Trumpet - Pedal Tones

[@fctrumpet]

Your explanation of "linking" registers is the genius of these methods. Thanks again. Frank

[@t.l.williams3684]

So glad to see a player of your caliber utilizing pedals. I was steered completely away from it during my formal schooling. But you can bet I do them now. Thanks Phill.

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Pedals are awesome. I think many teachers don’t get their students to do them to avoid over doing them.

[@davidmiles4753]

Nice sound and very explicit...Many Thanks...

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Thanks for getting in touch David

[@ephraimpinckney8209]

Hit my first pedal c using open today instead of 123 using your advice. It wasn't pretty and most time I hit pedal b-flat instead. Its a start😎

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Great work!!! Keep it up. Just a little bit everyday is the best way to improvement. What else are you working on?

[@ephraimpinckney8209]

@@PhillONeillTrumpet Claude Gordon. Systematic Approach to Daily Practice revisting Arbans Charatertic Study 1

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

That's a good program. Takes a while to get through but I found it good for my fundamentals.

[@oliviermialet8783]

Merci beaucoup from France

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Bonjur Oliver. Merci pour votre subscription.

[@englishmatehub437]

ofcourse very helpful! you could great trainer on trumpet! we should see you often! :D i wish

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Thanks, Im glad to hear you have been enjoying these videos. Ill be back to making more very soon. What would you like to see in future?

[@Rozinante61]

Great lesson! Many thanks from Birmingham, Alabama! Rei

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Glad you enjoyed it Rei.

[@Rozinante61]

Phill O'Neill Hey, Phill. Do you have a lesson on tuning the Bb trumpet?

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

@@Rozinante61 Hi Rei, I find using drones is the best thing to improve tuning. Check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/faGahqSVbrKWjqM

[@marosvrecnik9908]

Hi Phil. Thanks for this video. It's very motivating. Would you please explain in more detail what exactly 'no embouchure change' means? Do you change the aperture? When I move my tongue, the aperture changes somehow automatically. Clarke and Gordon mention several times in their books that they both slightly changed the aperture for different registers. Thank you!

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Hi Maros, good question and well asked. In short what I mean don't try to manipulate the lips into position. The lips will move slightly to make way for the air stream. A commonly used catch phrase that was taught to me is "Air controls. lips react". For this reason I prefer to focus on having a good air stream and allowing the lips to take the natural shape that results from good air flow. I hope this helps.

[@Ehricj]

What type of horn are you playing on? 🤔

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Hi Eric, This is the Stomvi Master. It's a really fun horn to play. The bell, Leadpipe and tuning slide are interchangeable to change the feel and sound.

[@dougcrysler2347]

Good explanation on the throat/tongue placement to reach these notes. It's the first time I've heard a good explanation on how to get those notes to speak. However, I can get to low C# okay, but when I try and play the low C open, I can't lock in on that note. I either drop way below, or it gets very "pinched." Any advice?

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Hi Doug, Are you talking about the pedal C? Pedal C can be quite troublesome it doesn’t have a real slot on the trumpet. Try playing it on 123 for a while. Once you have that comfortable try open again.

[@dougcrysler2347]

Phill O'Neill That’s the thing ... I can play it just fine using 123. I just can’t lock it in with the open fingering. I seem to drop down to an ‘A’. I try to lip it up slowly from the ‘A’, but when I get to about a very sharp ‘Bb’ I then jump past the ‘C’ to an ‘Eb’. I’ll keep trying. Thanks again for your reply!

[@dougcrysler2347]

I figured it out. I was not using near enough air. More air allowed me to find the pedal C, and develop the sensation in the embouchure I needed to feel that note.

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Great work Doug!!! Glad you were able to find a way. Keep it up.

[@vcaltrmusic7091]

Hi Phil,Very good your video, I hope it serves many people, but the pedal C is the fundamental of the harmonic seres of the trumpet, Sorry for my english, i not speak english at all.

[@CedsBritishBrass34]

My pedal C is alwas so flat... i play Euphonium as my main. And i can play fairly wel up to a G above high c on my trumpet. But why is my bedal C in tune with a Bb on the trumpet? Is my trumpet out of tune or what am i doing wrong? On my Euphonium i can play all pedals pefectly in tune and never had any problems with it. 😕

[@yohnmedina4990]

El mi...porque no lo hace con la posición de el? Veo que lo hace al aire....que número de boquilla es esa que usa maestro

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

I'm using a 1 1/4C Stomvi mouthpiece.

[@fctrumpet]

Phill, your explanation of syllable, what the tone should be, what air and tongue are doing , and that the embouchure/set remains the same in the all registers is spot on. These points is are missed by just reading the Maggio, Stamp, Thibaud books. Your tone even-ess in all registers is the goal of these methods. Ron Michaels explained and demo'd the Maggio method for me. Your tone and his are very similar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJjYdWxuhq2keMU Your "approach from above" is similar to Pops McLaughlin's explanation of set point to avoid multiple embouchure. What was difficult for me was to believe that with the most relaxed face/body and embouchure and using the air with the most efficient tongue position that tone and eventually range will improve. Thanks for the video and explanation. Frank

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Glad you are enjoying the videos Frank.

[@JohnsonSmithson]

You said the open pedal c is like a Bb, but whenever I try it (using a tuner) it locks straight into an A or Ab below the pedal c

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Are you playing a B flat trumpet? A flat concert is B flat on the B flat Trumpet.

[@JohnsonSmithson]

@@PhillONeillTrumpet I'm playing a Bb trumpet

[@JohnsonSmithson]

I changed mouthpiece today to one that is a good size for me and has a c cup. Before this change, I was playing with a mouthpiece too shallow and small for me. Now it slots the Bb instead of the A

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Nice work. Keep at it

[@JohnsonSmithson]

@@PhillONeillTrumpet All I can say is thank you!

[@yohnmedina4990]

Español por favor....thank

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

I'm Sorry, I don't Speak Spanish. Beautiful language I wish I could.

[@russellstraight9991]

Are you also lowering your jaw as well ?

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

Hi Russel, Thanks for joining in. I don’t believe in lowering the jaw when playing pedals. Lowering the jaw changes the embouchure. I believe we should aim to keep the same embouchure for our entire range. I believe we need to lower the back of the tongue to get the lower notes and using correct air speed and tongue arch is how we should play in the upper register.

[@russellstraight9991]

Phill O'Neill thanks for the reply, I watched you and didn't think you were lowering your jaw. I'm going to try this this week. On my flugel horn I can play them easily but the trumpet doesn't slot that easily.

[@PhillONeillTrumpet]

It’s quite normal to find pedals easier on flugel than trumpet. Keep working at it using the correct technique and you’ll get there.

[@trumpettech456]

Tongue level has NOTHING to do with air speed. Please stop. That is pure myth.