WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | joshuatants | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/joshuatants/activity/ Activity feed for joshuatants. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:49:50 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 825126dfd8cbdbf588f7a651130a774a joshuatants replied to the topic Learning singing like WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/learning-singing-like-windworks/#post-89289 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 02:37:09 +1000 You’re not too late. Thanks for the suggestion!

]]> 619ab54469e5ad6d27a45e7a5ec32f67 joshuatants replied to the topic Learning singing like WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/learning-singing-like-windworks/#post-85510 Mon, 21 Jun 2021 22:41:11 +1000 Even for singing?

]]> 9200b4e21382344ca83c8506249afea5 joshuatants started the topic Learning singing like WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/learning-singing-like-windworks/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:43:29 +1000 Does anyone have a recommendation for a teacher or a course that approaches singing in the same way that Windworks does, i.e. minimal effort, use of no more than the appropriate tension in the right places, pitch comes from shape change, volume comes from active exhalation, etc.?

]]> 12762128a2028872c2a8967ea32b39d0 joshuatants replied to the topic Relaxation for the embouchure muscles in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/relaxation-for-the-embouchure-muscles/#post-82409 Sun, 30 May 2021 22:43:58 +1000 I play the piano and also practice other non-musical skill-based activities. What I’ve found is similar to your experience: often taking a break (days, weeks) results in fundamental technique improvement even if we regress in terms of how fast/how accurate we used to be. These days I take advantage of this by working hard at a particular problem…[Read more]

]]> 6f148c2ce5d7491b45e164c3ca857a82 joshuatants replied to the topic Relaxation for the embouchure muscles in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/relaxation-for-the-embouchure-muscles/#post-82144 Fri, 28 May 2021 23:13:59 +1000 Nice, thanks for the suggestions! And no, not feeling particularly tight/stiff. Just thought it’d be a good idea to know how to encourage relaxation of the embouchure muscles if I ever need it or as a simple daily warmup/cool-down.

]]> 4bff5084323bfca2f76d2af5804105a1 joshuatants started the topic Relaxation for the embouchure muscles in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/relaxation-for-the-embouchure-muscles/ Mon, 24 May 2021 06:45:36 +1000 Is there any benefit to do a relaxation routine for the facial/jaw muscles involved in the embouchure and, if so, where can I find one?

]]> 4f1c7226f6bec5b16b84b7cb24f8dcef joshuatants replied to the topic Newbie: I don't know what I'm doing here, can someone tell me in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/newbie-i-dont-know-what-im-doing-here-can-someone-tell-me/#post-77326 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 08:19:12 +1000 Still no luck producing anything other than my pedal tone. Have signed up for another lesson with Greg. Thanks all!

]]> a1a8a7f3674a805d28095d80f6b07a61 joshuatants replied to the topic Newbie: I don't know what I'm doing here, can someone tell me in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/newbie-i-dont-know-what-im-doing-here-can-someone-tell-me/#post-77264 Sat, 10 Apr 2021 01:40:42 +1000 Newbie here meaning 3 weeks 😀 Got an instrument 3 weeks ago, 1st lesson with Greg the week after that.

]]> a8511dc4d0da168752496a188f07a80a joshuatants started the topic Newbie: I don't know what I'm doing here, can someone tell me in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/newbie-i-dont-know-what-im-doing-here-can-someone-tell-me/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 04:31:48 +1000 So I’ve had one lesson with Greg where we worked on the non-instrument stuff (BCH breath, tissue work, etc). After that and several days of experimenting, I’ve gotten to the point where I can do this (https://youtu.be/3zIGzr8iL1c) on the trumpet.

But I don’t know what I”m doing, like, what note is this? Doesn’t sound like anything trumpet-y to…[Read more]

]]> bdde89cd3da4ae2bd54a2097e6daf1e4 joshuatants replied to the topic Epiphany: we're not trying to blow air through the trumpet... in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/epiphany-were-not-trying-to-blow-air-through-the-trumpet/#post-76775 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 01:43:53 +1100 Thanks Greg 🙂 We had a great first lesson, and I woke up the next day with this in my head. Think it was my brain’s way of synthesising the stuff you kept repeating during the lesson.

I managed to get my leadpipe sounding for the first time yesterday. It’s gone now, but I know I’ll get it back.

When I can get it consistently, I’ll schedule our…[Read more]

]]> 9cfed727b1ad6d672634da7ba4e5b6ff joshuatants started the topic Epiphany: we're not trying to blow air through the trumpet... in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/epiphany-were-not-trying-to-blow-air-through-the-trumpet/ Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:15:41 +1100 …but we’re trying to set the air in the trumpet vibrating.

That’s why we don’t need to push/blow into the trumpet, we just need to strike the air column enough to start it vibrating, and then maintain the vibration for as long as we want.

Pushing/blowing into the trumpet is like trying to play drums by smashing the drumstick all the way…[Read more]

]]> 387a653a72f9c869c87134ef42fd8fcc joshuatants replied to the topic Where are the eBooks? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/where-are-the-ebooks/#post-76689 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:41:35 +1100 Mine doesn’t have it and I’m on a higher tier subscription. I’ve reached out to Greg about it already.

]]> c599df30366edc2d41bb87c78452f32a joshuatants started the topic Where are the eBooks? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/where-are-the-ebooks/ Sat, 27 Mar 2021 03:06:56 +1100 I got the Ulimate level, but can’t see to find the books. Where are they?

]]> 5da70cdd10a1196b7455d666163be6d9 joshuatants replied to the topic Beginner trumpet in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/beginner-trumpet/#post-76224 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 23:16:26 +1100 Thanks folks! I don’t live in the US, and the only CarolBrass distributor around me only carries their flugelhorn. I’ll probably go with the Yamaha.

]]> 5c8d6efd5d771b17ac67353c9a26d323 joshuatants started the topic Beginner trumpet in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/beginner-trumpet/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:48:35 +1100 Hello! I’ve been looking for a solid approach to playing trumpet and am so glad I found WindWorks. It looks like it’s the wind equivalent of the Taubman Approach (piano). The Taubman Approach saved my life at the piano, and I’ve been looking for a wind method that matches the Taubman Approach’s commitment to anatomical truth.

Does anyone have any…[Read more]

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