keep going
try using way less air playing as quiet as you can. that way you can sneak past ver 1.
i found that doing patterns would get absorbed in them if i keep the range comfatable then just pop in a bigger interval
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Welcome Osacar
You have come to the right place
Wish I had known about this when I started
would have saved yers of slow progress.
Enjoy It
go slowly and get the basics working then the higher notes are as easy as the lower ones
Greg is brilliant !

Well done Thats a fabulous pedal note off the bottom of the trumpet range.
yes you are on the right track
to go higher ie to a low trumpet note bring your corners inwards slightly go back and watch Greg
he is quite good at it !
Keep having fun! and maess about and explore.
all the best
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Me too !
have worked out that bad days are normally when I am distracted or under pressure.

For a good day it helps me If I get my music head on and plan out what I want to do and practice it away from the instrument. Maybe on a walk; then when I get started it has a better chance of going well.
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Thanks have just gone back to this.
been messing with it all morning.
Am one of those who tends to close off my throat at the top of the breath.
these exercises have been a bit of a revelation have at last got the ku to work without the instrument!
and yes trying it for real tend to choke. ( lots of practice to come )

Many thanks

James
have similar issues tend to engage when i go soft

for practice try taking a smaller breath on the back swing
try it and experiment without the trumpet to start with.

just removes another variable.
Have fun

Hope my experience and struggles help
Without the instrument.
I find it is a very natural reaction to take a good intake of air and then if I pause it at the top of the breath and leave my mouth open it is the throat that is closing. You can push against it and engage the chest.
find and explore gently.
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Thanks John
I think that spoke to a lot of us glad to hear your encouragement.

It seems to be a circular process:
make a bit of progress then spot some tension creeping in or galloping in! then back to the easy stuff and do it more carefully with more insight

Happy new year to everybody
Jon

Welcome,
you do need an instrument. Can you borrow one?
try getting in touch with local brass bands or the equivalent in oz. They often have training bands and always keen to help new players.
cornet or trumpet? doesn’t make a huge difference

Best wishes

sounds excellent
to log in to the meeting on zoom we will need a meeting ID and a password

Had a go at this about 2 years ago it didn’t really help.
Wish I had found Windworks sooner.
now making real progress slow but real!

Thanks, Greg for your patience with us.

It’s the only place where I have found instruction and help on how to actually play.

No, I don’t think it’s the same. doesn’t talk about shape.
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This is a question that might be asked by a lot of people.

When tension/ manipulation etc creep back in as we go up stage by stage;
what are the effective tricks or methods to get rid of them?

I haven’t got the answers!

Jon

MESSAGE FROM GREG:
Hey Jon, this is the biggie that everyone eventually deals with.

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count me in even though it’s in the evening here in UK

I think this may be a great opportunity to spend a little time on the basics of playing freely and efficiently whilst the old habits are a bit rusty
This is based on some of my experiences.

don’t rush up the scales. Get it all working freely and work on the easy harmonic slurs and good coordination and clean changes from note to note. this is…[Read more]

not sure I have got to where you are yet.

Ther is also a conundrum between; the free-flowing exercises at the start where we let the instrument set the detail of the pitch and we move the shape to go note to note
and the control of the pitch to enable note bends.
Any comments and advice would be much appreciated.

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Many thanks to you both Ron and John.
have been rushing!
will concentrate both on process and sound
lots of good detailed advice Thanks

haven’t got that high yet.
but on notes in the stave, I have a tendency to engage the chest as I have done for years.
as a trick to break this habit I have been trying to set the shape then just let the air fall out ( very passive ) to get a quiet note and the feeling of playing with no engagement.
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