WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | eckleberg | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/eckleberg/activity/ Activity feed for eckleberg. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:53:56 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 178a77268d8f85775c898406efd10f0b eckleberg replied to the topic Facial Tension in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/facial-tension/#post-45226 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 04:15:39 +1100 Yep.
I’m a comeback player who came back because my head almost blew off the first time.
I wish I’d had Greg back when I started.

]]> f90d9390c02e45a93c99fab1c9bb1472 eckleberg replied to the topic Leadpipe exercise. Any comments on this routine? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/leadpipe-exercise-any-comments-on-this-routine/#post-42965 Sun, 02 Feb 2020 03:13:25 +1100 oh my. Does this sound good?

]]> fecb4621614098df51bc11bb84230747 eckleberg replied to the topic The M to M website is confusing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/the-m-to-m-website-is-confusing/#post-41181 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 07:02:33 +1100 Ah! I’m so pleased you won’t kick me out Greg! M2M is the best thing that has happened to me since starting to play trumpet.

I guess to clarify my thoughts a little, I wonder whether there could be a quick summary video per stage – like a warm-up routine. Atm if I want to recap the basics and re-program, I kind of go back over each video in the…[Read more]

]]> dec9d086e01b05eab1e17b7dc0f2ca6c eckleberg replied to the topic The M to M website is confusing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/the-m-to-m-website-is-confusing/#post-41090 Tue, 14 Jan 2020 02:53:04 +1100 I have four the website pretty confusing too. I’ve been struggling with the levels and the explanations and at times I wish there was a clear practice routine and some of the stuff was more concisely explained in a format that just reminded me to focus on a couple of things at once. I feel like once I’ve accepted the longer explanation, it doesn’t…[Read more]

]]> 11edd0bbf71a7b19a3ef0346789d7702 eckleberg replied to the topic Leadpipe makes me panic in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/leadpipe-makes-me-panic/#post-34967 Sat, 02 Nov 2019 11:50:00 +1100 Thanks @Alistair. This is great, and what I need to hear. I need to accept where Iโ€™m at, and keep practicing. Im not panicking because I canโ€™t hit triple c like Wayne, but I do worry that I have trouble hitting the G on the second line of the staff consistently and accurately.
I guess one of the tough things about windworks is not having that dir…[Read more]

]]> 8a0523ea7376e8852014b69bd273fd0b eckleberg replied to the topic Leadpipe makes me panic in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/leadpipe-makes-me-panic/#post-34681 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:40:39 +1100 yes, thanks Johnelwood. That’s the video that makes me panic. I can get the pedal tone and next fundamental, but after that…
But I’ll keep trying!

]]> a2e9f90ba6e4ba036b03baa5c4d91c67 eckleberg replied to the topic Leadpipe makes me panic in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/leadpipe-makes-me-panic/#post-34582 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:58:35 +1100 Thanks @johnelwood. I can change the pitch, but not after a certain point. I just kinda hit this ceiling. I’m hoping that it’s just about time and practice – but of course I worry that I’m just not getting it. You can always keep digging, but if the treasure is on a different island… ๐Ÿ™
Anyway. Early days still. I am on holidays now, so will…[Read more]

]]> 6b62cf78713bf6720a585ea94b4ea48a eckleberg started the topic Leadpipe makes me panic in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/leadpipe-makes-me-panic/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 22:35:54 +1100 So I can play the harmonic Greg talks about here:

And I can get sympathetic resonance. BUT I can’t play the next harmonic up.
So many people on the net say it should be easy, and that it’s a warm-up.

I’m still playing in the Largo range, and trying to build slowly, but the lead pipe does make me second…[Read more]

]]> 999b2e2a82ef317e7313d2867d1c9972 eckleberg replied to the topic Mouthpiece Honeymoon? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/mouthpiece-honeymoon/#post-34409 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:52:16 +1100 How funny. I lined up four mpcs today, cause I’m still confused about which might be best for me right now. A Monette B2 (88!), a Yamaha 16c4gp, a galileo M6C and a standard bach 1.5C.
The Bach was the surprise. Tone, range and ease of playing was the best on that…

]]> 62647fe5d961956a981c37a2280069cb eckleberg replied to the topic Practicing while away... for 12 days! in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/practicing-while-away-for-12-days/#post-34408 Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:49:42 +1100 Thanks johnelwood – I can’t bring my horn. I’ll do my best to work on my co-ordination. ๐Ÿ™‚

]]> 20c03a2f3211670459ee887c69a58c25 eckleberg started the topic Practicing while away... for 12 days! in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/practicing-while-away-for-12-days/ Fri, 25 Oct 2019 07:52:42 +1100 So next week I’m going to Japan for 12 days. I can’t take my horn. So I ordered a lead pipe from WINDWORKS – thanks Greg!!! And I’m taking that and a mouthpiece.

Any suggestions for how to keep improving and focusing and not lose my chops? I’m a complete beginner – well a beginner who tried really hard for a long time, couldn’t play, gave up and…[Read more]

]]> c0a039e9650896d973f5cc1d6b206e1b eckleberg replied to the topic Wedge mouthpiece in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/wedge-mouthpiece/#post-33895 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 23:35:46 +1100 Thanks @jbell756… I gotta admit, mouthpieces are doing my head in. Seems like we play the mouthpiece, not the trumpet, in so many ways. Every manufacturer i read says to work out the rim you are currently using and then translate it into their rim… But what if you’re not sure about the one (ones) you have? It’s funny that so many mouthpiece…[Read more]

]]> 1a59f73897fb16b4e1499e83e37665d8 eckleberg started the topic Wedge mouthpiece in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/wedge-mouthpiece/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 06:24:24 +1100 Has anyone tried one? i’m curious, because they say the ideal embouchure for it is more of pucker. I wonder if this works with the WindWorks idea…

]]> 1ed37c9e045c4445386fd6b1fee882d2 eckleberg replied to the topic Christian Lindberg on mouthpiece buzzing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/christian-lindberg-on-mouthpiece-buzzing/#post-33176 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:20:50 +1100 Yeah. This is great.
I got taught to play the mouthpiece, and my sound was devastatingly bad. In the end I gave up playing altogether.
I practiced really hard on the mouthpiece. Thank goodness I’ve stopped. And I’m so relieved that I don’t have to play the mouthpiece anymore, and am sounding (and feeling) better. Much better.

]]> dfcb6a3cd05c944fdadc012937bc4ead eckleberg replied to the topic Exercise with silent brass mute in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/exercise-with-silent-brass-mute/#post-33068 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:37:13 +1100 I’m interested in this too. I have a few practice mutes and can’t play at just any time of the day… I also have the Silent Brass system (mk1)… I feel like it’s a lot more work and I’m wondering what I can do to compensate. It feels like it throws my normal practice out for sure…

]]> 9d3cc7f90abaf2bfe540b4c347d3e884 eckleberg replied to the topic Effoftless Mastery in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/effoftless-mastery/#post-32853 Thu, 03 Oct 2019 01:32:21 +1000 I know the book and have done the meditations. One thing that strikes me having done it for a long time is how important the actual technical methodology is to accompany it. It’s not enough to just sit and visualise. Which is weird because the subconscious is so much better at ordering things. But still it seems for me that a really clear…[Read more]

]]> 0c1283cbac86353cef1b52c4a9d44fe9 eckleberg started the topic John Harbaugh on Trumpet physics and kinaesthetic response in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/john-harbaugh-on-trumpet-physics-and-kinaesthetic-response/ Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:08:30 +1000 This is a pretty elegant and cool explanation of the trumpet pipe… Nothing that Greg hasn’t said, but cool to see it so clearly…

and the second part:

]]> e47a79f4b921bb4968a4ec80520dbb42 eckleberg replied to the topic Bore, Bell size, choice of instrument and ease of playing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bore-bell-size-choice-of-instrument-and-ease-of-playing/#post-31418 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 06:06:44 +1000 Hey Alistair –
Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply.It’s given me lots to think about. I guess the main takeaway is to find a horn that plays smoothly and technically well, and then to match it with mouthpiece and playing style.

It feels like there should be some scientific way to assess these things though – like greg is trying to do with…[Read more]

]]> 920537ee78c3f095744969637d73bfa1 eckleberg replied to the topic Trying to trust the process, but... in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/trying-to-trust-the-process-but/#post-31367 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 08:57:15 +1000 Ah. This.
I’m finding this again and again. I guess one of the drawbacks of learning on line is that some simple things become difficult – and at the moment I’m trying to buy a new mouthpiece and trumpet.
this week I went to a guy who was selling some mouthpieces second hand. He’s a great player. I’m not. I’ve been focusing on my 1% and thinking I…[Read more]

]]> 113b43ac0d4249c88209b569b56e878c eckleberg replied to the topic Bore, Bell size, choice of instrument and ease of playing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bore-bell-size-choice-of-instrument-and-ease-of-playing/#post-31366 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 08:24:27 +1000 Hmmm. Crickets.

]]> 88cfc84f195f51f1fa4a351785b92b7e eckleberg started the topic Bore, Bell size, choice of instrument and ease of playing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bore-bell-size-choice-of-instrument-and-ease-of-playing/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:54:22 +1000 Hi everyone. I’ve looked around a lot at other sites, and I understand this is not a gear site, but I need to ask a gear question.
I gave up playing a few years ago. I sold my beautiful Edwards trumpet and Bach 70s flugelhorn, but since finding Greg’s lessons, I’ve found a different way of playing.
So I’ve been wanting to find a beautiful horn…[Read more]

]]> 4076f5052d4583e516d1baa826b8234b eckleberg replied to the topic Whistling and embouchure in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/whistling-and-embouchure/#post-30949 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 13:39:23 +1000 Ah… thanks so much for this Greg and @Johnelwood and @qnaza. So helpful.
I’m going to spend a bit of time absorbing all this through the week – but atm it seems like starting at mmmaahooh and easing back from the whistle shape gives me the ‘in between’ shape that I’ve been looking for, as well as letting me know how to manipulate my whistling…[Read more]

]]> c312a9d2fd87d54ea6caae8cb1c16386 eckleberg started the topic Whistling and embouchure in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/whistling-and-embouchure/ Sat, 31 Aug 2019 13:16:13 +1000 Here is my response to this post. Cheers, Greg

Hey everyone – Apologies if this is covered clearly elsewhere, but it’s been bugging me for years.
Since I was a kid I’ve been a whistler. When I started playing trumpet I thought it would be an advantage, but I soon found (and was told) it wasn’t.
What exactly is the relationship between a…[Read more]

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