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We’ve once talked about how to play flute with braces. However, we’re here to help you with playing trumpet with braces on.
We don’t want to hurt you more by stating the obvious, but there’s no ignoring it! Moreover, if you’re a wind instrument player, it’s just an extension of that trouble. Well, wearing braces is a whole lot of trouble. Now do the same with a smaller mouthpiece/trombone.Joined a marching band already? That’s great! And, you recently got braces too. You can test yourself: play a few notes in the low mid / low range in f on your large equipment. Big instruments and mouthpieces tend to be more forgiving if your embouchure and/or air flow isn´t dead on.
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Why? Well, playing a smaller mouthpiece makes it even more important to have the airflow centered in order to get the full sound. If you are working on the low range, consider doing the exercises you work on, on a smaller mouthpiece, or even on a smaller trombone if you play on a large bore tenor or bass trombone. Practicing low range with a small mouthpiece
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The trick with playing on mouthpiece alone, is also to use the muscles at the side of the mouth where the lips meet, without creating tensions elsewhere in your body, disturbing the free air flow. You should combine this with using your ears to be able to hear the next pitch, before you play it.īy practicing the switch from mouthpiece to trombone, you will improve instrument control and your ability to hit the right pitch on the trombone. This is important when playing on the mouthpiece since there is no tubing to “force” the lips to vibrate with the correct speed. When a task is repeated over time, the muscle memory will be better and better at remembering how to do it, eventually allowing it to be performed without very much effort. Beware of the pitch on the mouthpiece, especially when playing staccato phrases. The idea is to work on mouthpiece and trombone simultaneously to make sure that you use a similar embouchure. In this second part with exercises for both trombone and mouthpiece, the focus is on octaves and a mix of staccato and legato playing. This got me thinking, and I realised that I was actually lip buzzing all wrong! Continue reading → Posted in Buzzing, Low range, Trombone lessons, Warmup | Tagged Buzzing, embouchure, lip buzzing, mouthpiece buzzing, trombone, trombone exercise, trombone lessons, trombone sheet music, warm up I don´t agree with Christian Lindberg on this oneĭid you miss part 1 in this series? Read more here: Flexibility on trombone and mouthpiece – Part 1. I had seen him do some lip buzzing, and noticed that his buzzing sound was much richer and mellower than mine. Since he has a world class embouchure, and plays effortlessly in any range, it got me thinking. I once did this before a gig in the same dressing room as a really (as in really) good trumpet player, and he noted that I was able to lip buzz much higher than him. Years ago, I occasionally did some lip buzzing trying to expand my high range. In other words, a phrase played on the mouthpiece should be buzzed one octave lower on the lips to be comparable. Using the lips attached to my specific body, I have found that lip buzzing somewhat equals mouthpiece buzzing one octave higher. It has proven to be a great way to build up embouchure, as well as kick starting the lips. Lately, I have been experimenting with a combination of lip buzzing and mouthpiece buzzing. – one arm with hand attached (or a mouthpiece stand) This is really helping my playing, hope it will help yours too! I recommend that you spend the first nine minutes of your trombone practicing on this. Now I believe I figured out how to approach it. I was wrong about how to lip buzz for many years.
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