Trumpet Tips My Approach to Earl D. Irons Part 1

This is the first in a 4 part video series on my approach to Earl D Irons book 27 Groups of Exercises.

[@JeffLewisTrumpet]

Glad you are posting these! As with many of these great books, they sometimes become a guessing game in regards to tempo, volume, and approach. You have done an excellent job of covering all of the above!

[@hojo5428]

👍 I was looking to update my routine, After watching this I got my Irons out of the files. Did page 5 in the way you discuss. Some remedial work is needed as I was using a kick to get the D# and E. Looking forward to working on this! I like slowing down and using the metronome for group 3 as it helps me better balance the crescendo and decrescendo

[@justinliu6068]

6:48 approach 5:52 group 5 9:51 group 7

[@novaj5]

Another gold (as usual) Jon! Thank you heaps 👍

[@JoeJalopy]

John you really work hard at your craft.

[@vhalichansky]

👍👍👍

[@massimobianchi3168]

Thank you very much it really helps

[@roybreiling745]

I'm an older trumpet player and am enjoying all your videos. Thank you very much for making them. I'm finding that I don't have enough air to get through the Irons exercises in one breath. Will I be able to some day, and are there exercises that I could work on to improve my air supply? Thank you.

[@Rufftips]

Roy Breiling Without understanding your complete situation I would guess that it is not the supply that is the problem it is the release of air that is. There’s a fantastic video by Rafael Mendes in a series A video talking about Trumpet playing. He plays the Mexican hat dance in one breath. It is incredibly stunning. He discusses the idea that you do not need any more air to play the trumpet when you do a normal conversation. It’s suggestion is that you play a phrase and then you played a bar longer another bar longer and yet one more bar longer. Never does he talk about taking a big breath and then a bigger breath and yet then again a bigger breath. The amazing information in this video is mind boggling. What he is saying is to learn how to play longer with the air you have.

[@JustClaude13]

I have plenty of breath left. My problem is I have too much breath and have to let it out and start over. I need to learn to use breath more effectively.

[@Rufftips]

Claude Try slowing it down or repeating it it sounds like you actually have good breath control. Usually people are running out of air quickly.

[@JustClaude13]

@@Rufftips I also dabbled in clarinet before picking up a cornet, so I have a little experience pushing air through a tube. I think mostly I need a lot more practice.

[@bruceheseltine8608]

Do you recommend selecting 2-3 and work them until comfortable/have the sound I'm looking for and then move on? How do you use them now as a n accomplished player?

[@lenzotrumpet]

Curious .. I know this is off subject what does Clarke Study #2 do for your trumpet playing? I mean to say what does it work ...helps your tone , helps your hand coordination? Thank you

[@Rufftips]

Anthony Lenzo Those exercises can be used to work on a host of things. The first thing that you’re looking at is dexterity of course. Nice control of your fingers and being able to play in time and have everything be smooth. This also can be used to manage breath control the exercise is stating to play soft and you should play it many times. Many people continue going up and register behind where the exercise bands in other words they basically keep going chromatically until they run out of register. At that point you’re doing arrange study along with working on breath control breath support and of course the dexterity necessary for the constant moving of the fingers. The study also suggest to do it tongue lightly in a single tongue and then ultimately turn it into a double tonguing exercise. There are plenty of things that one can gain from this exercise. The idea here would be to change up how you approach the exercise focusing on different aspects of playing.

[@Rufftips]

Anthony Lenzo Sorry I didn’t answer one of your questions and it was tone production. I think that this exercise certainly can be something that helps or supports developing good tone production. In order to do so you must be aware of your tone and how you sound. This is something that we should be aware of at all times when playing. After all nobody wants to listen to a bad sound. In its original form I will try to play the exercise smoothly and with a very consistent sound which involves a consistent amount of air support and control. Silky smooth beautiful sound would be the goal

[@lenzotrumpet]

@@Rufftips Thank you so much for both of your replys .Yes may main concern is good tone development too.Thank you Anthony