TRUMPET MAJORS - Working with a good trumpet professor who has introduced you to one of the following routines: Gordon, Stamp, Maggio, Adams, Bush, Stevens, Rheinhart, Caruso, Anderson, 37 weeks, merron, Super Chops, BUT you are still having sticking points and problems with upper register and high notes?
Would you be interested in knowing how to keep your lips from NOT HURTING while playing a long gig or concert?
Do you think that only "certain type players" are able to get up high, but you are not one of them? (WRONG!)
When you play on a gig and you are playing 3rd or even 2nd trumpet and you hear the lead player blowin' away, do you feel somewhat intimidated and wish you had "what it takes"?
Have you ever gone for a high note only to spia it or chip it and now you are "GUN SHY"...too scared to let it all hang out and GO FOR IT???
Have you been off the horn for a few months...a few years...or even 20 years, but are ready to get back in the swing of things and not exactly sure how to get started? (come back player)
Do you have a stack of books at home dedicated to building range, increasing endurance, etc....BUT, even after going through them, you still couldn't get lift-off???
Are you going into 9th or 10th grade and want to know what you can do in a short period of time to be able to play higher and even possibly learn how to play Lead Trumpet....1st Trumpet Book in Jazz Band?
Last Question: Have you tried absolutely everything in this world that you could to build your upper-register only to FALL FLAT on your face and still come up short and the worst part is that now you have become bitter and angry thinking things like: "being able to play in the upper register is a waste of time"...."people who play high really can't play musically"....."high notes are for idiots full of ego and pride"...."most music doesn't have many high notes anyway so why waste time on them"......"ah, who cares? he's probably playing on a cheater mouthpiece anyway".
Unless you have been hit in the mouth with a sledge hammer or...a brick ( like the famous Al Hirt ) or you have some very unusual abnormality of the jaw and dental structure,
I SAY TO YOU: " YOU CAN LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO PLAY HIGH AND MASTER THE TRUMPET UPPER REGISTER!
Haven't you heard that if you wanna get good at something, hang out with people who can already do what you want to do???
Example: If I really want to become super rich do I want to hang out with the infomercial guy on TV or spend time with a real life millionaire business man?
You guessed right: I would spend my time shadowing a real life millionaire businessman and do what he does, because why try to re-invent the wheel? The Millionaire already knows what to do so learn from his success!
If you want to take the road less traveled and finally take care of business, I welcome you as a student and will make sure you achieve what you came here for!
I will phone you up, listen to what you want to do and then take it from there.
IT'S EASY!
HERE IS A TECHNIQUE ON THE HOUSE:
Free Technique: Play up to your highest note until you can go no further. Now, take the horn away and try to lip buzz to the same note, but one octave lower.
CAN YOU DO IT?
example: you were able to play a high Eb above high C which is a pretty good note to have. Then, you tried to buzz up to a Eb right below the top of the staff or what you might call the 4th space Eb!
IF YOU COULD NOT BUZZ THE Eb an octave below, many things are at play here:
1) you may be using too much pressure
2) you may be not using the tongue arch properly
3) you may be using the wrong mp for you
...and a few other possiblities.
The Trumpet is a great instrument whether jazz trumpet or solo trumpet, but requires a very strong embouchure. What kind of trumpet notes require this type of strong embouchure? High C, Double C, and Triple C all would require a strong embouchure to play these high trumpet notes. A trumpeter must take trumpet lessons to increase skill level. Trumpeters like Maynard Ferguson playing the trumpet solo, Give It One, and Bill Chase playing the trumpet solo, Get It On, had a very strong trumpet embouchure. Trumpets are made out of brass and make a beautiful sound when used in trumpet songs. James Last Orchestra also featured many fine trumpet players. This site has trumpet tips, trumpet websites, trumpet sites, trumpet teachers, trumpet tutors, and trumpet lessons. Don't forget about TPIN, Trumpet Player's International Network, ITG, and International Trumpet Guild.
