Today I know that every player is different.
Every player looks different

What we can see is only the outside part of the embouchure.
After MtM I know that it is not important…[Read more]

I could improve my playing during the last two years and I am sure you will make it , too.

Frustration can be a good…[Read more]

I recommend to you to start immediately with Greg Spence MtM and you will learn a new Technik to play the trumpet.

I learned his method during the last two years. Today I am able to play hours. My range improved incredible up to high g.

I am going to quit the program by the end of this month.

If you like please contact me…[Read more]

You are right to increase volume you have to activate your body but not to much.

To play higher only corners in and experiment with your tongue.

I recommend to concentrate on the idea of aaaaaoooo and the feeling of milk spout.

With that movement ( horizontal) you can learn to play from nonote to low note and pitch change.

You have to learn the process and to practice the process first.

In my o…[Read more]

The idea of the feeling and using of your top lip is the bedsheet.
The top lip reacts on the airflow.

You have to learn and practice the feeling of aaaaaaoooo to change the pitch first.

With the top lip ( bedsheet) and the bottom lip (Milk spout)
That will give you mor and more a good relaxed feeling to play a passive low c
Hope that…[Read more]

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

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🎺

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 🎺

Good luck
Hajo 🎺

I would like to open a new theme.
I play since thirty years with dry lips. That avoid that the mouthpiece can slip from lips during playing especially when you play in a hot environment.
I used to play with wet lips but my mouthpiece slipped down into the red part of the upper lip.
What is your experience with that issue?
How do you…[Read more]

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 🎺

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]

Regards
Hajo🎺

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 🎺

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🎺

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]

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

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]

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

I can not find or see the support group button 😩

Any recommendations?

Regards
Hajo🎺

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]

I have / had the same challenge.
Synchronisation from
Fingers and tongue need a lot of practice.
I made two experiences:
First
It is very important to practice very slowly. When you believe that you can manage that tempo then practice one week longer before you try faster.

Second
Sometimes we block us by ourselves when we think about…[Read more]

maybe you can try the following.
After backswing breath release the air through the trumpet as if you like to play a note.
At the beginning Only air until it flow like water after open a water tap.
Than try to bring the lips slowly together until sound appears.

Maybe that can help you to get a feeling of a singing low c.
Good luck Eric…[Read more]

I am very sure it will help me to understand how trumpet works.

What are your experiences?

today I worked through the Largo stuff.
It worked very easy for me 😉
I don’t know exactly why🤔
But there is a lot of very helpful information for me to remember and understand what good trumpet players explained to me before I found you(listened to The other side of the bell 🔔 )
Your explanations makes it clearer for me
To work P…[Read more]