting the lower lip is of no benefit. I used my front teeth gap as an example of an HFA but there are multiple ways of using the system.
@edubilybilАй бұрын
Maestro a la lengua no veo que le de un especial tratamiento. Parece fundamental la lengua en darle alta frecuencia al aire, qué opina por favor?. Muchas gracias.
@Tntminer-gl6fuАй бұрын
This feels like cheating. I love it!
@TheTrumpetProfАй бұрын
Brilliant! Yes, it really does feel like that. TP
@edubilybilАй бұрын
Enhorabuena maestro, es todo un ejemplo a seguir como lo ha hecho. Esa boquilla que usa cuál es por favor¡. Voy a seguirlo porque me parece genial sus experiencias y enseñanzas. Gracias ¡
@daimong4553Ай бұрын
what if i dont have group between my front teeths?
@daimong4553Ай бұрын
interesting!!!
@federico441612Ай бұрын
Hello Prof Paul, after just a few tests, you already provided the explanation for my different (good and bad) experiences on high notes related to denture problems through my life as an amateur trompeter. I will continue testing and may contact you soon for additional advice. I also used to play cornetto, which typically has extremely small mouthpieces. Do you think that the HFA is key for a successful cornetto embouschure?
@Kalama_Llama_King_KongАй бұрын
I have very tight spacing between my incisors. Does that mean I'm screwed?
@crazy-gj7hs2 ай бұрын
Hey Paul quick question, in the video you said you don’t do lip buzzing? Does that mean you only blow air when playing, and don’t buzz them at all?
@TheTrumpetProfАй бұрын
Yes that's right. The trumpet is always trying to vibrate your lips for you so let it take control. The trumpet won't stop trying to buzz your lips just because you are, so don't fight it! It's knowing what to control and what not to control which makes us more efficient. TP
@5BReiningHorses2 ай бұрын
How do you form the inner aperture if the gap you have is in your lower teeth? Do you use the top lip with the lower teeth instead of bottom lip?
@TheTrumpetProf2 ай бұрын
Yes it is possible and the principle is still the same. You are creating a narrow air channel through the teeth and using the tissue of the lips to vibrate it. Think outside the box. Forget conventional teaching. It's been around long enough to realize it doesn't hold the high note answer. Make sure you get your lower lip out the way of the gap. You'll need to lower it or roll it back or it will block the air stream TP
@5BReiningHorses2 ай бұрын
@TheTrumpetProf Thank you for answering my questions and for the amazing video!
@spruceboybuilds40032 ай бұрын
When I started doing this, I started hitting high c consistently, but after about 30 mins, I’m back down to my normal range. Also it feels very unnatural, because I spend like 15 seconds setting up my new aperture, and somtimes it just doesn’t work, does this come with time?
@TheTrumpetProfАй бұрын
You found it then you lost it! If you've done it once you can do it again. It probably will feel unnatural but that's compared with what you're doing right now. Remember, you don't have to use it 100% to begin with. My video is to make players aware of it and to explore it but the way you play now is always going to fight change. Continue to play as you do, but in your practice try to find high and you can eventually bring them together. I'll do more on this soon. TP
@5BReiningHorses2 ай бұрын
Can this still be done if you don't have a gap in your teeth? Are the two apertures being used simultaneously or are you switching between them as you go up and down in register? If switching, at what point does the transition occur? If simultaneous, then you are only controlling the pitch ever with the inner aperture?
@TheTrumpetProf2 ай бұрын
If you have no gaps or air channels anywhere then it's not possible to create a second aperture. But it's extremely rare for a player not to have something they can use. The apertures are used simultaneously. One aperture creates sound while the inner aperture changes frequency. If there's no outer aperture there's no sound. If there's no inner aperture, you have to change frequency/pitch with the the same aperture as you produce sound. All great players use two apertures. They might not realize they do but that's what gives them their technical ability, myself included. TP
@musicman532 ай бұрын
This has appeared randomly on my feed while I am away on holiday without my trumpet! I’m 70, played for 60 years as a good amateur and am still big band competent but never knew about this technique! I cannot wait to get home and start practicing.
@Kalama_Llama_King_KongАй бұрын
How'd it go?
@thewhiterabbit88422 ай бұрын
Does this mean that if i straight upper teeth, i wont be able yo do this?
@TheTrumpetProf2 ай бұрын
No. You need to look for a second aperture somewhere else! TP
@markmawson78653 ай бұрын
I started watching this and was so sad to see it used teeth as I've lost most of mine :o(
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
This isn't the ONLY way to develop high notes but it is the most efficient which is why I haven't referred to other ways yet. Tongue Controlled Embouchure is probably your best approach. TP
@scrblrl33273 ай бұрын
Woah, I was doing this to hit a G6 consistently and just played a Db7 using this method. Thank you.
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
There is no question this is the best way to approach high register playing. Great to hear! TP
@patmcfarland60353 ай бұрын
Mr Mayes, How well does this transfer to trombone?
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
This is a system to generate high frequency. The lips don't care what's attached to them so it works equally well for high register trombone playing. Take a look at my follow up video. I demonstrate it on trombone! TP
@azerm93 ай бұрын
I am able to hit high C but it does not speak!!!
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
Not quite sure what you mean? TP
@azerm93 ай бұрын
So I can hit high C above the staff, but it will not have like the actual sound, like speaking.
@azerm93 ай бұрын
It's like when a beginner tries to go super high off the bat, and it is just squeaking
@Pablo-on7xm3 ай бұрын
Me who has a Gap in my teeth
@emmanuelhotor78423 ай бұрын
😂😂😂it doesn’t affect 😅
@Pablo-on7xm3 ай бұрын
Well I guess I'm doing something wrong
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
@@Pablo-on7xm If you have a gap it's there to be used 100%. You need to find a way to let the narrow air stream vibrate the lips. TP
@SlimGravyOfficial3 ай бұрын
The sec'ret saws 'is 'avin fukd up teef, yeh Jokes, i just don't have a gap and can't use this technique :(
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
Most players have a gap of some sort. It doesn't have to be between the two front teeth like I demonstrated. Keep watching. I'll bring out another video on this soon. TP
@ukediver8643 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for your explanation. You are a trumpet master. I'm a professional trumpet from Barcelona (Barcelona)
@bjarterundereim30383 ай бұрын
If anyone could do it in just 5 minutes - why don't everyone do it? Simple question. I will tell you why. Because almost everyone will need to build the neccessary muscle in - and around their lips to be able to control the very small aperture - and the very high air pressure that you neccessarily have to build with your lungs, chest and abdomen. That takes years. You have already spent the years, and you have built all that muscle - gradually - unnoticed (or at least unremembered) by yourself. I dare you to tell me you were able to go up to he C above the line during your first year of playing. Playing scales and practice systems (like the Clarke) and work at it, and the notes will come by themselves, one half note at a time. This needs time. Years. Not minutes.
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
Simple questions require simple answers. Why doesn't everyone do it in 5 minutes? Because most do it in 2. You "told me" most will have to spend years building muscles. Wrong You told me I'm not aware what I've done. That's just ridiculous. It needs years not minutes. Wrong. Sometimes it's seconds. You don't back your assumptions with any facts or proof. Watch this video from 21:29. There's mine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKurf4NqpcqHm5o
@bjarterundereim30383 ай бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf So, now you are telling us, that anyone can do three octaves in 2 minutes? So: Why then are "most people" struggling for years - and why is KZbin overflowing with videos like yours - and with a wide array of techniques and "spells" to choose from? I do not exactly know who is more ridiculous here.
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
@@bjarterundereim3038 I have never said anything about playing 3 octaves in 2 minutes or 5 minutes or any other length of time. Are you actually listening to the video and reading these comments? You ask why most people struggle for years. But if you listen to the beginning of the video I explain in great detail exactly why that is. Did you actually see that? You ask why KZbin is overflowing with videos like mine. What you'll find with my videos is a unique approach, backed by detailed explanations and demonstrated by students. That's nothing like "most" videos. You "told" me it takes years not minutes to develop high notes. I sent a link proving you wrong. It's an 11 year old boy who has been playing for just 4 weeks playing from low C to double G. Did you see that? Good luck with your playing.
@bjarterundereim30384 күн бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf About the 2 or 3 octaves: Of course - If you can play the high C above the staff, then you will also master the low Esharp below. That is two and a half octave. If you even clear the high F above the tird line above the staff, you have 3 octaves. Or - am I totally misunderstanding what you mean by "high notes"?
@TheTrumpetProf3 күн бұрын
@@bjarterundereim3038 An easy high note doesn't give an easy low note.
@Kaloricum3 ай бұрын
Thanks Paul!!! It is very good explanations! i'll try to do it - kzbin.info1HxP903sVK0?feature=share
@PiotrBarcz3 ай бұрын
Interesting approach! I have a gap between my teeth so I'm starting to wonder if this will actually work xD I have the issue of actually doing a lip buzz at all, I can't even blow raspberries most of the time.
@TheTrumpetProf3 ай бұрын
No need to wonder. No need to lip buzz. It will work if you get the lower lip position correct. TP
@PiotrBarcz3 ай бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf Oh neat! Then I'll definitely try to drill this because it just might work XD I'm trying to teach myself the trumpet (after doing the same with guitar, piano, drums and somewhat with trombone but hardly at all).
@johnbarrowman20584 ай бұрын
Paul.....you are full of it.
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
John thank you so much. I know I'm not perfect but my last 1000 comments have been so overwhelmingly positive I was beginning to doubt myself. Thanks for confirming.
@christopherbarker1814 ай бұрын
I need some advice. I am a young 72 yrs old who’s been playing a Bach 1.5C on a Bach 37 ML bore for over fifty years. At 69, I decided to get braces to realign my teeth and I just got them off two weeks ago. I have been surprised at the progress I’ve made in just two weeks, however, they aligned my teeth perfectly but the 1.5 just doesn’t feel the same in the upper register. I know that it’s only been two weeks but I would like to think there may be a transition size that would make the upper register just a little easier and still keep that big sound. This would be the perfect time to change as I would have plenty of time to get used to the new mouthpiece. I would not have a problem paying for the Monette mouthpiece but I also know that you can’t expect miracles from just the mouthpiece. What are your thoughts ?
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
Hi Chris. Changes in the alignment of your teeth could be the reason for the loss in range and not necessarily the 1.5C. The teeth change the current/flow of the air against the lips which changes the way they vibrate. It's almost impossible to advise you on a mpc without seeing your teeth. I would stick with the 1.5C for now and see if things improve. If they don't, then you can look at getting something else. In my opinion the teeth are the reason players have the ability they have and any changes to the contour of them will require re-balancing elsewhere. Hope that helps. TP
@christopherbarker1814 ай бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf thanks for the reply. The braces worked and aligned my teeth perfectly and probably better than when I was young. I’ll just take time and keep practicing. I have more like a Louis Armstrong type of embouchure and certainly a lot better teeth than some really great trumpet players I’ve seen. Thanks again and I’ll keep watching your videos!😊
@bernardomanara3894 ай бұрын
Yes, of course, using what you have is an excellent shortcut to hit the target faster and better, with less effort, less lost of time and furthermore it is more natural and comfortable.
@dmd43154 ай бұрын
I'm 59 years old, an avid recreational/semi-pro player. I used to have way exceptional upper-register chops, big fat lead player sound, lots of sizzle. No, I'm not inquiring about how to get my upper register back (I fear it's long gone--I've tried everything to get it back, to no avail.) Actually, I'm trying to figure out how to play SOFTER, mostly for church gigs. I just can't seem to play anything north of D or E without blowing fortissimo, especially if it involves tonguing (staccato). If it's slurred, I'm okay. If I back off to p or even mf, I can't produce a sound. What's wrong with me?!!!
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
Could be a few reasons but I'm guessing your lips are too compressed. Practice from low to high trying to turn silent air into sound. Start at low C. White noise first and gently accelerate the air speed until the note appears. Let the process happen organically Then onto D , E , F etc If you get instant sound and no silent air try setting your further apart. Hope that helps. TP
@Zak_Edington5 ай бұрын
6:59 🔥🔥🔥
@panchopascual5165 ай бұрын
thank you very for sharing your knowledge , about playing trumpet. i like your way of teaching. from philippines po.
@artesynegocio22435 ай бұрын
muchas gracias.
@johnreid19465 ай бұрын
Thanks Prof Mayes!!!!!! My question: May it be possible to have a gap too big to be useful? My upper front teeth have a gap between them 3 or 4 mm wide and I am not succesful in generating high pitched notes in the described way by now.....
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
Yes you can use it but not the way I described in my video. You need to push your lower lip up and in front of your top teeth. Experiment with that and let me know how you get on. TP
@johnreid19464 ай бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf I saw your answer yesterday, thank you very much. I'm trying, but so far there's no clear sound, it sounds like some of Tolkien's Nazguls are attacking - very disappointing ;-) I can make a mix of whistling sounds, but my lips don't seem to vibrate distinctly enough to to produce a clear sound, or at most occasionally an unpleasant, hoarse one. Normally it's just my upper lip that moves, now it seems like both of them are doing it. I'll try it for a few more days and then report back.
@johnreid19463 ай бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf The Nazguls are gone, but things are progressing very slowly. I now manage to produce some clear tones. The effort required for higher tones is hardly greater than that for lower ones. Without a doubt, this is the method by which one can produce high tones without very much effort. I guess I actually have a bit of bad luck with my crooked teeth and start lower down than someone who has reasonably normal teeth. Pulling the lower lip up to the gums of the upper teeth is very unusual, I feel like I'm starting from scratch with the trumpet. So far, I don't even have to think about the clear beginning of the note, the correct start with the tongue, or the precise targeting of the right pitch. But I'm sticking with it.
@glorybatubo21345 ай бұрын
You're a genius. The double apachure works.
@stephenbrooks16925 ай бұрын
Hi Paul it's now nearly two months since I took an hour and a half consult with you. If you remember I have been playing trumpet since 1996/7 with the last four years laid off. What you taught me to do was no less than what you do on tour videos MDAS-wise. The difference of course is that I have my very own gap in my teeth and you found it mate you really did. The point of this comment is that I never had a solid note above the F# top line of the treble clef. I tried out all the experts on youtube with tongue positioning and buzzing (which i can not and never have been able to do properly) these guys can really play as you all know many of them are top-notch professional trumpet players who get paid in the best orchestras/bands regular and jazz, for playing high - but - none of their advice over 26 years(well 22yrs actually with the recent 4-year break) none of what they offered has been of any use to me. Despite how hard I practised and moved my tongue about and practised and practised. Eventually, after about 10 years I just thought Steve you just don't have what it takes. So just carry on sitting on 3rd cornet forever, that's the best you will ever be just do that to your best ability and be happy. However, at the age of 73, after a four-year break, I had an online consult with you Paul. We did some breath stuff which I found helpful Then I continued to do what you asked me to do with the predetermined resignation that I would fail again. . Then you had a look at my top and bottom teeth and told me exactly where to place my lip under a specific tooth and blow in the same way that I had done two minutes before but without trying to play a note, just blow. On an open embouchure without any real effort out came a D6 and then an F6. I was totally astonished (in the UK we say gobsmacked) because, in less than ten minutes of working with you, I was easily knocking out notes that I had never ever heard myself play, and in a higher register than I though was possible for me EVER!!!!!!! At the end of the consult you advised to do the work and keep practising and experimenting which I have. It is perfect, well no, because I still have to practice trumpet technique and all that articulation stuff. But the basic setup for my trumpet playing is totally different to what it was before and it works every time. I play in a community wind band I am asked - "how long before you came back to band did it take to get my "lip back in" and I just say an hour and a half. Thanks, Paul Steve
@davidnewman84795 ай бұрын
You're right. I'm 83, played 4th trumpet with the Johnny Hall big band as a teenager around the American airbases in the late 50s and wish you'd told me this then, though most 4th trumpet parts rarely went over F at the top of the stave. Went on to play tenor sax with Nottingham University Big Band (q.v. "Teamesville" on Spotify). Bought a trumpet a couple of years ago, but found range a problem - but (and it's 11 p.m.) I've already hit top C on my mouthpiece but got to wait until the house is empty tomorrow to make it happen (and possibly upward) on my horn. Thank you Prof. I wrote this before looking at other comments (which I have just done now) and am looking forward to getting my 5 year old grandson to start saying M into a C cup mouthpiece. Probably his mother won't approve, but how did Charlie Turner (who I met, incidentally, on a flight from Johannesburg to Buenos Aires for the Frank Sinatra final tour) start?
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
Thank you David. You are proof age has nothing to do with it!!
@davidagosto3335 ай бұрын
Rolling the red part of the lips inward is what you are really talking about. I love how you talk about trying to expand the range of the trumpet player. I try not to call it high not playing. More like the command of the horn itself, with the proper embouchure formation you will have great command of the horn.
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
Hi. Not really. Just making use of any gaps you have in your teeth. TP
@GarotMichaelConklin5 ай бұрын
Without offending anyone, what is the system for those with perfect teeth? Is there another video for that? Thank you :)
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
There will be but I haven't found anyone with perfect teeth yet (well except my mum but she doesn't play trumpet!)
@juliobevacqua86986 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your explanation, I am eternally grateful... I share your videos here in Brazil
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
Thank you. Hope to visit your wonderful country one day. TP
@hcavila216 ай бұрын
You blurred out Adam Rappa??? That’s kinda funny to me. But honestly yes your suggestions are great and very detailed. I found that the gentlemen you blurred out Adam Rappa if he really is your friend could have told you what he does. He has a more direction of airflow technique as well as building muscle memory.
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
No disrespect to Adam Rappa but in my opinion he can't play a super C like this guy. Not sure what your point is but I told my friend what to do to get this range as he didn't have it before. Nothing to do with muscle memory. The day before he made this video he couldn't play those notes. TP
@lukaszratynski6 ай бұрын
OMG im so gratefull. Ive been playing trumpet for 10 years and could play to f on top of the staff with alot of efort. I got big overbite and no one could tell me why i just cant go higher. I was in music school i had best private lessons and everyone wanted to help me but no one could. Some was saying im not practiceing enough (i was practiceing 3-5 hours a day every single day) some said i had stage fright (but i had no stage fright in my ammateur band when i didnt had to play high). My best teacher showed me everything he could, but he just had No overbite so he didnt knew whats problem. Yesterday i watched this video and today IN JUST ONE DAY im playing most jazz standards i could play shifted up an octave!!! Its not perfect like it was in lower octave but im not even tired!! This is not a problem since i was doing big emboshure changes many many times before i will get there in No time. At the moment it feels like very minor change that makes a huge diference. THANK YOU!!!
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
This is great to hear. I hope others will read your comment and be inspired by your experience. Thanks for posting. TP
@levfriedman98026 ай бұрын
How do I go from making super squeaky gross noises to getting an actual high note? I can’t seem to get any real fast vibrations despite trying to find my personal high embouchure.
@TheTrumpetProf6 ай бұрын
Experiment! or consider a lesson. I've given over 200 lessons on this since the video went out and everyone has found there HFA and made it work. TP
@marshalmcdonald74766 ай бұрын
Or you could work on pedal tones. I used the Charles Colin pedal tone stuff along with the Cichowicz flow studies, Concone and Charlier #2 and achieved a searing Double C in 5 months. Eventually got to the G above with almost no pressure. Just a thought...
@TheTrumpetProf6 ай бұрын
Hi and thanks for your comment. IMO pedal tones and flow studies are not the reason for your success in the upper register and I suggest they have indirectly unlocked an air channel between your teeth. Pedal tones will relax the lips and contribute to faster vibrations. Flow studies can help relax the throat, open the energy channel to the lips and change the settings inside the oral cavity but neither of those things will be directly responsible for giving you the sort of register you describe. Again IMO if I gave 1000 students pedals and flow studies to significantly improve their upper register I would say less than 1% would find success (possibly the same way as you have). If I gave 1000 students MDAS, 99% would significantly improve their upper register and the remaining 1% would need a second lesson on it. The high note/endurance problem still exists and has always been the most difficult area of trumpet playing to solve. If it was as easy as high tongue/flow studies/air compression/buzzing exercises/pedal tones, then everyone would be doing it. But they're not. The opposite is true. The majority of players can't do it. TP
@marshalmcdonald74766 ай бұрын
Good points. Not to be argumentative but my teacher, Nick Drozdoff in Chicago was also a blistering lead player. He didn't use the method you're describing. Also to my eye I see more great lead players than ever and they have seem to have emerged without using your system. I'm not sure what your point is. My point is that I went from a mere E to over a Double C using the tried and true method of pedal tones, tone production and technical etudes. You do make good points, but there are many ways to get to the upper register.@@TheTrumpetProf
@TheTrumpetProf6 ай бұрын
@@marshalmcdonald7476 I get what you're saying and it's great to hear that you've developed your range successfully but as I said before, if that really was the answer, everyone would be doing it. I'm not convinced because I simply cannot figure how this approach by itself can increase lip frequency beyond 1000Hz. That's always been the problem with brass pedagogy - little or no explanation. If it worked for everyone who tried it I could accept there's at least something in it but it doesn't. With any system I want to know who it will and won't work for and why. That would show a deep level of understanding by the creator/developer of the system as well as saving players a lot of time! But unfortunately that information is missing in every system I've ever tried or seen and that's why I'm skeptical. The other big issue I have with methods and systems in general is the lack of reference to the upper/lower teeth. Air flow is changed by the contour of the teeth. Squeaks (or tiny currents and jets of air) are created by an individuals dental "landscape". All great high note players I've ever seen have them. Looks to me like Nick Drozdoff too. But using them and having them, brings me on to my MDAS system. You rightly say the players you mention didn't use the method I'm describing. That's because it didn't exist until now. But that doesn't mean they weren't getting huge high frequency benefit from an inner aperture. They just didn't realize it and therefore put there ability down to something else. With respect, to say pedal tones are a true and tried method of producing high frequency is in my opinion ambiguous. Any player who can access double C's has an air channel they are using somewhere. I'm guessing you do too? Thank you for your comments. I really appreciate you taking time to share your experiences. TP
@luca04026 ай бұрын
This really helped! May I ask what mouthpiece you use?
@TheTrumpetProf6 ай бұрын
I'm between mpc's at the moment. I made another slight change to my set-up and am using a 3C replica I picked up online for £8! I'll look at AR, Monette and GR soon but my general advice is always to go for the smallest diameter mpc which gives you the best sound.TP
@BrassBro-Science-ys7sg6 ай бұрын
High notes are not "faster" vibrations, they are MORE FREQUENT vibrations. And we ALL tension the lips to play higher, that is what controls the frequency (not the "speed") of the tone.
@TheTrumpetProf6 ай бұрын
Great teaching is not about "perfect" vocabulary but EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION of ideas. And we ALL may tension the lips to play higher but the WAY we do it (avoiding muscular tension) controls efficiency.
@BrassBro-Science-ys7sg6 ай бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf well one can not avoid the requirement of muscular involvement to play. But reducing effort and increasing results is indeed worthy goal. And precision in use of terms actually increases effective communication. For example: Use of the term air "volume" is quite prevalent in brass parlance when FLOW is the intended meaning. That is imprecise and blurs effective communication.
@TheTrumpetProf6 ай бұрын
@@BrassBro-Science-ys7sg My observations don't agree with your theories.
@BrassBro-Science-ys7sg6 ай бұрын
@@TheTrumpetProf what "theories" are you referring to?
@TheTrumpetProf6 ай бұрын
@@BrassBro-Science-ys7sg Forgive my imprecise use of terms. Please allow me to replace "theories" with "hypothesis". In my experience, the use of metaphors is a more effective form of communication.
@grahampikevideos6 ай бұрын
As I relax the top lip I feel it is now responsible for the vibratiion while the lower is less so (not absolutely sure about this). Almost as if the top lip is playing the equivalent part of a sax reed while the lower is the surface of a reed mouthpiece it vibrates against. The larger mouthpiece of a trombone, for example certainly feels like both lips are moving equally.
@TheTrumpetProf4 ай бұрын
The ratio is often different depending on the way a player sets up. High mpc placement gives less lower lip mass so the upper lip is the dominant vibrating force through most registers. Low mpc placement often means the lower lip dominates the lower register and the upper lip the higher register. For me lower placement is more efficient but it depends on the dental structure and lip size. TP