Benefits of Proper Lip Buzzing & Mouthpiece Buzzing by Charlie Porter

[@CharliePorter]

Wow, the first thumbs down came in less than 20 seconds after I posted this nearly 19 minute long video! I guess you are always gonna have haters, but I love you all...even you haters out there ;)

[@rongolec5472]

One of the high points in my trumpet studies are your posts. Thanks for taking the time to teach.

[@row0111]

Hey Charlie, people dislike videos they don't even know what they are disliking :P Awesome work mate keep it up! Australia viewer.

[@bobpai2006]

Do not worry Charlie, your videos are solid knowledge. One of the clearest explanations on clinical aspects of the horn available on the web. Glad you are coming to Brazil soon. Thanks.

[@TheBlavid]

Greetings from Nottingham England. As someone else said some people just love to hate!! Your videos are great stuff Charlie... I think anyone with half a brain can see how many years of slogging at it are behind them and that you have really thought through how best to get your take on these concepts across. They're really helping me with some problems I'm trying to iron out in my technique. Mainly accuracy especially as I become a stronger trumpeter, I'm trying to push my tempo up to bop type speeds. So these videos are helping me really reassess my fundamentals. After all everything else is built upon them. One thing I'm finding with the scissor handle 4 step setup (which is amazing in terms of understanding what's really going on and the use of face muscles to play higher is something nobody has ever said to me but was a eureka moment.) is that I sometimes use a little too much pressure. I've never had a problem with pressure as I'm a singer so I already had a good idea about air support when I picked up the horn. Any advice on using your 4 step setup process whilst making sure not to use excessive pressure would be very welcome. Anyway I trust your advice simply from hearing and seeing your beautiful playing m'man. 😉 I should really chase you for a Skype lesson sometime as you're totally my fave KZbin teacher! All best, David.

[@passionfreakz6827]

Been following u for a while.U r the best out there.I think the haters r TCE and superchops players.

[@jonladines6305]

Charlie, I've been a trumpet teacher and professional player for for almost 30 years and have studied and played with some of the best in the business in the US and abroad and what you teach is spot on. I recommend your videos to others for good teaching videos. I like your humble approach to teaching and your methods are correct unlike some ego maniacs on you tube, posting videos just to show off some screech notes and not to actually teach quality of sound first before screech notes (and I'm a lead player lol). You're a top rate trumpet teacher and anyone who puts thumbs down on this video has NO idea what they're talking about in regards to the mechanics of the trumpet. I'd love to actually hear THEM play and teach. Keep doing what you're doing, you have educated more trumpeters than you know, young and old! Great work and blessing to you!

[@dougimmel]

what he said. coming back after 49 years away. ouch. thank you

[@kmathis41]

This was a great lesson for me. I never could buzz well without the trumpet. Even doing the mouthpiece alone was not consistent. You expressed this in a way I could really relate with. I am working on the lining up of my lips. I was guilty of the over/under slip of the lips. Please keep you videos coming I am disabled and can't get out easily but I am a student of music and the trumpet.

[@robcary2808]

The reasons I subscribed almost 2 years ago enforces all the valuable comments below: First, Charlies sound is excellent! Charlie is humble, his personality enhances his coaching, NOT getting in the way like other YT posters (you know who I'm talking about LOL), (2) I have benefited from every point Charlie has made, (3) Charlie pays attention to detail. I am one of the "comeback player" clan; I put my horn down after college, 25 years went by, now I play more musically and more relaxed than ever! THANK YOU CHARLIE!

[@arielcohelo]

I watched your 4 step embouchure video and I quit all I was doing to do that. I worked hard for 5 weeks and now my lips understood what do you mean in 4:30 of this video. Thank you sir, you are the trumpet doctor I was looking for since the beggining of time. I will be talking to you soon to do a lesson if its possible. Thank you again and a good day to you.

[@zippybogard]

I don't know why anyone would give a thumbs down to Charlies's video since Charlie knows what he's talking about!

[@debbiespringer7961]

I can't tell you how much this has helped my form, my embouchure...it all just clicked for me after putting the horn to the chops, and using this technique (especially in the higher range).! Thank you Charlie Porter! Keep those videos and lessons coming.

[@armandogiordano1226]

The king of you tube trumpet teaching, following you since forever! Stay amazing!!

[@darwinsape9901]

How can anyone hate this?..... if you get just ONE idea from this video.... just say 'thank you Charlie'.... Thank You Charlie.

[@markdaily8853]

Charlie, I just started playing again after a 40 yr break after high school. I just found your videos and have learned more about the basics than I ever knew before! I wanted to let you know your videos are timeless. You are blessed with a good voice and a great ability to speak and teach. Keep it up!

[@noliagonzalez9002]

I can not buzzing without the mouthpiece. What I need to do? Because everything you said is very true, but it is really hard for me to do it without the mouthpiece.

[@jjjackson5613]

Thank you! For 3 years in high school I held the first trumpet seat in Marching/Concert Band, and Jazz Band. The only issue was, I could only hit high notes momentarily by pressing mouthpiece hard against my my mouth and blowing aggressively. This video just taught me what two band directors and 6 years of playing did not. Trying to use this technique I realize I will have establish a new embouchure and develop it, because my old embouchure was heavily dependent on mouthpiece pressure against my lips.

[@georgesiriotis8664]

Thanks for the great videos, Charlie. At 53, I'm picking up my horn again after many years, and your tips and thoughtful approach to teaching are helping tremendously...especially the embouchure lessons. My problem had always been too much pressure on my lips and my range always suffered. After a month of playing 30 minutes a day and watching your videos, my chops are starting to feel better and I feel my range is progressing (for me that's a D or occasional E above the staff, which even in my playing days was a stretch). It's a slow process, but I'm feeling motivated to see how far I can get. Keep teaching us!!

[@deezashmeeza3062]

This is the best explanation of buzzing I have seen and the first time i have ever really felt its benefit. The buzzing book gave me some of the feeling of this stuff, but this video gave me a more clear idea of the mechanics

[@andreedayane9748]

good night I'm Brazilian and I want to congratulate you for your success and tell you not to stop posting these tips because they and other trumpeters I'm learning because at this moment I can not pay classes and haters will always have people just throw stones at a tree who give good fruit every day but success God bless you at all.

[@ashsallotment6290]

This has helped a lot. Really feel like I had a breakthrough by drawing the lips back rather than closing them together to go higher. My mouthpiece buzzing immediately sounded better, more in tune and less spluttery... if that’s a word!!! Many thanks

[@haneysinsweden]

Good stuff Charlie!!! I took a lesson with one of the principal trumpeters in Stockholm and he talked about the same things. Thanks a million for putting this online. I hope trumpeters around the world understand what "gold" this is!! Hope you are well man! Who cares about the focus of the camera bro, the content was sick!!

[@philipnewman7777]

Charlie, thanks for sharing. I've been an amateur trumpet player for 35 years, but always felt like something wasn't quite right with my embouchure mechanics. I've been immersing in your videos and now I'm going to take everything right back to the beginning and make the investment to get these basics right. I know what you're saying makes sense, now I just have to be patient and diligent in making it mine. Again, thanks for sharing!

[@mattcoulter7]

Regarding the camera, you can set a 'focus point' on your face which will tell the camera to auto focus around that area. You could also choose to go manual on this occasion as you are staying in the same position

[@PeterACasanave]

​@Richard Brotzman Agreeing with both Matt & Richard. If you have more light it will allow you to have more range of motion without changing focus. (Depth of field. Note: I learned on film, and Matt knows more about modern cameras than me.) I would try manual mode with more light -- especially in front of you and only lighting you. Light yourself like the soloist you are. Then be a star and stay in the spotlight. Since the image quality is so good, perhaps you could use a higher ISO; the trade off would be a bit of graininess.

[@chasefreak]

There are a few rules that NEED to be followed when doing any lip (free form) buzzing. 1. The chops must be saturated w saliva (even if you normally play dry) 2. Never lip buzz on a fatigued (tired) embouchure 3. The airflow must ALWAYS be downward 4. NEVER tongue attack a lip buzz, ALWAYS use a whooooo no tongue air attack 5. Never lip buzz below a 2nd line G in the staff 6. Never just use lip buzzing as a warm-up Lip buzzing is generally used to firm up a flabby chin area and helps with increasing embouchure vibrating fluency overall. Charlie, I "briefly" met you w Wayne Daniels at Sunfest '92 at the Arturo Sandoval show. Then saw you again w Wynton in '94 when you guys were trading solos. I never got a chance to play w you though as I was just getting my chops together when you left West Palm around '95-ish

[@ejej444]

Why airflow has to go down? When playing trumpet you want it to go straight I think

[@craigdick3467]

Are you sure about all that? You contradict what the video shows but don't provide any rationale, let alone evidence. I'll go with the video.

[@chasefreak]

@@ejej444 The airflow into the horn/MPC will be either upward or downward-science-when free form buzzing, it should always be downward-get the Reinhardt pivot system book..ask Rich Willey, dave Sheetz, Doug Elliot or Chris LaBarbera for follow-up's

[@maharba321]

Instead of wasting my time un Facebook I am watching your wonderful típs, thanks a lot!

[@kaytee4703]

A brilliant way of presenting an important yet basic principle to developing good form and sound. Keep'em coming Charlie.

[@patrickspinks9521]

I appreciate anything you offer.....I didn't play for 45 years. Just getting started back in earnest.....Thanks

[@ronrobbins2737]

Triple-Threat Charlie, great "classical" player/great jazz player/GREAT TEACHER !

[@astrorad2000]

Embarking on my journey to play trumpet again thanks to you Charlie. Embouchure has always been my problem and I have never had a teacher who has addressed it properly. Now I will learn and achieve that tone and ease of joyous playing.

[@edwinlindquist973]

With four years of lessons with Jimmy Stamp in the early 70’s, I never began with lip buzzing. Always started as you demonstrated with the mouthpiece and piano. It’s a challenge lips alone. But it makes sense as I’m returning to the trumpet after decades away.

[@aikocrew]

Glad to meet another buzzer! I got some of these tips from Stamp and Thompson book, but not all. I also use a piano to find the notes. Not many good trumpet players, and I am not including myself, advocate whisper tones and buzzing today.

[@colinberry707]

This is best explanation of lip buzzing I have come across in the forty years I have been playing and teaching professionally. I can now play in the high ignorance is bliss)

Charlie, this is by far the best explanation for lip buzzing that i have seen, ever. You have a new subscriber, your work and your talent are outstanding.

[@thomasberar4311]

This is very helpful. As a freshman trumpet player in college, it really helps with form

[@jacksonphilip8144]

Wow!! Your lessons have been very useful. Thanks you

[@sergiovr3]

charlie you never cease to amaze me. top notch class

[@yvoncormier9762]

@Charlie Porter, Your lip aperture bell back pressure explanation from about 5 years ago really helped. The dynamis of what the top lip really does along with aperture and related muscles.

[@Gkuljian]

This is great. I started trumpet 50 years ago, and this is what I was missing. I put the trumpet down when my mentor died, a long time ago. I picked up the horn a few years ago, and hoped I wouldn't have the same problems, but I did. So I played a few years, and put it down again. There's more to music than just lips, but I'm going to be trying this. Thanks. Also, when I picked up the horn again, I was trying the Mysterytomastery program. I had high hopes. .

[@gerardtalbot6244]

Lovey your passion and determination, this gives me hope the one thing Ive learnt in the last 4 years is to relax and enjoy and promised myself to have lots of fun making lots of mistakes

[@debbiespringer7961]

I, too, had put the horn down for over 20 years, and just picked it up again last year. This is what I was missing, too! Mr. Parker is great, isn't he?! Good luck to you.

[@Gkuljian]

Debbie, that's cool! I didn't help that one of my best friends ended up Maynard Ferguson's lead player. He used to buzz his mouthpiece all the time. Even when we went to court after being caught racing our cars after band practice. Now I know what he was doing.

[@debbiespringer7961]

G, I'm kinda relearning a new embouchure, since I had braces as an adult. Didn't have them when I was younger and playing the trumpet. I find I have a whole new set of challenges...just not the same mouth! I find I have too much movement in the red in my embouchure as I change ranges. Mr. Porter makes this look so easy!

[@debbiespringer7961]

Wow! That's cool!

[@karennewton8385]

Love your work man. Always clear and well spoken.

[@daniela.desfosses4223]

. Slurring maintains a wonderful CONTINUITY of TONE. Thankyou.

[@mikepollock7612]

thanks Charlie-- every athletic endeavor relies on maintaining "form" and brass embouchure is no different. We are creating the reed that a sax player simply installs in a mouthpiece --out of lip tissue!!--- not always easy and often requires your approach with buzzing and mpc then playing with singing sound. Some lucky people seem to just "get it" but I sure have been helped by your explanations and have performed some very difficult music on trumpet. I will add these lip buzz ideas to my regular practice. thanks!

[@Lasalas777]

Gracias Charly. Por compartir . Gracias por tu tiempo y generosidad.Aprovecha de practicar tu lectura de Español, para cuando vengas a tocar a Chile, y a tomar vino.

[@germanviquez]

You are great charlie! You have helped me a lot to correct mistakes and to find the way to play the trumpet as always dream, infinite thanks a hug from Montevideo Uruguay

[@pauldavies9360]

Jeez this is hard but after practicing in front of a mirror for 10 mins I put the horn up and hit some super high clean clear notes! Definitely a new daily habit. Thanks Charlie!

[@centuriomacro9787]

I finally recognised my problem: my lips do exactly what you demonstrated not to do. I tried the last several days to correct that with just lip buzzing, which I guess I got a tiny bit better, but as soon as I poick up my moutpiece/trumpet the lips get to that old position. Its also a really bad buzz, not consistent and no pitch variations are possible. I have sometimes the feeling my lips are to firm. Any tips on how to "unlearn" this wrong lip position?

[@khlewis]

Such excellent description of the essential bio-mechanical elements of good embouchure. It just makes sense.

[@bobstoloff6607]

Man I wish you had been my teacher 50 years ago! Your videos are such revelations I had no idea trumpet playing was so technical. I must have had the worst embouchure on the planet.

[@MrCmcgookin]

would be good to see a video on articulation. you seem to explain things well, moreso than other videos I have seen

[@spencermullen8751]

I always love it when u post because your videos are always so helpful! I'd love to see you do more classical stuff but I love all your jazz stuff

[@newdutchworkshop7026]

Just played a couple of your videos in the background while cooking dinner and buzzing along a bit, great tips already! Everybody mentions curling in the lips but you mentioning they should only move closer to the teeth and not actually curl immediately worked for me :) I'll definitely sit down and go through your content over the next couple of weeks, personal progress is always the best inspiration to me!

[@johndeal4381]

You changed my whole attitude for horn playing. Former teacher told me to get a bigger MP for larger lips. I never could increase my range. This 'in the red' idea' has what I've done all my life. Never could get above B flat. Going back to smaller MP and stay out of the red.

[@karennewton1684]

Great video. Spot on. I always give lip buzzing exercises to students. Charlie gives great clear instructions on the hows and whys of sound production. Nice work Charlie.

[@ericdugas7332]

Thanks so much for this video. I learn so much everytime and you always help me a lot with the numerous problems I have as a beginner.

[@skrame01]

Charlie I am so happy to have found this video, because I have always buzzed my lips but could never decide if I was doing it right. I have been doing it exactly as you demonstrate here, it is a huge confidence booster to see this.

[@hoonooproductions5565]

You are the best teacher, Charlie! The way you explain things is so clear and understandable. I followed your advice about embouchure and it has transformed my playing. Thank you so much for generously sharing your knowledge. You rock!

[@gerardtalbot6244]

HI Charlie thanks a bunch, this is answered a lot of questions for me to why I am not getting good sound. Now in relation to you asking for advice with the auto focus this is going to sound BONKERS, but the camera was picking up on a lot of OTHER (ghost busters) activity in your room. Lets for giggles say this is true and you are a believer - go to 1:00 and watch just after you pick up the mouth piece you will see what I call a floater rise from the bottom of the screen and float of towards your right, (I know its just dust, NOT) fast forward and watch from 17:55 your auto focus starts to act up and just before 17:79 you should see it (Floater, Dust-NOT, Ghost busters) just above you right eye it comes back into the video and drops down towards your shoulder. You know the way you keep giving us subscribers advice to keep our lips open well Ill ask you keep your mind open because this is what I do I am very spiritual (not religious) and I believe you have phonemic awareness, I have a different kinda awareness it relation our existentialism, my sense and its only my sense is there was a lot going on in your room. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYeqcquDpJKen9k This link will you open you mind I hope you link the song is preformed by Bip Bippadotta and two Anything Muppet girls, I hope I haven't freaked you out ..... love and light all the way from Ireland.

[@davidtatosian842]

GREAT video!! Thank you so much for the clear instruction and analysis!

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

I've never heard anyone talk about coming in towards the lips more when going higher. Incredible. You just got one more subscriber! I am thankful for your insightful videos. =)

[@SolaFide802]

I’ve been fighting my horn for years and cannot, at the moment, buzz. I will definitely work on this thank you

[@flamenkito247]

Thank you so much! You're 100% awesomeness! I wish someone had taken the time to do this with me 30 years ago. My band teacher was an accomplished trumpet performer and musical arranger, in addition to our teacher, and I was always in awe of him when he would pick up his trumpet and play so much as a scale. But I never had a one-on-one like this (your videos do feel like a private lesson). So, again, my heartfelt thanks. Happy new year to you, and I'm off to view your proper embouchure video!

[@timford7040]

Maybe you already got an answer, but when u lean to the left and expose more of the window and bright light behind you, the camera focuses on the window. Great video!

[@helenhill9482]

This and your other video about embouchure are brilliant! At the start of this video I couldn’t even lip buzz, never mind produce a note. By the end, I could play the first five notes of the Bb major scale up and down just with my lips buzzing!!! I will be doing these exercises every day. Thank you!

[@Wanielyo]

Eeek, will attempt to get this going. Also try to find an option for depth of field on the camera and set it so both you and the background are roughly in focus rather than one or the other

[@d.juneconley7349]

Hey Charlie, I watch you video's over and over you are such a good teacher. I get better practice every time!! thank you thank you thank you!! your the best!

[@davlippo7]

My analogy with many trumpet instructional videos (as great as they are) is like instructing someone who is 4'-6" tall about how to dunk a basketball in a 10' goal. Without unlimited buzz capabilities no amount of effort is going to make any difference. First make the player 7'-6" tall and then teach them how to dunk. The only way to achieve unlimited buzz capabilities is custom mouthpiece designing which is what I do. Instantaneous improvement is exactly what can happen. It's almost 100% about lip interaction with the mouthpiece. Because we can't modify our anatomy, we are left with only the mouthpiece. Changing the trumpet has very little to do with it. Learning becomes automatic once the buzz problem has been solved. It's like telling everyone to wear size 7 shoes no matter what, just make your foot fit. Wrong answer. We don't all fit into a traditional mouthpiece. Trying that for 40 years didn't work for me. I think someone who can naturally play and buzz easily creates a certain disconnect with a player who can't do it no matter how hard they try. Now you can do it or at least you have that hope and an option.

[@louramoreira]

Many many thanks for your Videos. In fact they're (that I now of) the only that benefits and work for trumpets &a brass players. Quip doing it in your Channel. Just love that tip at 9 minute, it's the way. Can you tell me about the question at minute 2:30 ??? How can we react against that embouchures - if they are to close ? Please.

[@Arjundesai87]

Hi Charlie, Thanks for regularly posting insight into the mechanics of playing. It's really really helpful! Also, I'm looking forward to the album!

[@danielceillan3407]

Great video! The camera problem is that the middle point of the film, is the background wall. When the surface of your body is smaller than the background, then the camera focus on the background. This could be solved if you are more in the middle. Thanks for video! It helps me a lot!

[@TheMudsnake]

Finally a video it's been 4 months!

[@larissarodriguez5380]

3 things: 1. Thank you. Your time and effort and strategic thinking are highly appreciated. 2. Is your air stream coming out straight when you buzz, and how important is airstream direction? 3. Camera tip: you weren’t centered in the camera view, and some cameras lose the “face” when people turn to the side. Just shift the camera so that your head is always centered and you should have less of a problem.

[@LokeyeMC]

I've been trying to figure out airstream direction for the past 2 years and I've learned that airstream direction is related to the alignment of the top and bottom lips. If the bottom lip recedes in relation to the top lip, the airstream will point down, and visa versa. If I practice the method Charlie indicates @3:00 with the lips in alignment, I can see now that it makes the airstream go straight. I naturally blow downward so this will be quite a correction for me =)

[@romanleyberov]

Charlie, thanks for the great video! Thanks for the help! 4:17 KZbin subtitles : a book called "the art of the grass playing". 😂 I think this is a hidden link to your video "Three Principles of Vibration"

[@robertslotte1858]

Thank you for a great video Charlie! There are always going to be haters...just ignore them and keep posting awesome videos like this one.

[@peterhogarty5741]

Thanks Charlie l have just come across your website and l am so impressed with what you can do with buzzing with and without the mouthpiece. What you shared is absolutely brilliant l am a trombone player and have gained so much inspiration from what you have demonstrated, really good thank you

[@sebthi7890]

hello, I have made the following observation: many good trumpeters of have a deep philtrum (the "valley" above your lips) that means that the muscles on both sides above your lips are extremely well trained. Now you are hiding it with your beard, but for example Barbara Buttler jas no chance. But these special anatomie of the lips indicates an certain importance of the muscle for the ability to play trumpet. Do you have an idea to train exactly these muscles?

[@davetuttle9701]

Dude! Excellent lesson!

[@eldanruiz]

beautiful Mr Charlie, there must be more self-called teachers on KZbin concerned about the proper sound and how to get it on the trumpet. Thumps up and keep going like this !

[@saccover]

Charlie, thanks for the next movie is very practical! It's time for you to release some methodical manual and call it "True Trumpet Experience"!))

[@Anamikamanu143]

Can u suggest any good trumpet mouthpiece?

[@mariomartin200]

Should we wet our lips or not? What is your advice?

[@joglo956]

Thanks Charlie. Another v helpful video. However I am stuck at the first hurdle! I cannot maintain a steady buzz at concert Bb. I can just about manage the G below that. When I platy the Bb, the air comes out in fits and starts. I am a player who definitely uses too much pressure in the higher range and I suffer from inconsistency in cracking notes. However when I play the trumpet I make a god big sound. What am i dong wrong? Thanks again.

[@Wanielyo]

Any use of tongue shape in this or just the lips tucking in a little?

[@KurtVert]

Nice videos. Thanks for posting them. I did find the focus going in and out to be very distracting tho. Narrow depth of field shooting is lovely for art photography but for instructional video I'm not sure it serves you. If you are going to use it, at least use manual focus. You are sitting still so setting your camera to one focus setting should work fine especially if you widen your depth -of-field a bit (larger f-stop number) and will eliminate the auto-focus drift entirely. I hope this helps. Cheers, Charlie. Keep it up.

[@snrnsjd]

Now we need a video about disadvantages with buzzing :)

[@keenanasbridge6911]

Charlie this video and all your videos are fantastic, helped my trumpet playing so much!!!!

[@keithploettner7870]

Thanks Charlie for yet another important tip for creating a good set up. I'll be practicing this, along with other basics from my recent lesson. Have a great day!

[@veroldaley1]

This is a great tutorial , thanks Charlie

[@IsaacGartner]

Great video, thanks for all of your great work! Regarding camera focus: I agree with other commenters that for this particular video, you probably could get by with switching to manual focus and using a smaller aperture (larger f-stop number). However, when shooting a more dynamic scene, having accurate auto-focus is desirable. I'm guessing you have an older model Canon. Newer models since the Canon 70D (including the 80D, 800D, and 77D) have a much improved autofocus technology called "Dual Pixel Autofocus" which does not suffer from the issues you are encountering.

[@hatehypocrisy1]

Thanks, Charlie.This is very helpful.

[@paulmullins4676]

Beginner here and your ability to easily change buzzing pitch is daunting. Wish you spend more time on how to start out and get to that point. Very frustrating to see a master just do it and think the student could emulate this immediately.

[@bfenwick87]

Charlie, your techniques are very helpful and very useful. Thank you!

[@ketteljoe2868]

Should i practice lip buzzing and mouthpiece buzzing at the beginning or at the end of my dayli practice

[@benjaminmoseslieb9856]

Charlie I have a range question. Would you say that if you can't buzz the note with just your lips, then, you won't be able to play that note on the horn? I ask because though I'm somewhat happy with my sound in the range that's comfortable for me, I'm not at all happy with my range. Apart from being lower than most "average" ranges, it's not adequate to play the songs I'm wanting to play. I can get a G above the staff but can't do it very long or very frequently. Several months of "strengthening" exercises hasn't really had much effect and I figure it's a technique issue, given that I can't really buzz the way you are in this video (I will practice). You say to pull the lips in for higher range, and not closer together. But what do you do when the lips are "all of the way in" and your highest note still isn't adequate? How do you play in such a way that the full "common" range of the trumpet fits into the in-and-out movement of your lips?

[@jamestonloanderson1730]

I’m confused because when I buzz my lips without the mouth piece it’s so hard to get out notes. Any tips

[@noel_noel9931]

It's not going to be an immediate succession of notes. Just keep trying and be patient. I say that for me too 👊🏾

[@da11king]

New concept to me... difficult to get out buzzing musical notes without the mouthpiece

[@empathematics8928]

i realized for me that i needed it to buzz against my teeth, like saying f at the same time as doing the embouchure. i don’t know if i’m right though. but it seems like i was able to do that pitch bend by distancing and bringing in the lips to the teeth.

[@adriencasidanus886]

Merci!! I really want to thank you for sharing your « secrets » and knowledge, it is really working for me. After working your exercices, something was missing though. i didnt know how to faster the air. I found that pushing with my abdomen and slowing it down with my diaphragm raised the pressure of the air.

[@MilesSpearman]

Absolutely love the video. I’ve been subscribed for about 6 years and you really have helped me develop as a player. Can you explain what players should do to develop their buzzing range without the mouthpiece? For me, i can hit up to an A in the staff but it starts to sound like the buzzing that you said is wrong as I get higher. How does one fix this problem so they can develop their buzzing like you?

[@adriencasidanus886]

I had the same kind of problems and i just raised the pressure of the air by pushing my abdomen and slowing it down with my diaphragm : doing it simultaneously (push and slow) raised the pressure and it helped me

[@KennyLeeper]

Hey Charlie, Bin said if you adjust your lighting it will help the auto focus issue. So try in focus your lighting on you. In this video you have some bright light in the background and thats most likely the issue.

[@justgoto8]

5:25 I definitely do that! And my lips tend to misalign as I go further up in range. I have an obvious overbite so I’m wondering how to do the part at 5:25 correctly when my back teeth aren’t aligned with my front teeth at all.

[@damonbrown7323]

hi Charlie. your helping me so much!!! thank you!! ive been a jazz trumpeter all my working life and never had all this stuff so clearly explained. Is it possible to get a private lesson ? i know my technique is fundamentally flawed and be great just to get yr opinion on how to proceed.

[@jens_trumpet]

Hey Damon! Just visit his website and book a lesson via Skype: www.charlieportermusic.com Cheers!

[@lospopularos]

If I can make a suggestion, do a search on your online camera manual and find *manual* focus setting. Hope that helps.

[@chris0062]

GREAT vid, thanks a bunch!

[@wadethomas5984]

Thanks for the tips will try it out and let you know

[@michaelgeorge9676]

Charlie and anyone who can help me,this month I started to use the systematic approach to daily practise with the help of your videos about embouchure and the three compressions you helped me a lot to play effortlessly.But as I go higher than high C my notes become thinner I don't squeeze my lips I always have in mind the air,tongue and apperture.Is that common at first and by practise I have a bigger sound or is it something wrong I'm doing?Any help would be much appreciated.

[@zippybogard]

This is very good advice from Charlie! Anyone that gives this a thumbs down is a questionable Brass player!

[@bradstewart7007]

I'm finding that finally learning to play with proper form is enabling me to lip buzz, rather than the inverse.

[@ahustintor6799]

Depends. When I go up, I move my lips away from teeth and toward the mouthpiece. That gives me a big fat sound in the high register. I guess Farkas school is not for everyone. But I totally appreciate you channel and watch and like all videos anyway :)