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Hello, I’m from Vietnam, I am learning. I am learning high school. I currently use rudy muck 13C mouthpiece. I want to buy lotus mouthpiece, which is similarly this size. Hope you can help me.

After days of experimenting and watching videos of embouchure shaping, I found out my type is the downstream third type. I can generate sound reliably and can hit higher note with it much more comfortably. Thank you for the video!

Finally someone that speels my embouchure language. Great vid! I also tried Adam Rapa his approach (with probably works for a lot of people) but tongue anchoring with the tip way down low isn’t working for me at all. I think I have used this “modified tongue anchoring” technique for a while now and it works great. Haven’t got beyond a steady high G3 yet but I think that’s the limit for now. My tongue is way up when I reach G3 so I think I max out at that point 😅 I’m just curious if you have thoughts in this… I have a rather large tongue and I think that’s why the “common” tongue anchoring is not working for me.

Why don’t you make a cornet wood mouthpiece?

Great video. Question what size is that you’re playing on the S cup? Thanks

Hand made??

Your site doesn’t work… :(

Thanks for posting this. It clarified and simplified things for me. Also appreciated the playing examples, found them helpful in sussing things out.

Hello there, Has anyone tried this weight on the 3rd sllde with positive results?

Great points. I'm participating with the 42nd Annual Great Western Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival this week in Silverton, Colorado. These ideas will fit in very nicely. Thank you.

If I didn't have rehearsal this afternoon, I would already be in the car heading your way. I didn't try the silver flair when Adam was in St Louis last year. I really liked the universal and I would like to try the Solo.

Perfect timing! I just placed my order. I hope this model works out for me. I’ve tried the Classic and Universal but neither were a great fit. I’ve been waiting a while for a Silver Flare to become available!

Thank you. I really appreciate your approach in explaining this technique. This is als. I will give it a try and let You know how it goes

This simple book saved my trumpet life about twenty years ago. I was a mess after five years of extensive playing with a jump 'n jive band and forcing my chops. I think you got a lot of it right, but instead of comparing it too much to TCE, look at it as it's own concept. There are certainly some Callet ideas in it. In fact, it made me aware of Callet's teachings and I have done my share of TCE. I visited clinics of Callet and Bahb Civiletti and practiced it a lot. It only got me so far, and now I am completely back with BE again. (One of the things I learned from TCE is of course to be able to anchor my tongue on my bottom lip. That is a concept that is very much encouraged by Jeff also. He doesn't talk about it in the book, if you don't do it, there isn't necessarily a need to learn it, but once you play this way, no need to go back and do it differently all over again, just saying). The simplest explanation of the method is what Jeff says himself: a series of exaggerated motion exercises to make the lips move in more or less the right direction. That has to be taken very literally and is all he ever claims. These are exercises, not a way of playing or setting your embouchure. There will be no BE embouchure, or a BE setup, only exercises to get your lips to move in more or less the right direction. For me that was gold: no need for drastic embouchure changes, other ways of playing, manipulating the chops. Just do the exercises as literally as possible, in the prescribed order, and you are on your way. One major benefit to all other methods: Jeff is still alive and very much prepared to help you grasp these concepts. everyone who askes about this method I encourage to write an email to Jeff and tell him your story. Don't expect tailor made solutions, do expect a lot of knowledge and patience. For me this is the safest way to improve your embouchure. Not quick, but sure.

Hola,he visto muchos vídeos tuyos y sinceramente ésta es la trompeta con mejor sonido.excelente.

Loved that he mentioned sticking your jaw out to access the upper register. I just recently started doing that and it’s changed everything. It’s going to take a while to harness it but my range went from a strained high Eb on a good day to effortless G over high C over night. I wouldn’t worry about sound immediately. Just stick with it. The discouragement I heard early on in my playing career caused me to abandon it. I wish I hadn’t.

I’m sure they feel much different for the player but from a sound perspective my iPhone didn’t make a difference

I think that the lenght of tubes, shape of the curves and the materials can affetct the intonation and sound. I saw this kind of "instant fixing tools" during the years and I can say that some of them can work in some trumpets and some of them in other. Example: I tried the Denis Wick ring and it works fine in a old Bach stradivarious but it doesn't seem so "magic" in a my modern Yam Xeno. I never tried this AR tool but I tried a similar tool and I noticed that when I change mouthpiece I have to change the position of the tool beacuse I'm changing the gap and the resonance of the trumpet and the air pressure. Anyway I always recommend to try this tools and give feedback to the factory that make them. In this way we can help manufacturers to make better intruments everyday!

Wow, look@ that book! I remember purchasing it because I never took lessons at the time. It messed me up so bad that I had to quit trumpet. Now I am back 20 years later giving it one more try.

Great, yeah I appreciate BE too... also the recorded examples at the end by his students are really good... teenagers with real power!

Yes, it helped me to gain consistency

I have the book. When I started with BE I did it as close to "letter to letter" in the instructions. After a couple of month I played high C as easy as thinking it. It felt like it was my body playing my thoughts. Unfortunally I got cancer in my lip so that embouchure is not for me any longer. If one should try this method please notice that it is a powerfull tool and not musicality- pure technique. It is easy to understand It is easy to learn It is IMPORTANT that jaw is NOT moving when doing lip clamp. Be patient and see to that the lip squeek is working before putting mouthpiece on lips..GENTLY! When going from lowest notes to highest notes :DO NOT PRESS MOUTHPIECE TOWARDS LIPS! If you do so the flex from roll out to roll in will be troublefull. Have fun and the system can be a supplement to your current embouchure, you do not need to change anything what so ever just follow the guidence in the book. Sincerely Erik Dktrumpet@gmail.com PS: Jeff uses a sentence:"Three and out" wich means try three times and then stop for some hours/half a day. Otherwise the risk is that you are messing with the new feeling in the lips.

I still have this book and I really liked it when I got it few years ago. I moved to TCE but I think this book has lot of similar concepts. The real problem with Callet's books is that sometimes he is a bit confusing and not easy to understand. I had some lessons with Colqhoun and he helped me as a "guide". I think your channel is really helpful too for learning TCE 😉

You got captions now! Is it auto generated?

Hi Donovan, Thanks for being a candid ambassador for ITG. I will check out membership and hopefully go to some of the conferences. My goal is to develop an easy listening tone in the style of Billy Butterfield and Bobby Hackett. Also, I am curious if you try to improve your golf game through study. In short, CZcams has benefited my game.

Hello Donovan and thanks for sharing. You mentioned that your wife is a trombonist. I am also. Perhaps you could persuade her to make a video for those who play trombone; maybe give us a few tips? I use the TCE method while playing trombone; it's still a "work in progress". Has your wife embraced TCE for trombone or does she prefer a different method? I would love to hear her opinion on TCE. Would make a great video. Think about it.

Do you know if they make this model in silver plate as well or is it just the the gold color that they make in this specific model?

I also play 1-2 hrs gigs I’m really struggling with endurance I also use TCE any suggestions ?

Dude! Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Find an older twin tube 685. Just got one supposed to be minty but arrived with a slight bell bend near bottom. But got 150 back for it so 500 invested in one of the best horns made. Nickel twin tube Heavy build horn. Gold bras bell gold ferrules on all slides

No ring on first?

Sounds like a great time. Are the various instrument makers / sellers generally cool with people rocking up and just playing on a horn without a genuine intention of buying ?

Great bro, thankyou!

Agreed. My first itg and it was awesome. Great to meet you in person as well. Hopefully will get to Utah next year.

Been wanting to go and this video may have pushed me over the edge for next year! I had a question, why did it take you so long to get back to one?

I have accidentally discovered this very thing a couple of weeks ago and it has made all the difference in world. It was discovered out of necessity, because, no matter how much of a warm up I get to do. I Remembrance Day gigs where I have to sit between one to 3 hours before I have to stand and play. I had the exact same feeling of the mouthpiece being too big when I plant to play. It would mess me up bad and I would struggle. I re-learned how to form my embouchure exactly as you demonstrated, and it has allowed me to perform even though I feel as if I am coming in completely cold. This has been a life saver.

It's a gimmick with dangerous potential. If someone doesn't use just mouth compression with this, they can cause themselves a stroke or aneurism. To truly work the embouchure, you have to have air passing through the lips, making them vibrate. In addition to working the muscles, the moving air is what builds that thick tissue cushion that a lot of people refer to as a callus. When it comes to gadgets, it all boils down to one thing: The only thing that helps trumpet playing is trumpet playing. All gadgets are gimmicks designed to make money. Larry came out with a product using other people's money because he didn't have a retirement pension and because people are so gullible and willing to throw their money at anything that they think might get them to play high notes without as much practice, they'll take the bait hook, line, and sinker. Jeez! And as far as the endorsements are concerned - that's just a case of, "yeah, OK, I'll be a good solid citizen, just a good guy and say that you're product is great - I'll scratch your back and you'll scratch mine, one day I'll come out with a book and you'll endorse it."

I got one after my buddy let me try his. I was skeptical at first, but he put his on mine & I gave it a try … ordered one the next day!! I was SHOCKED by the difference!! Give it a try!!

I’m eager to try it out. Lately I’ve had issues with that kind of thing. Where I can’t loosen up good enough. It’s a real tight feeling. It can be very frustrating. Appreciate your videos. Thanks !!

Good all around review. It’s a tricky horn to describe the sound of, but our host does a really good job.

I have it, I use it (especially during my holidays) and I love it. It's simple to use, and builds tremendous power in your muscles.

I have the exact same problem. I still don’t get the way you have your tongue set so it does not ruin your aperture and go over the bottom teeth. Respond fast it would mean a lot your the most close player that has my issues. I have been having issues for 3 years as a high school trumpet lead.

It’s the method Callet and Gordon, etc More simply, it is the position of the whistle.

For all the skepticism in the comments I bought one at ITG from Tony. I was skeptical as well. I think Tony shot himself in the foot for making these because I came in to buy an expensive trumpet from him and left fixing the tuning on my vintage Conn 2 B and Holton revelation . My vintage horns have such a beautiful tone quality but the tuning on some of the notes ruined the experience. I don’t the science behind this but it works! Now I’m kicking myself in the butt for selling my pre war French besson because of the tuning! I hope everyone buys one that has vintage instruments because the man deserves to make his millions off this invention. No one paid me for this comment lol. Thanks Tony!

Sarge is harmonizing

Rich Colqahoun in England...take a talk with him. He is very rounded in both tone and person😃

Awesome. Thanks!

Just wanted to say this explanation and trying it myself has given me something of an "aha" moment - thanks! I've always had similar issues to what you describe, with my bottom lip wanting to go back and over the teeth. Still early in integrating this, but it's already made some things my college teacher was trying to fix with my bottom lip usage ten years ago finally click - things feel more consistent and supported.

This is it, man. I finally found my issue of constantly getting fatigued without even playing high by using all embouchure and air with my tongue doing whatever it wanted. I was not able to play for long sets and had to play parts down an octave. Now that I've tried this technique, I can play more comfortably and high without resetting while being able to play much longer and more accurately. Time to master this. Thank you lots!

Is it possible to play in tune, too?