Hey there Oscar, welcome to WindWorks and thanks for your email. I don’t put the valve fingerings under the notes as I want people to learn them from memory asap. Here is a fingering chart:

Hey Steve, thanks for posting and a warm welcome to WindWorks.

As many here will agree, take your time at the start and carefully work through the videos and drills, writing your thoughts in the progress boxes then repeat, repeat and the repeat some more the exercise.

Efficiency is the real key to successful and consistent development.…[Read more]

You have eloquently outlined the reason I have grey hair my friend!

Everyone needs to experience what you have presented here but most doubt the course PROCESS rather than their “illusion of competence!”.

There are many elements here to synchronise and conscious awareness of everything you are doing is paramount.

Thanks for taking the time sha…[Read more]

Hey guys. TMJ is TemporoMandibular Joint Disorder which is a condition that can develop in the jaw if it is pushed too far forward. Add arm pressure the trumpet and you have big issues.

The visualiser exercise will not cause this and I must stress, this is simply a mouthpiece placement drill for the lower register range and to set you up for the…[Read more]

Hey there Wouter, thanks for posting this.

The whole tongue position issue is complex. The idea is to keep the tongue as low as it needs to be for the intended pitch. Tongue position also changes the resonance of the oral cavity and therefore the timbre of the note.

There exists the idea that the higher the tongue, the higher the note which…[Read more]

Hey guys. I too have an overbite. Without seeing exactly what is going on it is difficult to say.

In order to get vertical alignment at the aperture, I had to bring the jaw forward SLIGHTLY (No TMJ issues when done correctly!). Did it feel weird? Yes! Did it take time to get used to? Yes! Did it sound good at the start? NO WAY!

Don’t be…[Read more]

Hey there Wouter, thanks for the question.

It is quite complex to explain in a few words and without seeing what you are actually doing.

I don’t usually use the terms “kick” or “whip” when it comes to releasing the energy with the tongue. I simply want the tongue (whatever way you are articulating) to move independently of everything else in…[Read more]

Hey Rob, thanks for posting this.

Yeah, velocity and frequency are a tricky one to get the head around.

It also stems from the sensation of the body engaging to play higher notes louder, thus the assumption is made that the body is involved for the higher pitches themselves rather than the volume.

The Singing C Series amply demonstrates how…[Read more]

Yep, the higher the note, the less air used.

I really feel the value here is remaining PASSIVE. I think an E would be the best note. Any higher can encourage unnecessary, negative tension.

My big issue with the Whisper G Cat Anderson method, whilst it has plenty of merit, it encourages activity that people don’t recognise. When done on a low…[Read more]

Hey there Rob, I’ll have to go and test that 🙂 I suggest if you are playing a soft Low C, it stands to reason you could. I’m excited to test this. The duration, of course, isn’t the ultimate aim of the exercise, rather the sensation of freedom. Stand By…

Welcome to the party 🙂

Great stuff.
Greg

I hope the message is clear. I get it is a tough slog, especially given I jump around a lot. Hopefully the Huberman video clarifies what I am trying to say.

It’s such a fine line to positively and usefully experience an “error” or “failure” AND be emotionally detached at the same time.

It’s not as if we don’t “care” about failures as we ce…[Read more]

Thanks guys, this is insane!!!

https://youtu.be/xFKvX_LKV2I