Hi gary

My recommendation is restart with nonote to low note.
Rediscover the sensation of passiv playing until you start practicing higher notes

Hello Way.Mel

maybe your embouchure is to open. Means between nonote and lownote

As Greg recommend stay in the process and the embouchure ones found becomes familiar.

Sometimes out sound is airy. That means the embouchure is a little bit to open.
You can try to make a little bit more o.

Regards
Hajo🎺

Hello Christopher

Without watching such swelling it is not possible to give an advice to you.

Maybe you can take photos from that, too?

looking forward to help you

Regards
Hajo 🎺

I know
Made some bad experiences during my journey

Good luck
Hajo 🎺

Hello Christopher

please can you send a photo or better a video which show exactly how you play or how you position you mouthpiece.

Maybe I can give you some advice.

Regards
Hajo 🎺

Hello meuty

when I start to play trumpet, and I learned it by myself, I made the same mistake. I positioned my mouthpiece solo that I said in the read of the upper lip.
As you know, and as you experienced, that is the wrong way, because there’s always a little bit pressure on the lip so I can give you all the follow advice. Be happy that you a…[Read more]

Hi Gary
I can feel with you. I made similarly experiences.
My advice for you is be patient and repeat the basics of MtM every day.
And continue with playing in your swing band. By the time you will automatically play higher notes also
In the band.
But please be patient!!!!

Regards
Hajo🎺

Thank you for that information
Regards
Hajo 🎺

Hello Rick

happy to read your post. Yes I started 1,5 year ago with MtM.
I made a lot of „ jumping backs“ to the basic exercises.
It is the key of a successful learning of Greg’s method.

After that time I start everything morning with those basics.

Regards
Hajo 🎺

Hello Reijer

that is an interesting question.
So far I remember that means check you inhalation with your bent tip finger between your teeth.
The aim is to inhale relaxed with an open throat.

Regards
Hajo🎺

Hi Janet

maybe my answers will surprise you.

Since MtM I changed the hole Idea with warmup.
The question is what would you like to warmup or what is really important to be warmuped ?
I am very convinced that your body need the warmup not the trumpet.

Therefore I start with flapping the lips,
Stretching the face muscles, etc

Than I take my…[Read more]

That sounds not bad

Thank you for your answer. I am happy if I could help you a little bit.
😊

Janet,

I am so sorry that you have that problems although you work so hard on your trumpet.

May that suggestion can help you.

I learned to play with milk spout( embouchure 2.0). But when you hold the bell of your trumpet as high as you do without milk spout ( 1.0 embouchure) I made the experience that to much pressure on the upper lip close…[Read more]

Ok you welcome

Hi janet

This is Hajo,
maybe your tongue is to stiff 🤔
Do you know flutter tongue?( see my post)
If yes you can loose your tongue more and more with that.
There is a second exercises I know specially for the tongue.
It is called Belcanto. It is a tongue exercises without trumpet.
If you like I can explain 😉
Hopefully that can help you

Hi all
Hi Greg

I can not find or see the support group button 😩

Any recommendations?

Regards
Hajo🎺

You welcome 👍

Hello Reijer59

I made the experience that when I blow the tissue my airstream direction was with milk spout more straight then without.
I think the bottom lip is more relaxed while playing with milk spout
and for me it is easier to control the corners.
One other effect is that milk spout avoid to pull the bottom lip inside under the upper…[Read more]