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 Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:00 pm
This Thread is for fellow trumpet players that need advice on there range, tone, dexterity, etc.
This will help not only myself, but a lot of other trumpet players like myself, so please, insert any advice you know.
I will even include my own advice as I learn more.
(note: I'm only a sophmore in high school so I still need to learn too)
I hope that this will help everyone, so all trumpets sould come to dis thread, and remember,
...TRUMPETS RULE!!!!!
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:05 pm
My first word of advice (im so happy, jk).
MOUTHPIECES
1. I'd recomend this for every new player. Ur base mouthpiece most ppl start with is a 7-C mouthpiece.
Now, since da mouthpiece is actually pretty small, if you have maybe a bigger mouth, I's suggest switching to a bigger mouth piece.
The mouthpiece you use should be da right size so you can be comfortble, and so you can play better.
I myself moved from a 7-C to a 3-C mouthpiece, and it has really helped me improve.
2. For more advice, ask a band director, a music teacher, or a music store for any help with mouthpiece info, so you can find da right fit for you, if you really need it.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:21 pm
WARMING UPBEFORE STARTING, ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR INSTUMENT IS CORRECTLY IN TUNE, AND THAT YOUR SLIDES AND BUTTONS ARE ALL WELL LUBRICATED!!! 1. Warmng up sould be a relaxing part. You do not want to blast and blow your lungs out. If you do, when you really play for real, you'll sound terrible!!! 2. Start with playing simple tuning notes, G, A, B, C. After, I suggest playing NE regular warm ups dat you would start off with, such as those with da band (if in school). 3. Scales can be played too, if desired. 4. intervals can help in range. That's all I really have on warming up, see ya. rofl rofl rofl rofl scream
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:40 pm
STRANGE BUT HELPFUL TECHNIQUES
1. No Main Tuning Slide
First, play an easy first space F. Listen to it, and get an ear on da sound. Then, remove your main tuning slide (the very first slide). Now remember da sound of the F. Blow air into da horn, it sould sound like an old style horn, (it sounds crazy). When you blow air though, try to match da F, note: this will take a lot more air than usual. By matching da tone of da F without da tuning slide, this will help strengthen your lips, but also will help your air flow. This technique is used to help make a better tone, and to help air flow. Hope it goes well.
NOTE THIS NEXT TECHNIQUE WILL MAKE YOU LIGHT HEADED, SO BE CAREFUL
2.This technique I learned in Middle School. It's another way to build up endurance and air support. This could also help your range (It helped me learn da 3rd space C in 6th grade). After warming up, simply take out da mouthpiece and blow fast air in da lead pipe. Pace yourself with dis, light headedness might lead to, IDK, passing out. But this will help with range, endurance, and air suport.
Hope everyone's liked da advice so far. I'll be coming back with more soon.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:45 pm
thanks!!this helped out sooo much!
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:48 pm
you shouldn't really have "regular" warm-ups >_>..warm-ups are supposed to get you ready for what you're about to play(or what you want to be able to play) so you should change it up every time you warm up. even if you're just changing a few things on a "regular" warm up, you shouldn't do the EXACT same thing every time.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:52 pm
Thanks, sorry I didnt word it, but yeah u should change your warm up depending on what your gonna practice. Thanks for da correction.
Another good thing to do is to steady yourself when playing, especially when learning new music.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 1:55 pm
one breathing exercise I learned is really helpful, and it helps your tone out a lot every time.
breathe in 4, out 4. 10 times.
in 3, out 3. 10 times.
in 2, out 2. 10 times.
in 1 out 1. 10 times.
and, bringing your arms above your head when breathing in is optional, but best for marching, especially if you play baritone. (I suppose trumpet can get tiring to hold after a while...but I haven't marched trumpet ever. just trombone and baritone.)
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:08 pm
Marching Band no Jutsu one breathing exercise I learned is really helpful, and it helps your tone out a lot every time. breathe in 4, out 4. 10 times. in 3, out 3. 10 times. in 2, out 2. 10 times. in 1 out 1. 10 times. and, bringing your arms above your head when breathing in is optional, but best for marching, especially if you play baritone. (I suppose trumpet can get tiring to hold after a while...but I haven't marched trumpet ever. just trombone and baritone.) yeah, you can keep breathing exercises the same...but eventually you could probably increase or decrease the amount of time you do it in razz
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:27 pm
REMINDERS WHEN PLAYING
1. TUNNING: make sure your instrument is tuned correctly. Failure in this could cause your notes to sound uncoordinated together (pitch wise). Use either an electonical tuner, listen to yourself carefully, match with a tuned friends tone, or ask a band director for assistance.
2. WATER: not only make sure that your mouth is well ..wet... sweatdrop , but also make sure your instruments not filled with your spit. If left in, you can make your notes sound groggy and bubbly.
3. KEY SIGNATURE: Look @ da key signature. Find out the tempo, beats per measure (whether it being 4/4, Common Time, or even sometimes 16/ cool , look for the number of flats or sharps in the music (try to remember your scales so this will become easier).
example: Concert Bb scale: C, D, E , F, G, A, B, C, B, A, G, F, E, D, C
4. SIGNS IN MUSIC: Look out for anything in the music, such as, accidentals, cresendos, decrosendos, piano, forte, trills, D.C. al fine, fines, repeats, etc. (there's a LOT of stuff).
5. STYLES: know what styles are being used. Stacattos, and marcados are very popular in marches and in jazz music. Leggatos are also important. Study every note, measure by measure and break it all down.
6. JUST CUZ: This is VERY important to EVERYONE, even non-trumpet players. HAVE FUN WITH THE MUSIC. If you dont have fun with da music, nd your tooo under pressure and stress, u can become aggitated (and so will your music). That has happened to me many times. If I ever play a solo for da 1st time, I always get aggitated and it wont sound at it's best.
Well, hope this has helped all of you guys (and girls) out.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:12 pm
Wandering_Soul474 3. KEY SIGNATURE: Look @ da key signature. Find out the tempo, beats per measure (whether it being 4/4, Common Time, or even sometimes 16/ cool , look for the number of flats or sharps in the music (try to remember your scales so this will become easier). ...tempo and beats per measure is not part of the key signature e.e....there is an entirely different thing called "time signature" that tells you how many and of what value the beats will be. tempo is written above both of those and typically changes pretty frequently throughout pieces of music >_> i would consider it a part of the time signature, though, as opposed to the "key signature" which only tells you how many flats/sharps will be assumed in your piece of music. P.S. it's spelled "crescendo" and "decrescendo" decrescendo is spelled exactly the same way, but with the prefix "de".
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:23 pm
I have an interesting practice for tone.
Blow a solid G into your trumpet, while blowing th G, take your trumpet off of the mouthpeice- continue playing the note as you do this- then take the mouthpeice away from your mouth -continue buzzing without the mouthpeice- the note should be able to stay a solid G. Use a tuner to make sure you stay in tune!!
this is hard, so don't be upset if you don't get it right away, just keep trying. and no, this is not impossible, I've seen it done befor! wink
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:30 pm
for practicing for longer notes, I don't suggest breathing in for five second then out five seconds, because if you take that long to get all of the air in, you'll never be able to preform a peice of music properly.
breath in very quikly and play a note for about 6 seconds. repeat this a few times, then add two more seconds, repeat this a few times, a couple more seconds.
you'll find that working up to the proper length rather than jumping right into it while you're practicing will help you a lot, and if you do this once a day, it won't take very long befor you start to notice that you can play one solid note fo a longer period of time than you used to be able to.
Don't stop this exersice just because you can play for a long time, though, or you'll start to drop a bit in the skill.
Remember: even the best trumpet players practice.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:30 pm
not bad i'll keep some of these in mind.
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Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:38 pm
another tip I have would be something that only the brave try. something that onlt the patient, the daring, the DETERMINED will do.
and yes, I'm serious about that.
play one bar over and over again. I've heard of people who will play one bar 100 times, then move on the the next bar, play it 100 tmes, then move onto the next bar...ect.
I don't think 100 times in nessicary, ten or twenty should do.
Once you've played every individual bar this way, move onto phrases. play each phrase seperately over and over.
this is a great way to get difficult fingering combinations down and is most definately a good way to know your music (you'll also be able to appreaciate how nice and not annoying it is when you play the peice properly). Who knows, you may even end up memorizing your music, which would be an awesome way to show off you're kickin skillz.
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