Trumpet range building exercise and embouchure tips for range
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- In this video, I go over a trumpet range building exercise (originally written by Bill Adam and based off of ascending and descending major scales), how I approach practicing it, and the importance of jaw position. I also discuss how the jaw position will affect airflow and may increase your range or at least make it "easier".
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My "Lead" trumpet mouthpiece used in this video.
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Love to see a humble player who doesnt pretend to be a trumpet God, and actually shares info to help other players.
Thanks!
The comment about reseting and have 2 embouchures really resonated with me, I am self taught and as a way of compensating for my underdeveloped embouchure I picked up the bad habit of changing it for higher or lower notes. It helped at the beginning but really messed me up after a while. I decided to try to change to a consistent embouchure and it seems to help quite a lot, though I still have not gotten back to my original range using the 2 embouchures, still the notes I do have are more consistent and brigher than ever. Your tips have proven to be invaluable and I really appreciate it! Still, the trumpet is truely an unforgiving instrument and your content as helped quite alot with my journey to improve.
Sounds like you are moving in the right direction! I'm glad the videos have been helpful. Best of luck on your journey.
SHIT I JUST SEARCHED TRUMPET RANGE EXERCISE AND I CLICKED ON THIS WITHOUT REALIZING IT WAS MY TRUMPET TEACHER HI JEFF
Hi Aleah! I think I may have given you this one already?
Very helpful advice. Really helps to build my upper range. Thanks a lot.
Glad it helped!
i’m so happy i found your channel. i’m about to binge your videos now 🥰
Welcome!
I also go back and forth between the same two mouthpieces. Both are great. The Lead, I use if 90% of the notes are above E. It definitely helps with hitting high notes more comfortably. They're also closer together so I find I slip higher than I should sometimes (just gotta work on my ear for those notes).
And yeah, I have two embouchures, like you mentioned. I do find the high note one still plays lower notes fine. It's a matter of practicing out my original embouchure so there's only one.
I basically do the same thing and I’m constantly trying to iron out the two registers. Thanks for sharing!
I play trumpet but dang that's some beautiful playing
Thank you! I appreciate that.
These range builders are fantastic- thank you!
Glad you like them!
Really helpful to me... Thank you sir🎺🎺
I am glad you are finding the video helpful!
I found that if you start to blow air like your going to play 1-2 beats early and then Start the buzz a 1/16-1/8 before beat 1 you can get a near perfect timing on the attack
Sometimes with higher notes, it seems as though you have to pre-compress the air like you said. Sounds like you got it!
Just figuring this out now especially on 16 notes
thank you verymuch and very goodin the introduction, I will try to do more.
You are welcome!
thank you very much!!
You are welcome!
Thanks!!!
You’re welcome!
thanks to this, i’m now able to hit a high g
Awesome! Congratulations on your achievement!
Jeff Lewis Trumpet thanks man, but i owe it to you.
Double G or high G?
8:34 Yes! I coulda had class, I coulda been a contender ...Understanding Farkas when I was young would have saved me years of frustration and anguish. Still, bettter late than never!
"instead of a bum, which is what I am... let's face it." Great scene! And, yes, me too!
Hi Jeff, digging your channel. I hope all is well with you!
Steve! Thanks man! How are you and Ann?
Hi Jeff
I believe your sound will improve significantly if you bang your fingers down firmer on the pistons. 😊
Keep them coming Jeff 😊☝️
True!
That's absolutely true!
i own a bobby shew lead mouthpiece and have for about a year at this point, I agree with what he said about it with one exception, You get a much thinner sound in all ranged.
I think you can get a great sound on any mouthpiece as long as you work on it. Everyone individual has a different experience and sound.
I found this as well. Bobby Shew Lead MP instantly added one note for me (hooray, high G!) but at the expense of my sound throughout the rest of my range. Very thin. My guess is it's the narrow throat diameter and tight backbore. This mouthpiece suits a high-compression style of playing. As Jeff mentioned below, I don't doubt it's something that can be addressed with enough effort, but I'm personally choosing to focus on sound quality first and foremost, and building range on a more open mouthpiece. I'm hoping this will give me back that G, but this time fat and massive. Fingers crossed.
'Preciate these vids man
You are welcome!
i hit my first triple C yippee!
Awesome!
Neat idea. I think one thing that is key to this is, it's easy to avoid over-thinking it, after all, it's just a scale. And I just ordered a Bobby Shew jazz mouthpiece haha. Not interested in the lead, I tried a Bach 3D and didn't like the tone so I'm scared off of shallow MP's for a bit.
I knew a guy that would play lead on a Bach 1 1/2 C and he sounded amazing! For me, it’s always been a balance between results, sound, and feel. Thanks for checking out the video!
Best teacher in Silicon Valley and beyond 🎺
Wow! Thanks!
I second that!
Gracias Jeff muy valioso..sigo luchando
Apreté la boquilla desde los 13 años y ahora sólo llego al La encima pentagrama
Estoy con el método Louis ,Magio
Lo tuyo me abre un nuevo horizonte de esperanza.Gracias
¡Fantástico! Después de Maggio, pruebe el "Enfoque sistemático de la práctica diaria" de Claude Gordon. Es muy parecido al método Maggio con algunas modificaciones. Estudié con Claude durante 4 años en la década de 1980.
im in 9th grade and ive been capped at a d above the staf but my true range is really up to a g above the staff (i can go higher but its really 50 50 on demand but in the moment i could hit it) ill try these to see if they work and ill update yall
Great! Yes, high D above High C always seems to be the playing range for most. It can be quite difficult to figure out how to play above that high D ceiling. Best of luck!
I think if sometimes have that problem of re-setting.
It's a common "issue" for many of us!
@@JeffLewisTrumpet Perhaps we can work on my embouchure next week?
hey man, love the video. do you have any tips on air efficiency and stability. when i play i get negative air. hope you read this!
Thank you! I'm not sure what you mean by "Negative air"?
@@JeffLewisTrumpet oh, by negative air I meant breath control. like knowing how much air i need to use for a specific pitch. like if i wanted to play a G then jump to a high C.
That is extremely hard to quantify. Some people advocate only breathing enough for the phrase and then there are others who say fill up regardless. Try it both ways and see what works for you. For me, as I ascend, it requires much less volume of air to play higher.
@@JeffLewisTrumpet Ok, thanks and happy easter if you celebrate it.
I am an up and coming high school trumpet player. I play on a Bach 3C/3C megatone and was wondering if (as one of 4 leads at my school) if a lead mouthpiece would be necessary to develop range and if it would be plausible to play this high on my current mouthpieces. Thanks for the content!
Hi Jonathan,
When you say “lead“, do you mean playing first trumpet in the marching band, Wind Ensemble, or jazz band? For me it’s always a matter of getting the appropriate sound and using the appropriate tool for the job. If I am going to have to play lead in a funk, salsa, or jazz band, I’m going to want a certain sound so a shallower mouthpiece is going to help me with range and give a little of the edge I’m looking for. I don’t want to have to work harder on a deeper mouthpiece. Don’t get me wrong, other people can play deeper mouthpieces and they play lead and sound great. You have to find what works for you! Hope that helps.
@@JeffLewisTrumpet for sure! I will be leading in marching band, concert band, and here and there in jazz. Right now before the season starts I suppose I will find what works for me and experiment so thanks for the advice!
@@jchevysaunders Personally, I use two separate mouthpieces. I have the Bobby Shew Lead mouthpiece for any jazz that I play. The more shallow cup depth gives such a brilliant sound to the higher range. For any classical or symphonic stuff, I switch to a Bach 1 1/2c. I moved from a 3c to this, and man, some of those 1 1/2c mouthpieces are cannons.
@@DVBlinky512 Does that mess you up your embouchure when playing classical?
i can play a high G as a late 7th grader… i’m first chair and 1st trumpet part, but i’m in jazz and for 8th grade, i need a higher range. put despite how hard i try to play up more notes it is either a half an octave lower or just doesn’t come out.. any suggestions. also when i play really high notes my throat sometimes makes like a sound as if i’m trying to clear my throat but i’m not.. any suggestions?
There could be a number of things holding you back. Very hard to tell without seeing you play. That being said, you can try practicing your upper register very softly. That keeps the aperture small. Also, it sounds like you're closing your throat when you are playing which is a habit you definitely have to cure. Perhaps you may benefit from private instruction. Seek out someone near you who is a qualified, professional trumpet teacher.
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hey! im playing around a sophomore level currently, but over quarantine ive lost a lot of my range, i went from being able to play E above the staff to only A above the staff, do you have any recommendations?
Hi! So when you say you have lost a lot of your range during the quarantine does that mean you haven't been playing as much? If that is the case, that is probably the issue. As you probably already know, playing the trumpet requires daily maintenance just to play at a regular level day today. And then, you have to practice even more just to improve. Also, be sure to include some range exercises in your daily practice just for maintenance in addition to lip slurs, tonguing exercises, warm ups, and of course, études and other music. Hope that helps!
Trumpet playing is all about muscle memory. Same as going to the gym, if you go every day you get fitter but as soon as you stop you lose it. Same with trumpet playing.
When I get to play higher notes the sides of my mouth outside of my mouthpiece start to “buzz” a little bit. How do I prevent this?
Do you feel like you are losing compression because of it? If not, it may not be a problem. If so, maybe try some free lip buzzing to "strengthen" the corners. Or, maybe you don't need to. Hard to tell without watching you play.
Also got some serious omboser strength
Thanks!
Is that trumpet in Bflat or C?
Bb
AM I RUSHING OR AM I DRAGGING
Haha!
ur setting ur trumpet mouthpiece to high on your lips
ur upper lip chould be in the mouthpiece
I wish I could get a good sound with more upper lip in the mouthpiece. I have tried, but my sound gets really stuffy. It is, however, more comfortable to play with more top lip or 50-50 in regards to mouthpiece placement. I play more 1/3 top and 2/3 bottom.