Laurie Frink's Trumpet Drills (ITG 2022)

[@robertgreen3702]

Thanks for this!!

[@RW-ob4en]

Got me my Flexus, love me my Flexus!

[@RyanReskyTrumpeter]

Question about the lip buzz. When buzzing in the register you did it, isn’t it an octave higher on the mouthpiece and horn? I’ve always been shown that the lip buzz should be an octave lower than the mouthpiece buzz/pitch on the trumpet. Otherwise we are too tight. Just curious. Love the deep dive into Laurie and Caruso.

[@gdong3]

Good question. For the Frink/Caruso style stuff, we always buzz at pitch which is higher whereas the Stamp lip buzz approach is an octave lower. The Frink way is all about developing strength and relaxation under tension whereas the Stamp approach is more about getting a relaxed buzz and breath approach. Two different goals but with the same mechanism. Lots of value in both approaches - Laurie also had people not really buzz at all or who sucked at buzzing and still did a little of it. Very customizable. Happy to chat more about it with you if you want!

[@thecrime123]

Laurie also said to me that lip buzzing wasn’t about doing the same thing as playing, but that it does teach our bodies something about resistance.