Trumpet Articulation: Note Release Issues

[@ralphsmit9988]

Very helpful! The Trumpet Prof is the best channel ! It is also how I discover the extent to which my valves are leaking...

[@jaydee8872]

Outstanding technique for helping defeat the dreaded valsalva maneuver. Going to get right on it!

[@ruariwilson9696]

The best lesson I've ever experienced on articulation - period - amazingly helpful - thank you

[@needles1975]

You are masterful master teacher!!! As a Physician who's been through thousands of lectures for 43yrs!

[@pebblebeach8517]

Amazing teacher can’t get on enough of Paul’s great teaching.

[@johnp7117]

Hello from Bristol Uni, I just wanted to thank you for making these videos. They're the best trumpet vids I've seen (ever) by an absolute mile! Please don't stop making them! Also, encase your interested I believe I'm currently taking lessons with one of your former students - Jonny Bruce.

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi Nathan, thank you! Yes I remember teaching Jonny. Always knew he'd become an amazing musician and trumpet player. Great guy too! Send him my best wishes and good luck with your playing. TP

[@teamfreelance]

Hello Paul, I find your videos very effective for improving my trumpet playing. Thank you.

[@hansgeorg03]

Wow, you are truly incredible. When I played my horn after this exercise, it felt so more natural. That dead time between the inhalation and the articulation was almost completely gone. Thank you, sir!

[@jameskennedy7093]

He really got my attention. I thought he said high pressure air release will give you a "heart attack" and I thought, "Wow! That's some pressure!" Then I realized he had said "hard attack".

[@sarahf7919]

That is what I heard, too!

[@torsteins3078]

Me too😂

[@hueytoots]

I reached for a baby aspirin.... Not kidding.

[@ChristopherHealeyComposer]

Hah! I also heard this

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi. It's more about setting the note free. Interesting take. Thanks. TP

[@tedrhoads366]

Another TREMENDOUS video. I'm learning so much, its like living with an Expert trumpet player in the house. Thanks for these great helpful videos Paul, they are a life saver for someone trying to get back into the trumpet ofter many years.

[@TheTrumpetProf]

No problem. Plenty more to come!

[@matpol4416]

Hello, Paul, I would like to thank you for your channel, I find it very useful and appreciate your ability to finding ways of experiencing in the body what you are talking about (I mean the bunch of exercises with very precise intentions). Your videos have helped me a lot to rewise some old habits...I am gonna to work on my engine more! I am looking forward to next videos.

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Thank you Mat. The most difficult thing about teaching through video is not hearing players personally. I try to develop exercises and tests that give the player the ability to assess results and to evaluate their own progress. Keep working on that engine. Best, TP

[@adityatyagi4009]

This is truly brilliant stuff!

[@otavionestares]

Brilliant!

[@madmike007]

where are the rest of your video's?

[@trumpetman]

THANK YOU! This has been helping with closing my throat more than anything so far after 20 years. I play for a living and closing my throat is definitely still an issue. Wonder if you can talk about how you articulate so well in the upper register above high C.

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Thanks and I'm really pleased to hear this is helping you. I have used the upper register to develop my general technique because it is the most challenging area to gain control. So my articulation technique and position was set using the highest note of my range. Just on the air, play the highest note in your range. Articulate on that note experimenting with tongue position until you find a clear attack. Slur down a semitone and articulate with the tongue in the same position. Continue the process. It is ok for the tongue to be flexible with tip/blade articulation but not contact position. I think of my articulation like simply turning on a switch and the tongue starts moving. It doesn't change "position" because I'm playing high or low. It just articulates. Hope that helps. It's worth a video I think so I'll add it to the list! Good luck. TP

[@trumpetman]

The Trumpet Prof thanks again, I'll be warning up and trying this. Big band lead coming up so it'll be interesting to see how much more ease can come of it.

[@vibhavrajan266]

I’m having troubles with relaxing my muscles while playing can you please make a video helping me

[@pauldance7387]

This is amazing instructions

[@hillrl51]

Excellent for me. Thanks.

[@davidpereztrumpet]

Hi Paul! Very interesting, really. Could you tell me some tips to improve my double and triple tonguing velocity and clarity when I do it in the same note?

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Watch this video from 8:46 it will help you with your issue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TEaWVppqdnnrM TP

[@musique1999aout]

Hey Thanks a lot for this ! I was wondering, about the exercice where you take the 2nd slide out. Would’nt it be more efficient to release the 2nd valve, instead of moving the thumb ? So that the air is released through the instrument and producing a « real note » instead of being released through the holes of the slide ? I don’t know if I succeeded making my idea clear but I hope so ... Anyway great video, truly helpful

[@alancobbett4536]

Could you let me know how long to play the exercise for I think I may spend too long

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi Alan. Little and often is best. There is no set time really. It's a long term exercise to establish sensation and reaction. Build it into your daily routine. TP

[@olehermanlarsen63]

Where du you place the tounge front? Hitting the upper teeths or even higher up twoards the gum

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi Ole. It is more about finding the right position for you based on the quality and flexibility of your note production and articulation technique. Everyone will have a different position so experiment. I will do a video on this soon. TP

[@ellman10]

Thank you so much Paul! Amazing content. Any advice regarding difficulty articulating on the low register?

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi and apologies for delay in responding. It depends on the symptoms. If your difficulty is a clean and crisp attack it's probably that the tongue is too narrow and isn't sealing off the air. Take a look at my latest video and it might help. If it doesn't, let me know. TP

[@ellman10]

@@TheTrumpetProf thank you so much!!

[@hillrl51]

I am 71 and have developed a great tremor in my embouchure. Any ideas?

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi Rod. Hope things have settled down for you now but if not it could be a more permanent issue. Let me know and I'll get back a bit quicker next time! TP

[@barryhunt8527]

Can’t get my head around the thumb thing. Don’t see the point of it. Do you do that when you out on a gig? 🤔

[@TheTrumpetProf]

It creates an internal sensation which can help you to overcome problems like the Valsalva manoeuvre. If you don't have this problem you wouldn't see the point.

[@johngreynolds]

Paul, really enjoying these videos. I'm interested to begin experimenting with this articulation scheme as I have, what I believe is a fairly unique issue. Growing up, I had a pretty severe stuttering issue. I noticed that in later high school, as I began to incorporate more advanced tonguing, I had significant trouble starting the articulations because the sensations I experienced were exactly the same as those I had when stuttering. Although I don't really stutter any longer, sometimes these sensations rear their ugly heads when I'm "under pressure" to get the articulations right. Thanks for all the insight and keep them coming mate!

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Thanks John. Any additional tips you have for overcoming this are always welcome. TP

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[@williamchan1414]

Hello Paul Mayes I am a trombone student watching videos constantly from all brass channel. Recently I have come across your channel and I have learned a great deal from you. But do you think your principles held similar to the trombone? Also regarding the glottis, James Markey (previous NYphil and current BSO bass trombonist player) has advocated that the glottis stop is essential to note releasing, since tongue stopping and relying on the diaphragm to cut off the air is generally "frowned upon by the community". You can search James Markey masterclass on youtube for more. What is your opinion on that pedagogy?

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi sorry for late response. There are areas of brass pedagogy that are instrument specific and I think this is probably one of them. I've never heard of any player of any instrument advocate the glottis to stop or start a note intentionally. Trumpet players can suffer from a condition where they struggle to initiate an articulation because the glottis is shut and we have to work with them to avoid it which is a longer term undertaking. We play with high air pressure. The higher the pressure the more difficult it is to deactivate the glottis and that's why it is a trumpet problem. BUT, lower end brass don't play with high air pressure and as long as the glottis can be "controlled" easily I see no reason for not using it. In theory it makes sense. (There are no hard "rules". Only what works and what doesn't. Experiment!)

[@williamchan1414]

@@TheTrumpetProf great reply thank you!

[@tedtedsen269]

i have the world's worst tonguing i only collect spit in my mouth piece and my tone is ruined and my tone has a wet atack so i slure all notes and my sound is good WHERE OR WHAT IS MY PROBLEM (my spity atack)

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi Ted. There are so many possible reasons why this is happening so I would start by looking at two things. Are you trying to actively buzz your lips? The best way to play is not to physically buzz the lips but to let the trumpet do it. Try this: Loosen your mouthpiece so when you play you can remove the trumpet from it. Play a soft middle G and while you are playing it gradually pull the trumpet off the mouthpiece. You should be left with only the sound of air (white noise). If you are left playing a note on the mouthpiece your lips are too close together so try to create some space either before placement or after placement by stretching the top lip a little. When you articulate try not to be aggressive with the action. Have a look at this video from 9:00 where you should get a better approach to articulation. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TEaWVppqdnnrM Hope that helps. Let me know how you get on. TP

[@1948pcr]

How can I tell if I’m using the best mouthpiece size or shape?

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Hi Paul. It depends how you use the mouthpiece. By that I mean are you looking for something which helps you play higher or improves your stamina or are you looking for something that gives you just the right sound? Maybe all the above! I don't like giving mouthpiece advice except I truly believe Monette makes the best mouthpieces. Saying that I would never advise paying that sort of money until you have settled on your physical technique (the "way" you play). For 30 years I could only get on with big mouthpieces (Bach 1c). Even a Bach 3C would cut out on me after a short while and playing lead type mouthpieces was just impossible. Then I totally changed the way I play (I did all this while playing professionally) and found I could play pretty much any mouthpiece of any size. One of my favourite piccolo mouthpieces is one I found in my fathers loft (attic). It has no name or number but it just works. The point of that is it's such a personal thing you just have to keep trying out different equipment. I like to buy cheap mouthpieces on ebay and just give them a go. You never know. Go for the smallest mouthpiece which gives you the best sound but more importantly keep working at your playing! Hope that helps. TP

[@1948pcr]

Hi Paul. Thanks for the quick response. I just want to add a little more information. I started playing in my early teens in my early thirty’s then quit playing because my job had me working 10-12 hour days. Now 71 years old I decided to purchase a new Bach Soloist trumpet with a Back 5C mouthpiece. My question is if I were to purchase your recommended mouthpiece witch of the many models would you recommend. I don’t need to play very high just within the normal trumpet range? Since these mouthpieces are fairly expensive and I am retired I can’t afford to experiment. Once again thank you.

[@TheTrumpetProf]

@@1948pcr Hi Paul that's a question I'd rather not answer because there are so many. If you get on Monette website you'll find a comparison chart which is really useful. If you are able to find a brass shop which stocks them then you can try some out. I only recommend Monette but GR are very good too! Hope that helps. TP

[@GeroLubovnik]

I would suggest you change the name of the video to "Note *Attack* issues". To me "releasing" the notes is how you end or stop the notes (which is a MAJOR topic in itself- and often overlooked by beginning and intermediate students). Semantics I know. I was drawn to the video for specifically that thinking " How does Paul Mayes END the notes". JMO

[@dora741]

You have to use two hands for using a trumpet 🎺 not one hand it’s wrong two hands 🖐🏻🤚🏻

[@TheTrumpetProf]

Thanks. What if one doesn't work properly? Should I just give up?

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