WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | dkbmusic | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/dkbmusic/activity/ Activity feed for dkbmusic. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:16:36 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 14edfed8d7ea9942bfa836c611225588 dkbmusic replied to the topic First post, a question, and a back story in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/first-post-a-question-and-a-back-story/#post-72592 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:18:24 +1100 Hi Chuck!

Welcome to M2M! My situation is similar to yours, but I married a trombone player instead of a vocalist, and I (thankfully) only have two kids.

I’ve always had good range, but had way too much back pressure, not enough endurance or consistency. Wind Works has totally revamped my playing, with bits of other stuff mixed in (Bobby Shew…[Read more]

]]> 3f76585350b0eb67e6dc1b666d40691c dkbmusic replied to the topic Another view for range in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/another-view-for-range/#post-68129 Wed, 09 Dec 2020 02:46:48 +1100 In general, I agree with what Greg is trying to teach, but that doesn’t mean it’s actually what is happening. In the video I posted, the person demonstrated that the player in the recording would sometimes have the same shape for two different pitches, depending on the volume. A low/quiet note could have the same shape as a high/loud note.

This…[Read more]

]]> ffc75d514b3e40a10901defe98b988f8 dkbmusic replied to the topic Another view for range in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/another-view-for-range/#post-67611 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 20:43:34 +1100 Your clutch analogy is a particularly good one – let me embellish it further:

I have a Kawasaki Concours 14 Motorcycle. You can easily do 60 mph in 2nd gear on this motorcycle – you can also do 60 mph in 5th gear.

To go 60 mph in 2nd gear you merely give it more throttle. In 5th gear it takes less throttle.

For trumpet playing, shape is the…[Read more]

]]> c1800b2f26192ac88ef5a3d7065665a0 dkbmusic replied to the topic Another view for range in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/another-view-for-range/#post-67533 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:04:23 +1100 Here’s a video demonstrating the fact that an aperture can be the same size for both low notes and high notes, based on the volume played:

]]> d27af0567c574ae55c06638095fac97a dkbmusic replied to the topic Another view for range in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/another-view-for-range/#post-67461 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 01:54:22 +1100 I could be wrong, of course, but I don’t think they contradict at all. Greg is just breaking the pieces down and separating them – Jim is combining them.

Greg is trying to get folks to understand the concept that shape can change notes – it’s not a requirement to increase the air kick to ascend – rather you can change the shape (which in turn inc…[Read more]

]]> da2b10abb488fb60d8e5ae5de3e69cfa dkbmusic replied to the topic Balanced Embouchure and TCE in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/balanced-embouchure-and-tce/#post-66570 Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:36:17 +1100 I would recommend looking into BE AFTER getting very comfortable with WW. If you can do the body’s concert hall, passive/active air release, control pitch by shape, etc, and you’ve gone through the Emerald stage, then the stuff from BE might make more sense in a practical manner – at least it did for me.

]]> 4d0a0a0507a5140c685e4a9560126794 dkbmusic replied to the topic Jaw position and moving aperture corners inwards in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/jaw-position-and-moving-aperture-corners-inwards/#post-66569 Sat, 21 Nov 2020 00:32:08 +1100

Lately, and I could be wrong, but I’ve been getting the feeling that the tightness in my corners are actually to push open the aperture / keep the roof from collapsing rather than trying to close the aperture. I think this is correct. I think when things are going well, I’m actually using the muscles surrounding the lips and not engaging the lip…

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]]> 6a011b2acf59218316595b7128ccbf2c dkbmusic replied to the topic Zoom Meeting in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/zoom-meeting/#post-66345 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:44:13 +1100 https://zoom.us/j/6619120554
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]]> edda639f5938035867c99d8da40a0171 dkbmusic replied to the topic Another view for range in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/another-view-for-range/#post-66313 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:23:03 +1100 It is another way of saying the same thing, but this is the beauty of Greg’s system. Greg is teaching you the shape for the notes where you’re not relying on the volume of air passing through the lips, you’re learning the shape first passively and then you’re adding the volume of air later for blowing sound out of the instrument.

Greg is breaking…[Read more]

]]> 2c837dda1a6c97913cfd81429bbd30f8 dkbmusic replied to the topic Zoom Meeting in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/zoom-meeting/#post-66303 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:18:52 +1100 I believe we are at 4pm CST, 10pm in the UK.

]]> c38d23f0523d7d762c3ec0f62c08ae4f dkbmusic changed their profile picture https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/14284/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:13:30 +1100 0 638f28775813411558bce743f52658fb dkbmusic replied to the topic Zoom Meeting in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/zoom-meeting/#post-66287 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 20:12:27 +1100 Yes, it is! Should be fun!

]]> 6c2cc2aa110c6047d56490c71bd4645d dkbmusic started the topic Louis Dowdeswell talking aperture shape for note production in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/louis-dowdeswell-talking-aperture-shape-for-note-production/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 16:01:27 +1100 Haven’t heard many people, other than Greg, talk about shape determining pitch. In this video, Louis does just that, with some other interesting insights.

https://youtu.be/Cp3QLJU-UEQ

]]> e02ef74522a3acb3a31e3a168b79ae25 dkbmusic replied to the topic Zoom Meeting in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/zoom-meeting/#post-65322 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 23:16:05 +1100 Yes, that’s the link.

]]> fd925d27491d835dc068bcc859834c2a dkbmusic replied to the topic Zoom Meeting in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/zoom-meeting/#post-65147 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 22:18:05 +1100 Here’s the zoom link for the meeting on the 20th.

]]> c22126bcf0eb3eec55be3047846464bf dkbmusic replied to the topic Zoom Meeting in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/zoom-meeting/#post-65146 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 22:13:37 +1100 You got it!

]]> 1189d58a17cf3bb77340ed0914dba624 dkbmusic replied to the topic Zoom Meeting in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/zoom-meeting/#post-65074 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:03:35 +1100 Sounds like fun – count me in! I have a paid zoom account if we want to use it – it will allow us to go as long as we want.

]]> f40671e43459154eb6d7a9076b170671 dkbmusic replied to the topic [MUST READ!!!] Am I the only dummy? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/am-i-the-only-dummy/#post-64338 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:03:26 +1100 It has been suggested that the MmmmmAaahhhhOooohhhh is a fundamental portion of the WindWorks philosophy, and I totally agree. Our thought process on what are lips do when changing pitch is fundamental to our approach. Greg is trying to get us to consider, and possibly challenge, our current approach.

I think the portion that needs to change when…[Read more]

]]> 7ae8a582e3daeb93abaf614d49ae0622 dkbmusic replied to the topic [EVERYONE READ THIS] Point of Difference question in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/point-of-difference-question/#post-64335 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:51:10 +1100 What a great thread! Bill – thanks for being brave and vulnerable to share your struggles!

I do want to remind you, all of you really, that YOU are NOT your trumpet playing! If you play well, or play poorly, it is absolutely no reflection on YOU as a person.

You’ve had a lifetime of learning the traditional, less effective way of playing. This w…[Read more]

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