How To Practice: Building A Routine That Works by Charlie Porter

[@dylanalford4604]

let's all take a moment to appreciate the production quality here! color, framing, lighting, sound, editing, and content. Well done.

[@CharliePorter]

Much appreciated!

[@jdlandisify]

Oh - hey Dylan!

[@ChrisDavisTrumpet]

I was thinking the same thing, Dylan! The most challenging thing is to get the voice and the trumpet at great levels. Mission accomplished here!

[@CharliePorter]

Thanks! Trying! Studied some videos on lighting and various video making stuff. Still learning a lot!

[@TheEDub56]

Charlie's a world class virtuoso - and he loves to teach. That's a rare combination.

[@ellman10]

1. Lip buzzing/mouthpiece (glissando sirens); more volume low, less high. 2. Flexibility (mouthpiece gliss. as guide) 3. Vocalises and lyrical melodies (smooth air stream) 4. Long tones (active support muscles, play soft, breath attack with clear sound 5. Technical studies (play piano) 6. Actually play music (not just technical aspect, but in a musical perspective) 7. Endurance and range

[@jeremyrhoads6899]

But wait! There's more! 1. 1:32 2. 8:35 3. 19:58 4. 28:12 5. 34:51 6. 46:35 7. 51:46

[@vigilancebrandon]

Thank you!

[@ellman10]

@@jeremyrhoads6899 hahaha nice!

[@keithstarkey5584]

And then repeat after me: Our Father, who art in heaven....

[@mrcheese906]

Thx I’m Gona be like the lead trumpet next year so ima need to practivr

[@pippoMASO]

If Arban is the written bible for trumpeters, this video is the movie bible. Charlie this is the most complete, rich, clear and straight forward video I've ever seen about trunpet playing. You are such a gift to us!!!

[@bobgraham6540]

After 11 years of band to the college level, 6 years of private lessons, and 2 years of comeback after a 35 year layoff, this is by far the best one hour trumpet lesson I have ever had! Thanks, Charlie, for being so gifted in communicating these basic concepts that so many others have failed to explain so clearly.

[@cooganbeggs4942]

Hi Bob your story almost exactly reflects mine! ...totally agree 👍 good luck with the comeback. I really struggle with endurance and im sure theres a lot here to help with that

[@bkf8166]

Me too! 25 years since I've had a group to play with. I keep my horn on my desk as I work from home and play several times per day.

[@bkf8166]

@@cooganbeggs4942 Me too Coogan!

[@starwarswannabes285]

For me it was the saxophone, but I bought a trumpet for my 8 year old son and a flute for my 11 year old daughter for this Christmas. I also bought a French horn and I will learn with them so my plan is to re learn my sax after 40 plus years (59 years old) and also learn the French horn and his trumpet. We have a so so community band that I hope to join in a year or less.

[@PatrickJunkers]

These exercise routines and that "circle concept" behind it have been extremely fruitful for my playing, so I'm very grateful for your tutorial! One thing I have noted is that it gets even more effective when you add pedal tones to the "circle".

[@Bazzerine]

3 years later and this is still the best trumpet lesson I have ever had. Absolute gold. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into teaching Charlie, it’s very much appreciated and has transformed my playing.

[@jens_trumpet]

This is pure magic, folks and everything you need to know when it comes to fundamental trumpet playing. Great stuff, Charlie! Let's catch up soon!

[@jeremyrhoads6899]

Just as useful as your UK masterclass. I use that quite regularly in my practice sessions. Mainly the Breaking Bad Long tones and the metronome articulation exercise. The internet can be awesome if used properly.

[@2oot]

Soooo good to have Charlie Porter back! One of the few trumpet players who can play and teach. Loving the Monette btw

[@CharliePorter]

Thanks!

[@ephraimpinckney8209]

He's the best on the web.

[@ephraimpinckney8209]

@@musicbooksexplained It seems everybody has heard of him. He is a master salesman if nothing else .

[@smacdermaid]

I’m just picking up my trumpet again after 30 years to play with the Crossmen 50th anniversary Alumni corps in 2024. Thank you so much for this video. There were many things I needed to hear. Thanks for helping me set up my practice routine moving forward.

[@jefflevine4412]

I began playing trumpet when I was 5yr. old. and loved music ever since - 73yr. now. I discovered Charlie Porter's videos casually roaming Trumpet videos on you tube. Charlie is the trumpet teacher and guide I've needed my entire life!!! From the standpoint of talent, knowledge and character,If you are sincerely motivated to learn how to play your trumpet the right way, look no more - he is as good as you're likely to find - probably better!!!

[@TheMessyTruthHurts]

This is just pure straight sweet honey goodness. This is a gift to a Trumpet player at any level. Been playing for 44 years and yet I still learn and learn. Thank you my brother.

[@moussavarolgil9658]

Only 68k views ? For me this is like the New Testament of how to practice ;) 🙌🙌 step by step. So friendly to understand but on a professional and high level. To get this knowledge for free feels simply wrong. Thank you Charlie !!

[@rodent65]

Yep, I’m another comeback player, and this video is brilliant. Just wish I’d had Charlie as my teacher, or his videos when I first learnt. Thank you Charlie.

[@thomasheberer3034]

Dear Charlie, thanks a million. Your advice, yet again, is spot on. I have been watching this and several other videos of yours, and I enjoyed them all. I love the way you present your thinking and I am in awe of your kindness. I've been a trumpet player myself for close to 50 years, familiar with many of your conceptual ideas. However, it's fantastic to be reminded again and again. Much love, your friend Thomas Heberer

[@1oboeajusco586]

Dear Charlie, If you keep giving such wonderful lessons on youtube we won’t need private sessions! Thank you

[@CharliePorter]

Haha! Thanks ;)

[@sethjensen54]

I’ll have to save this one and come watch it several times. There is a lot here.

[@pebblebeach8517]

Charlie is a national gem.

[@melodynote333]

Taking lesson from a Grammy award winner is gold. That grammy cought my attention so I stuck around to here the whole lesson 👍🏽

[@milesdavissmurfaccount5814]

I play the trumpet since 11 years now with privat lessons and I’m not able to buzz my lips like that, never saw it like that. Now I’m frustrated since I can’t figure it out, but you did a great job!

[@jancervinka4136]

The best trumpet tutorial I've ever seen. Thank you Charlie so much.

[@slicklicks4468]

I actually play flute and sax and this is pure gold. I have never seen any sax player with such a concise sound concept. Of course there is a lot that needs adapting but the idea of an essentially unchanging embouchure is absolutely priceless. It takes some serious work and commitment but it’s absolutely worth it.

[@cooganbeggs4942]

I hope we all appreciate the value of these amazing videos from Charlie - a true trumpet legend. We could literally spend our entire life trying to find this information. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@rockyirvan1339]

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[@richardgiven1656]

You are a Gift to the world of Trumpet Players!! Your incite, experience and presentation are an inspiration! Thank you for so generously sharing your knowledge and expertise with us!!🎺

[@KyleRaftery]

What a brilliant video. I practiced trumpet the wrong way for way too long and gave it up out of sheer frustration. Now playing trombone and using the techniques Charlie has talked about in his videos. One year into trombone and my technique has already passed 20 years of trumpet playing. I used to think you just had to put in the hours, nope, quality over quantity!

[@alexduran5704]

I just gotta drop a note to thank you.Charlie , your stuff has been very helpful.

[@mikecoco3250]

Fundamentally sound, insightful and clearly articulated concepts put into practice. Your gifts of teaching and performance are second to none. Thank you Charlie for sharing your gifts with the world!

[@basifabode6486]

Appreciation for this instrument returning😮

[@jakehendriksen2841]

I'm 15 minutes in on this video, and I swear I already understand more about playing trumpet and getting a more polished sound than I did through all of elementary, middle, and high school playing. I've been getting back into playing music (piano, guitar), and wanting to reconnect with trumpet (I still have my old instrument from high school!) has been on my mind. This video is the first one I clicked on when looking for some direction, and it will clearly be something I revisit a lot in the coming months!

[@gabrielrodriguez9413]

Charlie, I've done this for a few days and already I am achieving better clarity overall in my trumpet playing. Thank you so much for this!

[@clarityy1082]

Great video. Thank you for removing my semi-guilt for including the need to play music, too. My practice always includes tunes I dream (and have succeeded!) in playing.

[@conradvcalvo7285]

I have played woodwinds for years and recently decided to learn and have fun with brass instruments but not making as much progress I anticipated . With all due appreciation for all the talented teachers encountered on KZbin and other venues, Mr. Porter has to be among the very best, not only for the breath of knowledge of the trumpet and music, but an amazing ability to transmit lessons in a clear, understandable and relatable manner. Moreover, he has an extremely effective and pleasant way of communicating that retains one's interest, facilitates comprehensive learning and motivates proper practicing essential to becoming a good trumpet musician. Watching Mr. Porter's videos and applying his methodology and techniques has significantly sped up my progress on the trumpet and am enjoying it more as I now can play some easier tunes. All the best to Mr Porter and many thanks for the sharing and mentoring!

[@francishanover5168]

Omg I played in marching concert and quartet bands as a teenager and starting all over as an out of practice 50+ adult . Thank you Learning like a babe in the woods all over again

[@francishanover5168]

I agree on ficus of technique. I studied hard as a kid but I wished you were my mentor. But 70/80s we just did it. Now I am relearning

[@jeffreyluttrull2961]

Stumbled on this at just the right time. Playing forever, repeating same mistakes. Rut. Great stuff. Thank you.

[@joshuakrautner2349]

I think this is a great summary of the videos that he's made before. it does a good job of connecting all Charlies foundational concepts in his earlier videos.

[@farseer123456789]

Charlie this is great. One topic I wish you touched on is how you rest throughout a practice routine? Maybe also do a video on coming back to the trumpet from taking a break. I know I'm having a hard time being consistent and motivated during the pandemic because all my gigs are gone for the foreseeable future. Might be a good topic for another video.

[@Uuuuuuurrgggggghhhhh]

Just wanted to give you a big "thank you" for your video's. I'm re-learning the trumpet after quite some years and your video's help me a lot!

[@nicoleschmid2901]

Du bist einfach nur super👍👍👍

[@itsgroovylue]

Thank you Charlie. For a "young" trumpet player (4 years), this is Gold! I appreciate you!

[@interdimensionalsailboat]

You went into the fundamentals of practice in general. Luckily i had already learned those in general but it is great to keep in mind and not forget. Thank you very much for the reminder and that is stuff everyone should learn for everything in life!, i hope my first trumpet arrives soon!

[@elsonharewood7933]

I had planned a 3hr practice for tonight but after studying few of your short lessons I stumbled on this. I watched and read some of the many comments. I had practised some of the exercises before and wanted a refresher/revision on them. I did not practise, except for the free buzzing, horn is still on the stand and three hours of "classwork" achieved. Very Valuable. The number of positive comments and length of some of them validate the appreciation and gratitude we, novice, amateur and student trumpeters, have for efforts, dedication and generousity to the fraternity of trumpeters. Your methods of explaining technical aspects of trumpet techniques and related anatomical association is flawless. A trait of a great communicator and teacher. I have one small complaint, observation actually, sometimes you gasp for breath while speaking. You are not using your breath like when you are playing. 😅😅😅 Seriously, You may want to look at your phrasing in the future, it is not a difficult thing to rectify. I hope you take this comment in spirit in which I'm giving it. If you can give me so much, for free, I think I offer you something in return, in appreciation for your assistance to me, and other students. Once again, thanks much!

[@matteocomellini]

If you are a disciplined intermediate trumpet player you won't need any other lessons. Just work thru this video and organize your time. I wish I could dedicate 3 hrs a day to the trumpet and music. Lucky who can. I will try my best to find the time. This video really motivated me. Thank you Charlie!!

[@edwinlindquist973]

I was a student of Jimmy Stamp for 4 years in college. Good that his foundational principles are being passed down. Now to play like I did 45 years ago after decades of not playing. Thanks for the video.

[@小明王-g5l]

I hope you can do more teaching about trumpet .Thank you very much

[@DeutschlandGuy]

I'm not a trumpet player (I'm a guitarist), so just happened across this video. Having said that, the first 1 1/2 minutes of Mr. Porter's video is so spot on for all musicians, regardless of what instrument they play or what style of music they play. There is so much "there there" in those few words. If anyone is interested, there is a brilliant (and well known) classical pianist named Madeline Bruser who penned the book "The Art of Practicing" that goes into great depth on the subject. Although she is a pianist, she covers some specifics on many other instruments but like Mr. Porter, the concepts apply directly to any instrument or genre. While Mr. Porter's videos focus specifically on trumpet (there's nothing wrong with that), Ms. Bruser's book takes a very wide "big picture" approach. I'd highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to find joy in practicing, rather than "dread". You can find her book on Amazon. Thank you, Mr. Porter for such a find video (and for the other high quality videos you produce).

[@TheLazyClips]

You will forever be my sensei. I listen to your album on spotify daily. I cant believe how much you've helped me for free! Everything you said has made a big impact on my playing.

[@pendragon1662]

I appreciate the absolute gold of advice for so many trumpet players, lots of musicians would want money for this info, so the least you guys could do is like and subscribe

[@Amaxia]

It's so amazing that we have such good quality and usefull information for free! Thank you so much for giving brass players all over the world this wonderful chance of improving themselves and therefore sharing the beauty of making music!

[@Lottemuis]

Hi , all the way from Belgium ! I restarted playing the trumpet after many years but this time i want to do it properly ! This is really useful and I never heard it so well explained . Thank you so much and pls keep on posting !!

[@Wanielyo]

This really is a masterclass, it's inspiring how you make it look so easy too! Your violin bowing anology reminded me of Eddy Chen's lesson (before twoset) on intonation; he suggests that practising muscle memomy is not enough to play in tune but that practising hearing (or singing) the notes in tune is your best chance of consistently playing in tune. And so it is for playing high on trumpet, if you know the sound your body can find the slot better. Someone else famous (sorry don't remember) has suggested playing regular tunes 8va (15ma for you!?) to increase range and I think this really works, and probably because you are hearing the notes clearly in your mind.

[@silveralpaca5789]

Dan Snikliw was it maynard?

[@lenzotrumpet]

Charlie I watch this video from time to time and ....each time I pick up some really great advice. Things that I am doing in my daily routine you mentioned all of them.This video is a wealth of knowledge..thank you Anthony

[@tjgus7458]

I can not thank you more ! This video is like arbans for me. Every single thing really helped me to get over with my musical slumps and even taught me which of my routines was wrong ! ; ) God bless you !

[@tjgus7458]

*watching everyday*

[@tjgus7458]

:)

[@MrGuto]

I'm a sax player and I learned a lot from this video! thanks a lot for such a great video with so many great advices.

[@alexcarter8807]

Busking is just off the table these days, I was making really decent money. But you know what? I love the trumpet even more! My goal is to attain mastery, and then pass on what I know, like you are doing.

[@revocolor]

Maybe the best trumpet lecture on the net! Thank you 💛

[@flatbreadthom]

Excellent!!!! Thanks for posting this, Charlie. I'm inspired!

[@TrumpetBiz]

An amazing, in depth tutorial on how to play the trumpet. And true- my struggles with buzzing revealed my weaknesses and faults. Thank you Charlie for a great tutorial !

[@1oboeajusco586]

Trumpet.biz me TOO!

[@두꺼비-h1g]

You are the best teacher ! I deeply appriciate you .

[@carlreck]

Charlie - I love your videos! However....... I taught beginners for 37 years in public schools. I started my career teaching brass to buzz their lips outside the mouthpiece. We would buzz long notes and simple songs. The result was that students would pinch their lips together too much and would end up with pinched sounds. After a couple of years, I switched to mouthpiece buzzing, which is more like what you do when you play the trumpet and ended up with much better results. I don't believe in buzzing without the mouthpiece for anyone, but if you use it, players that have played for awhile would get better results than beginners.

[@marvintrumpeter1013]

Best trumpet lesson ever.... Thanks very much Charlie Porter

[@pedromcasar5923]

Hey Charlie, or should I say, profesor Charlie!!! I just wanted to stop by and thank you for all the advise I’ve learned from you!! Thank to your approach to letting the air flow I was able to finally play this beautiful instrument!! I had so many ways to do it the wrong way… now I have your teachings! Thank you again

[@paulmaglio9254]

I'm getting back into trumpet playing after almost 20 years off. I still have my old practice routine written down from back in the day, but THIS was exactly what I needed RIGHT NOW! Thanks Charlie, this video really helps!

[@MrRezillo]

An incredibly helpful video, Charlie. I appreciate all the hard work involved in it. I"ve been practicing a lot, getting slowly better - but too unfocused, getting overwhelmed by too many chop exercises from too many methods by too many teachers, great as they all are. I'm going to adopt all your suggestions here, and see where it takes me. Mega thanks.

[@5utoob]

Charlie... we appreciate what it takes for you to produce these teaching videos... Very helpful... You have a heart of a teacher, wanting to pass on what you have learned... Kudos!!

[@chrislittlefield9999]

Wow Charlie...you've given us the "gold" yet again my man ~ many thanks 🖖🏾

[@freetidjane]

Thanks Charlie ! A gem as usual. Much love from Douala

[@ttrumpetguy]

Once again you've hit it out of the park Charlie! Great video, it will help fill in some of the blanks for some of my students, particularly the simple yet brilliant concept of playing lower louder, higher softer. It even already produced noticeable benefits in my sound and accuracy/speed of lip slurs in the short time (today) that I've been using it. The Triad and Maurice Andre exercises worked for me quite well too. I think that I now have a new, "old" concept to teach with. Interesting enough, one of my old teachers, Frank Collura (former Assistant Conductor/4th trumpet/Utility 1st trumpet with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra -n the 1970's, now retired) was always going through my Schlossberg book screaming at it, while reversing all the dynamic markings from decrescendos to crescendos when the music descended below middle C to low G, but never mentioned decrescendoing, while ascending into the upper register, nor spoke of it as an over-riding concept of how the trumpet should be approached in general, but it makes great sense. His reasoning , was that the notes on trumpet below middle C wouldn't speak as quickly acoustically, so one should crescendo into them to so they can be better heard in the context of balance, within an orchestra. I like your concept which you gave Domenic credit for and am curious if it may have emanated from the French School of trumpet playing? Wherever it came from, it's now a keeper in my playing and teaching! Thanks again!

[@shootingbloke]

Thank you so much Charlie for spending time on this priceless video and for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience. It is very much appreciated. After 50 years of playing, it's back to the drawing board.

[@DavidAndersoniiVI]

Charlie your really a flawless player, much respect.

[@gordonhicks8257]

Thank you for another great instructional video. I want to add it's not only neighbors who love the triad exercise. Family members do too!

[@peterhenley9776]

Totally awesome lesson, you are a legend Mr Porter! Such great practical tips to get the most from your practice.

[@melissadouville1489]

This is so helpful, thank you! The hose metaphor is really helpful for a beginner like me who tends to force the high notes.

[@krzysiekromanowski2385]

Thanks for the video! Very useful tips

[@atsuibeatz3523]

Great video. And the finger buttons match the shirt and the walls. Love it!

[@bluekingdom6301]

3 years playing sax the lip buzzing sirens warm up worked immediately and singing before playing great thanks for sharing your knowledge much appreciated. Big grins 🎷

[@jazzbonept]

Yeah Charlie, thanks for sharing! I'm loving the anecdotes from these great trumpeters!

[@chastao4800]

Charlie, Thank you for this video . Your videos are very well done in every way (as others have said here) and I always get some good tips. This one was especially helpful. I have been playing trumpet (with short breaks in the love/hate relationship) for 60 years and recently had a setback as I had implants on 2 front teeth fail. I am committed to keep playing and have been doing OK except lost range because I can't use pressure as I did before. Your video tips (this one especially) have helped me to re-train myself to think differently about what I am doing. You have been a tremendous help ... Thanks. We're all lucky to have access to so much great trumpet information on the internet in general. Your videos stand out for their clear well-organized content. Thanks Again, Charlie Taormina Plymouth MA

[@tatendamapisire1597]

You're a blessing to the horn world. Remain Blessed!

[@theimp5901]

One of my early teachers spoke of playing "down" to the intervals seems to what you are referring to around 22 minutes . Nice job as always Charlie !

[@theimp5901]

Me too and a lot of people don't know this at all.

[@freetidjane]

Thanks Charlie ! A gem as usual. Much love from Duala

[@rdbordeman]

Another fantastic video by Charlie Porter with real instruction to be better. Thank you Charlie!

[@amalbush4075]

I find your videos very helpful. I am a beginner in trumpet playing and it helps me a lot. I hardly try to do all the exercises corectly.

[@tonyprice1612]

Gorgeous sound, Mr. Porter!!

[@leandrocastagnari7846]

Thank you for be back

[@RafaelCastroPlus]

Yeah!! Your new videos are awesome, Charlie! Light, scenario, sound quality and, of corse, the content and charisma. Keep doin' it!

[@normfowler3108]

Charlie, thanks very much for all the videos you have produced, they have helped me a lot. I have always struggled with range and endurance and gave the trumpet up 35 years ago, because I was not able to improve and get to where I wanted to be. Just recently my son died and I was shipped my very first trumpet, a 1968 Conn Constellation and thought I would try it again. :-) I have watched this video and downloaded the pdf file and read through it every time I start to warm up. It has helped me greatly, although one thing was not very clear and while keeping the lips flat against the teeth I could go up, but had a lot of trouble coming down and going up again. I think I discovered the thing that was not very clear to me and that is the lips at the aperture move very slightly in and out while going up and coming down, this allows me to have the range, but also keep the aperture open. I found by doing this I could go up and down so much easier and use a lot less air, without losing the opening. So I think it is a combination of the muscles pulling up and down, along with the lips moving in and out a very small amount. I hope this is clear and correct, as you have helped me a lot, I already have more range and endurance then I did 35 years ago. Thanks again, Norm

[@englishmatehub437]

thanks so much! there is a few serious trumpet trainer but you are different way! shooting words and melodies,methods %100! you are great trainer! its gonna master class! each spelling is most important huge patience man!

[@dizzylee7215]

I'm so glad I found this video. Thank you

[@reinaldomartinez13]

you completely transformed my philosophy towards playing and approaching the trumpet, you're a master through and through, maybe some day ill get the chance to thank you in person

[@JacobMillerMusic]

This guy is amazing. Thank you Charlie!

[@jens_trumpet]

He is! Hope you're doing well, Jacob!

[@rayfarr423]

Brilliant teaching! Every brass player should watch this.

[@miroslavkostic2533]

26:50 - 28:05 it is all connected... french horn player here, an amateur F single, perhaps the only one around the globe, so to add for warm up I use full note slurs only one harmonic interval at the time throughout range. For this exercise I pronounce "da-i" up and "di-a" down though there is phenomenal article about using vowels Joe Neiser "Developing a beautiful brass sound". If you have some video on using vowels please notify me I really enjoyed this lesson.

[@ahmetbarsgunaydn5125]

Dude please keep uploading. You are the best!!!!

[@petersage6637]

Such an amazing video family thank you

[@spastischelastisch8482]

00:13 Intro: How To Practice: Building A Routine That Works 01:30 1. Lip And Mouthpiece Buzzing (For Form and Warm-Up) 08:35 2. Harmonic Flexibilities 19:57 3. Vocalises And Lyrical Melodies (For Flexibility) 28:13 4. Long Tones (For Form, Sound & Wind Control) 34:50 5. Technical Studies (Articulation, Fingers, Intervals, Etc.) 46:35 6. Music! 51:49 7. Endurance and Range Thanks Charlie!

[@eduardolopes3000]

Fantastic video. Thank you so much for that. I was a trumpet player on a college band 30 years ago and now because of these videos I am seriously thinking to get back on practice. Thank you again.

[@general5104]

I, very much, appreciate your content !!! I like to watch people that take a hard thing and make it LOOK effortless. For example, a crane operator, doing up, North, and East at the same time in order to take up the slack in the cables and at the appropriate angle, vs, speed at the right levels at all times, watching hand signals from the leader on the ground, and continuously watching for un-seen dangers on the ground. You can see a lot more from above, concerning load, vs. wind direction, vs. unbalances. Do all that, fluently...with a flow, and make it look effortless. It's a lot easier, now a days, with Joy-sticks vs. multi-stage forward/reverse lever speed switches. You take a set of lips, just like most people are born with, and form them different than they WANT to be formed. You show how to contort your mouth, so it can support your racket making lips. You fully understand how to do it, and Why to do it. You incorporate your teeth, tongue, mouth shape, crank your internal guts around, using your lungs for a bellows & your abdomen as the bellows handles, and buzz effortlessly, all kinds of notes, A -G along with Q, R, & T, and sound like a police officer racing the next one to see who gets a donut first.😜 You show us how to do these various things as well as demonstrate what it sounds like when done wrong and what the troubleshooting scenarios are, and then show us what it sounds like when done Right...! YOU MAKE IT LOOK EASY !!! You're a Master Trumpet Blower ! Me, my health was taken from me over a course of Industrial, wired together with Murphy's Law. I was in two professional careers, along with Volunteer Fire & Rescue for over 20 years, and Carpal Tunnel disabled me. I used to practically LIVE, playing a guitar, but the surgeries took that away from me. I loved playing music, so, I figured, since my hands and my balance had gone south on me, I'd see if I could play a Harbor Freight Bugle I had bought, just to hang on the wall, & my Grandson's Trombone. I'm tapping 70 on the shoulder, but I'm watching your videos and learning the RIGHT WAY, so I don't do something wrong to start with & then have to unlearn and relearn a habit. Just do it right the first time !!! And the extra use of my lungs, works the third lobes of my lungs and I breathe somewhat better, because it's a natural exercise for your lungs. I still sound like a ticked-off Elephant, but I'm gaining SOME note separation, a little at a time, thanks to you. THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!

[@artisfine]

Fantastic Charlie ! There is the way......! Thank you.

[@lawrencequave8691]

Truly outstanding video with excellent, very useful technical descriptions. You've inspired me to return to serious trumpet practicing and playing. You're an EXCELLENT teacher! (Anybody who is listening to crap radio when they're driving instead of buzzing their mouthpiece is wasting valuable practicing time.) Thank you. I've subscribed.

[@ynnadssom]

Charlie, you are quite a gifted teacher. Your musicianship, discipline, and intelligence shine through in your videos. Would love to take a lesson with you sometime. Thank you.

[@trevorpope1913]

Charlie, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to produce this excellent video. Your advice is priceless and by demonstrating each are it makes it easy to understand. Every trumpet/cornet player will learn something to put into practice. Cheers Baz

[@teucap5965]

love your evolution since the old videos

[@jakeballtrumpet]

Charlie thank you thank you thank you. You are sharing truths in such a clear and precise way. So many will benefit.