dctrumpetgrlie04 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 (edited) bump Edited February 3, 2007 by dctrumpetgrlie04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rai-mello Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Ooo, wrong forum, but I'll answer anyway. Though everyone says lip slurs, I don't particularly like them. Now I do, since it built my range up. A simple of good exercise goes as such. C G, E C, G E, Bb G, so on, and so forth. It goes from C down to a G, up to an E, down to a C ectcetera... If you're not looking for a lip slurs, I would say try playing a chromatic scale, all the way up high until you can't go no far. Don't do this often, in fact, maybe only do the chromatic scale thing once, twice, three times a day at most! The chromatic scale has to start from your low C though. Not sure how much that helps, but it helps me handle the upper register a bit more. *shows two pennies* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 something that has helped me is to always start in the lower octaves when warming up, and slowing move up the arpeggio. So like, for example, start on a low C and work on long tones in half steps. Once you can maintain a balanced pitch with each note, move up the the 5th and do the same thing, adding in lip slurs between the 5th and lower octave, then go up to the octave (tuning note) and do the same thing, then the 3rd, and so on. This will help adjust your lip muscles to the mouthpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadsop97 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Hey Kim, hope all is going well. the best advice there is for this type of stuff, is always make the best sound you can possibly make. A person who can consistantly play with a clear sound will have a much easier time with all other "technical" aspects of the trumpet. I use the word technical loosely because I think all playing takes the same amount of skill and attention. I've made a lot of progress since I've come to college because I've been focusing on my sound. everything else became much easier because of it. as far as range and endurance go, I honestly wouldn't worry tooooo much about it. Hopefully you're not being pushed into playing high and loud all of the time. You don't want to get into any bad habits that drum corps causes (and for those of you who feel like flaming me for that comment, there are a lot of flaws in the ways most groups go about doing things). Your best endurance exercise is to just practice every day, but know when to stop practicing. If you start to hurt, just put down the horn. endurance is a life long goal, you don't want to mess things up at an early age by pushing too hard. to put it simply, play as beautifully as possible with as little pressure as possible at all times. even when you're practicing. most of this is concept of sound, but if you have a clear concept of what you should sound like, it will almost always positively effect your playing in any way you can think of. good luck this season, i'm rooting for you guys/girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyslap Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 (edited) Play, breathand stay as relaxed as you can and you are cool Edited February 4, 2007 by scrappyslap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersop Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 According to the rules of TASTY BROS. ........ buy a small mouthpiece and use as much pressure as possible. Cut down your rehearsal time and work more on compression Ok that's not exactly great advice .. but there is some wisdom in some of their wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein On The Beach Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Buy a Flow Studies book Use it everyday Practice everyday. Practice efficiently. Practice what you suck at. Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dctrumpetgrlie04 Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 Thanks everyone for the help. Like I said in the other forum (the RIGHT one... lol) I'll bring these posts up to help me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniSopGuy Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Here is a great study in building range and endurance: http://www.bbtrumpet.com/chop.html Here is another method that works for many people: Casual Double High "C" Trumpet Method by Bob Odneal There are a few on Ebay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/Casual-Double-High-C-T...1QQcmdZViewItem or there is always the old standard (if you can find it): Double High C in 37 Weeks , By Roger Spaulding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CozyChopsCom Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Practice, practice, practi.... Post on and read DCP's Brass Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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