Four Steps Towards More Efficient Trumpet Playing

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[Music] today i’m going to show you in just 60 seconds the four most important steps for playing really efficiently for better brass playing and faster results in just 60 seconds [Music] there are the four steps for playing really efficiently step one getting a breath and humming to find the required airflow [Music] step two is opening the mouth and letting the resonance of the body out ma step three is drawing the aperture corners in my and of course step four is turning off the voice and finding

the airflow required to play with a really efficient big resonant brilliant sound you’ll notice there’s no buzzing of the lip i know the feeling of freedom when i place the visualizer over the aperture corners that is how to play efficiently [Music] good luck i hope you’ve enjoyed these first four videos now make sure you walk around the streets doing all of them over and over and over to get the body used to it have you been thinking about how to improve your plane but don’t know

what to do and you’re scared of wasting time let me get you started and i’ll show you the right steps for better sound better technique and better range learn more at mystery to mastery dot com slash wind work sign up simply click the link below and let’s get started

Greg Spence demonstrates four linked steps: breath and humming, opening, aperture corners and airflow. This short archive lesson focuses on the sensation of an open, efficient setup.

What are the four steps in this demonstration?

Greg begins with a breath and hum, opens the mouth, draws in the aperture corners, then removes the voice while maintaining the airflow. Watch the visual demonstration to understand the movements and sounds.

This recording is part of Greg Spence’s public teaching archive. References to dates, events and offers reflect the original recording.

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About Greg Spence
Greg Spence is a professional trumpet player, educator and founder of Mystery to Mastery and WindWorks Trumpet Academy. His teaching explores efficient brass playing and the learning process.