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I believe the lips play a greater role than the tongue. Tongue level, air, lips are all definitely part of the equation but backing off of the air and "letting go" with the lips slightly have greatly improved my range. They all work together and it's more about discovering the right combination than strength or blowing harder.

brilliant, Greg!

How?

Que ejercicios recomiendas para que el primer ataque en el Trombon sea preciso y no haya retención

Cómo colocas la posición de la lengua para tocar el trombón

En el Trombon también se puede usar la misma posición de la lengua

The time you spend buzzing and “warming up”-you could be playing the horn. The way to get getter at playing the trumpet is to play the trumpet. Yes, there are a million different opinions on all of this.

Well done!

After 3 embouchure collapses in 2 years, provoked by dental work in which my front uppers had to be rebuilt, I was finished as a trumpet player. Studied with a master-student of Bo Nilsson ... I never could free-buzz to the same pitch on the mouthpiece. The pitch always dropped a 4th or 5th. I never could transfer the mouthpiece buzzing pitch to the trumpet and have it sound like anything except cr@p. Before my dental problems I a Brandenburg/ Michael Haydn kinda guy. After the third rebuild, when I could play, I was maybe good for a third part. But mentally I was done. And whenever I did try to actually play, my throat closed up on me. 9 years of no playing whatsoever. Then I picked up the tenor trombone and determined NOT to repeat all the stuff that didn't work for me. So no more buzzing. I started at my home-base, an f, and used Ed Tarr's version of Vince Chicowitz's Air Flow exercises only looking for a good sound. Who is famous for the saying "If it sounds good, it is good". 6 years later Iin 1996 completed at age 44 a teaching diploma for tenor trombone and euphonium. I then proceeded to dump the tenor trombone and took up bass trombone. Still only looking for that golden tone whenever I played. Played 20 years is a professional trombone quartet and got a gig in a local semi-pro symphony orchestra. And in all that time I've been playing trombones, I've never buzzed a tone.

Great speech, clear and so motivating 👍

Hi Greg. Here is a quistion not to be asked but again it has to. Some years ago I was playing High C to high E. Then I played too much...everything crashed. Then I had a surgery in my top lip...to times😢. I used Balanced Embouchure and that was great for me at that time. Now I can do G and A above staff, but do play 4'th in a couple of bigbands. Soloing but that is not my goal...I want to be heard and want to be able to have peoples eyes lift when I do solo...and for that I need better tone, more volume and a secure higher register. As you guess I am a happy amateour but want to play easier and in my way. So: (here is the quistion not to be asked but then...) If I stop playing in band(if that is nessesary) to get into the way you advocate, and do play for about an hour a day...for how long time will it be nessesary to do that before the new embouchure is ready to play in band again? If I do use shape you say and not force air I can do low C to G above staf ok but in band, it is all over the place of old, between and new... After that G....pffff...NOT Coffee time! Perhaps we have to meet via Skype? Take care Erik Denmark PS: Sorry for my spelling...my spoken english is better...

I’ll vouch for this approach.

Thank you, this was extremely helpful.

How tense should the embouchure be? In passive vs active? What note starts good tension

Hi Greg Really an exiting way you invite us trumpeters to join. I Wonder...how do you compress the air to get from high C and up? I can slur fra C in staf to high C, but I cannot change volume but only a little bit. Thanks for all your videos. Take care Erik Denmark

Dear Greg, I played the horn from 13 to 80 with the Fred Fox method cancer stopped that for a time 5years took up your method now 86 ,4 of my family wanted to play all wanted to buzz could'nt latch on until I showed what I did my self instead Freds eee & aaww sounds I got them to say the word waaar and doing so place on the mp a bit of pratice & then place on the trumpet and sounds around bflat tobn & c etc, it kicked in with the no wind but a belly blown sound. Thanks for all your help .Cheers Gordon

Great stuff Spencey, nail on head as always!! Love it.

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Original Sound used to work great! What the heck happened? I'm not crazy am I? I taught like 100 lessons over the last three years with Original Sound and it never failed, and then now suddenly I have an online student and I look like I never used it! This video helped so much, thank you a ton!!

Legend!!

Greg is a Legend. Follow his proces and you will become a better and much more efficient brass player 🍀🍀👍👍👍🎶🎺🎺🎺🎺

Hi Greg, so true what you say. I found that my 'rewiring' and finding new brainpaths is helped a lot by practicing and studying other art forms: yoga, martial arts, chi kung, meditation even philosophy and then bring that feeling or insight back to the trumpet. And acoustic science too :-)

It takes time Everyone wants a quick fix .Takes years .lets see you answer that you know its true..

Hi Greg, great analogies. What would you say about how we set our embouchure and jaw position and how that affects everything?

Greg! I love your videos!! I am a student at UNT and have been trying to share your ideas with my peers. It always seems to pique interest and provide helpful information to someone (and myself!) Thank you.

legend!!

Anybody with a cupid’s bow done this successfully?

bloody legend mate

The key word in this video is PRACTICE.

Well it’s not a new idea to me and 30 years of trying what is supposed to be the route - tongue level hasn’t worked to me. I try thinking of higher notes being further away. Should I try your course? Sorry too much money down the drain on false promises already. I’m too old to care any more.

Practice the way you want to play & Practice for perfection are two sayings I tell myself and my students. Your words reaffirm that though process. Thank you

Wow! I'm shocked that nobody has commented. Thanks for sharing this info. I'm 50, and would like to start playing again.

Watched the whole thing and it’s starting to make sense 😉

Love it, Greg! Amazing stuff!!

Such a legend!

Watched the whole thing. Jan 24, 2024 @ 9;32 am PST

Amazing stuff, my friend!!

Legend!

he is full shit full stop

I play trombone and thanks to you ie relaxation, big comfortable breath and just let the air come out relaxed without over pushing along with not over blowing as you go high has improved my playing. However it can be slightly misleading only because it gives the impression that it will just happen whether you practise a lot or not when for me to improve using your pedagogy requires many hours practise.

And for the BIG gorilla in the room…why does a leadpipe cost so MUCH?????? I‘ve been looking for a leadpipe to practice on as I‘m currently learning the bugle as a new player. But any I could find , either at music stores, trumpet manufacturers or on Amazon or Ebay, all start in the $100 dollar range or higher. Does anyone have any source for leadpipes that are affordable? Thanks

Great stuff, Greg! Everytime I´m watching one of your videos some improvements come immediately...although I already know it and know it is simply true, I highly recommend watching Greg´s videos over and over again. Every single time you can get something (new or "old") out of it. Thank you Greg for your work and for your dedication!!

I love your approach. Since semantics are important, perhaps calling it "muscle contraction" instead of "tension" may help in the psychology? "Tension" conjures up squeezing, tightening, over exetion, forcing whereas contraction implies action which naturally flows from going into upper register. Just some thoughts.

Thanks for the lesson Greg!

So the lips have the final say, but do we need to still aim to raise the tongue at high as possible?

God bless this man. For real!