WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | jakob.jonasson | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/jakob-jonasson/activity/ Activity feed for jakob.jonasson. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:54:47 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 099137a90f5e19a56c38d99ce1baedc7 jakob.jonasson started the topic Ear pressure, jaw/cheek engagement in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/ear-pressure-jaw-cheek-engagement/ Thu, 26 Dec 2019 21:53:43 +1100 Since I started on MTM, I have started to use my jaw and cheeks more. I try to engage my corners but when I try to play higher, it seems like my whole face pushes inwards to support the corners. I even feel my cheeks pushing on my teeth.

After a day when I play more than an hour, I can sometimes feel pressure to my right ear almost like I have an…[Read more]

]]> b50c9031b3feaaf4d53105564b95183c jakob.jonasson replied to the topic Playing in the Red in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/playing-in-the-red/#post-39480 Tue, 24 Dec 2019 09:05:57 +1100 Thanks for the answer, I am also not sure about option a… maybe someone else has feedback on it.

]]> 7a82ea8c428291b24b9b3b118126c67b jakob.jonasson replied to the topic Sore Cheeks/Jaws? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/sore-cheeks-jaws/#post-39456 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 23:52:51 +1100 I have the same problem with cheeks jaws. I read research from pops on tensionless playing. His findings are that most professional players don’t strain the muscles in they’re cheeks instead it is focus on the embouchure corners and chin. The cheeks and jaw might move but only as a reflex. A heat diagram shows this clearly.

I think we might be…[Read more]

]]> dbe3a8151ce895262845e6c265e81428 jakob.jonasson started the topic Practice routine in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/practice-routine/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 23:41:11 +1100 Hey there.

I have been doing MTM for about 6 months. I practice all days but not all days on MTM and the time I spend on it varies.

For me, it would be nice to have some guidelines, f.x.:
1. How much to practice MTM per day.
2. How much time to spend on each exercise (in a day and when should we move to the next). Sometimes I just play an…[Read more]

]]> 247850676a0386dae7345d32b614b8d7 jakob.jonasson replied to the topic Playing in the Red in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/playing-in-the-red/#post-39453 Mon, 23 Dec 2019 23:31:48 +1100 Hey there, doing the MTM I think I might have been guided to play even more in the red because of the mmmm-aaa-ooohh.

I recently tried a bobby shew lead mouthpiece and my range got cut off at about E-F on the top of the staff. I think my top lip was going into the mouthpiece and touching the bottom of the cup stopping the vibration. I don’t have…[Read more]

]]> fedf46046223d32c275bdaf633042a6e jakob.jonasson replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-29296 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:14:53 +1000 I was just seeing this:

Check it out, it is really helpful 🙂

]]> df3c9c543ce058dcfbabf6b1edca9526 jakob.jonasson replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-29295 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:50:07 +1000 My problem is similar but I am trying to not roll it in focusing on the corners instead. The problem for me is that my endurance and range have just gone massively down.
I could play above high C on fresh lips but now G seems to be my top note 🙁
A am struggling to play with my band as a result.

]]> c4f8ea2830d7b6612bc7d20bfea82ba8 jakob.jonasson replied to the topic embouchure and aperture questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-and-aperture-questions/#post-24270 Wed, 29 May 2019 19:24:32 +1000 Hi Greg,

I am new here. I am a comeback player, I’ve been back 3 years after a 15 year break.
Things started out great but once I started to focus on the range it seemed like everything collapsed. I have been practising at least an hour a day and for a period of 3 months I did the Claude Gordon Systematic Approach (1 – 2 hours a day) with no gain…[Read more]

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