WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | JuttaC | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/jutta-spaniol/activity/ Activity feed for JuttaC. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:54:47 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 87ef81519d117a211a9242139a593854 JuttaC replied to the topic Instead of pen caps or dental putty in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/instead-of-pen-caps-or-dental-putty/#post-145531 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:40:55 +1000 Hi Janet, this one tickled me. I have moved from erasers to bottle corks. I did find the erasers crumbled, but maybe I used the wrong ones? Or maybe my bite was just too vicious? (Pretty sure they were Staedtler, but not sure about the exact type. Are you talking aobut the white ones with the blue-and-white sleeve? Best erasers I know, but maybe…[Read more]

]]> 148c24bccd2ae6f483689486b132c135 JuttaC posted a new activity comment https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/63880/#acomment-63929 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 21:47:17 +1000 @piamission
Hallo Pia, habe jetzt keine Ahnung, ob meine Antwort an alle geht oder nur an Dich, aber danke nochmal für die tollen Vorschläge. Wunderbares melodisches Spielen, und nicht nur die höchsten Töne der höchsten Töne willen 😉

In reply to - piamission posted an update @jutta-spaniol Hallo Jutta, freut mich, dass dir die Musik von Ingrid Jensen gefällt. Ich bin ein großer Fan von ihr und der Gruppe ARTEMIS. Sie spielt auch coole Stücke zusammen mi […] ]]> 82e5965b6dc2d5ee0b8a1d99ffffa0f1 JuttaC replied to the topic Whose Horn Is Stuck In Your Ear? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/whose-horn-is-stuck-in-your-ear/#post-144672 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:21:13 +1000 Pleased to see Sergei Nakariakov in your list, drdahlagerdc. I’m not familiar with “Widmung”, but heard something from “No Limit” and had to rush out and get the record (as it were). Such a musical player! And he palys some of the pieces on Flugelhorn, which is probably my favourite brass instrument. Gorgeous!

As you started with a classical…[Read more]

]]> 7e6ca1ae37f9df039956a323a3617918 JuttaC replied to the topic embouchure and aperture questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-and-aperture-questions/#post-117931 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:31:03 +1100 Hung/Murray, here’s the way I look at it, for what it’s worth. On the guitar, you can change pitch in two ways: you can change the string tension by turning the pegs, or you can shorten the string by putting your finger on the fret board. The outward pull (“smile”) is more like the former, while the inward pull is more like the latter. By pulling…[Read more]

]]> 9d1843a79e49385758f0492f54feae7f JuttaC replied to the topic Learning singing like WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/learning-singing-like-windworks/#post-88701 Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:21:54 +1000 Hello Joshua,
Probably too late, and maybe not what you’re after, but have a look at http://www.oxfordsinginglessons.co.uk. There’s a page there about breathing, and when I read it, it struck me that the author was using the same analytical approach as Greg, but for singing.

Hope it’s some use!
Jutta

]]> 30f526652e4a3b4dc8a2231f234c17e4 JuttaC replied to the topic LEARNING... HOLY SH*T - ALL MEMBERS PLEASE WATCH! in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/learning-holy-sht-all-members-please-watch/#post-77393 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:34:14 +1000 Really fascinating stuff! One of my lockdown projects was to learn to cycle “no hands” again, which I hadn’t done since being a youngsters. I wish I’d picked up my instrument straight after. I would have been in exactly the right frame of mind for learning 😉

One thing I take away from this – rightly or wrongly? – is not to try and address too…[Read more]

]]> 9a57828fdb3deafa2e1af99c16088501 JuttaC replied to the topic Embouchure - missing piece of the jigsaw? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-missing-piece-of-the-jigsaw/#post-76464 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:25:31 +1100 Thanks so much for the description, John. I think it will take a few more reads to understand what you are saying, but I certainly greatly appreciate your efforts! Your comment that “more tension is less” is interesting and certainly strikes a chord. I have noticed that I sometimes get a note with no discernible tension when the same pitch takes a…[Read more]

]]> ed1d862027a7d4efa88678e8f896a249 JuttaC replied to the topic Embouchure - missing piece of the jigsaw? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-missing-piece-of-the-jigsaw/#post-76412 Mon, 29 Mar 2021 08:22:39 +1100 It occurred to me that the lips/cup thing is a bit of a red herring. The fundamental question is this: The corners of the aperture should move inwards (towards the centre) when ascening. What about the corners of the mouth? Should they move inwards as well, or should they stay the same distance apart?

Jutta

]]> 5964fa9e2c1c7b72b1a840a9d7e63b84 JuttaC replied to the topic Embouchure - missing piece of the jigsaw? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-missing-piece-of-the-jigsaw/#post-76389 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:00:20 +1100 Thanks so much for looking at this, John. Yes, I do mean the rim, but I mean there is relative movement between the lips and the mouthpiece in the plane of the rim. If you picture the rim of the mouthpiece as a solid disc, the lips slide across that disc. I don’t know if that makes it any clearer… I’ll have a think about how to explain this better.

]]> 692b5037582bdf7cce007a33127f677f JuttaC started the topic Embouchure - missing piece of the jigsaw? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-missing-piece-of-the-jigsaw/ Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:37:03 +1100 Hi folks,
Could I have a second (or third, fourth, fifth,…) opinion on something? I’ve been looking over and over at what Greg says on embouchure, but something just doesn’t add up for me. (Knowing and loving WindWorks, I’m sure it’s all there. It’s me who’s missing something. That last piece of the jigsaw has slid under the newspaper, I bet!)…[Read more]

]]> 57f4060d88c70b5b5584e30434179653 JuttaC replied to the topic Important Update - THROAT Tips and Drills in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/important-update-throat-tips-and-drills/#post-76346 Sun, 28 Mar 2021 11:18:16 +1100 Thanks for your recent videos, Greg. Still working on this one… Looks so easy, but SO, SO, SO hard!

]]> 2adf3f4f1150807e3c3f64eb520ed2b8 JuttaC replied to the topic Tuner Reccomendations in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/tuner-reccomendations/#post-73091 Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:04:23 +1100 At last a question I can answer! 😉 I use Cleartune (on Android) and really like it. You can set it to different transpositions (e.g. Bb), produce a drone at a particular pitch, or use it as a tuner. It’s very responsive and the display is laid out beautifully clearly. And it didn’t cost a lot of money either. One of my favourite apps.

]]> be19082e2a355f66502e8f3039fc312c JuttaC replied to the topic Challenging question on Shape in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/challenging-question-on-shape/#post-36712 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 23:13:34 +1100 Hello Miguel,
I should say up-front: I’m by no means an expert, so my answer may not be accepted wisdom, but your question rings a very loud bell with me. One of my recent “discoveries” when armed with Greg’s magnifying glass may just help you, too.

I have been experimenting, watching and, frankly, pulling my hair out for some time wondering…[Read more]

]]> 88742af1ee8c69662e472834958da05e JuttaC started the topic Tonguing without blocking the throat in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/tonguing-without-blocking-the-throat/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:07:39 +1100 I’m writing this just in case it helps someone else.

I have been going through the early lessons of the Largo Stage again. Body’s Concert Hall breath, Oooaaah – all good! But as soon as I raise my tongue to stop the air before releasing it into my (neatly folded) tissue, my throat blocks up. I tried to lower the back of my tongue; couldn’t do…[Read more]

]]> 4bd9d00e42aabb50270e596855c4957b JuttaC replied to the topic visualizer, using something else or in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/visualizer-using-something-else-or/#post-20725 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:56:46 +1100 Hello Greg,
I guess patience is just wearing a bit thin after several months of not being able to produce a half-decent note. I am once more going through the course from the very beginning and have already spotted one gem (of course, it was there all along, but I hadn’t noticed it): it’s what you say about making sure the throat does not block…[Read more]

]]> f231b2629af0407f69dea4eaabcac9b1 JuttaC replied to the topic visualizer, using something else or in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/visualizer-using-something-else-or/#post-20605 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:49:38 +1100 Dear Greg and Guillaume,
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, and sorry it’s taken me so long to acknowledge them. I have actually been away for a few weeks. (I see you’ve finished the Ultimate level in the meantime, Greg; you must be thrilled!!)

I always think that being able to identify a problem clearly gets you a long way towards solving…[Read more]

]]> 320c363f8fb6dab57f03c95daacc85e9 JuttaC replied to the topic visualizer, using something else or in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/visualizer-using-something-else-or/#post-18696 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:53:07 +1100 Hi Guillaume and everyone else,
Thanks for mentioning Charlie Porter’s video on embouchure setting. Embouchure seems to be such a mysterious subject, I think it’s brilliant that someone has actually taken the trouble to provide a step-by-step guide. However, the video has raised a couple of big questions in my mind and I wonder whether anyone here…[Read more]

]]> c8c0ae2311f9ebb9a7f9b071358940ab JuttaC replied to the topic embouchure and aperture questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-and-aperture-questions/#post-16454 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:22:25 +1100 Thanks for your help, Greg! That video helps a great deal. The videos are so full of information that it can be hard to find what you’re looking for – particularly if you’re not intimately familiar with the course or have less than perfect memory. And, of course, the significance of certain points does not always register immediately, so I will…[Read more]

]]> f65fe7094ebf9b9de99f49dc3df36cc4 JuttaC replied to the topic embouchure and aperture questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-and-aperture-questions/#post-16280 Mon, 21 Jan 2019 15:54:44 +1100 Hello Greg/Howard,
I hope you don’t mind my butting in here, but I wonder if you could clarify this question of aperture corners a bit more. I think I really don’t understand it.

This does seem to be a recurring question, so I wonder whether it’s possible to explaing slightly differently for those of us who still don’t really understand what they…[Read more]

]]> b698338b9cf73c4e8709586a47fb273b JuttaC replied to the topic Chin movement in lower register in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/chin-movement-in-lower-register/#post-13203 Tue, 11 Dec 2018 18:36:03 +1100 Hi Carl,
Not sure there’s any way of not posting this to the entire world, but anyway… Yes, really enjoyed the big band concert on Saturday. Malvern is so full of talented people! Loved hearing the flugelhorn/Flügelhorn in action. It’s my favourite brass instrument. Well done.

Jutta

]]> 30ca18fbc0dd6f114a7189f5dd98568c JuttaC started the topic Mouthpiece physics in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/mouthpiece-physics/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 20:36:02 +1100 Can anyone tell me why a cornet (and presumably trumpet) mouthpiece has to have such a small bore just beyond the cup? (I am genuinely intrigued!) Just after the cup, there is a narrow orifice, then the mouthpiece widens again within the shank until the bore is that of the leadpipe (more or less).

I am having serious problems with a “strangled…[Read more]

]]> c62623dbff9122905cba0cfe8679bfbd JuttaC replied to the topic WindWorks Secret and my GOLF swing challenge in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/windworks-secret-and-my-golf-swing-challenge/#post-11947 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:01:10 +1100 I can picture you standing in the middle of an airport practising your golf swings and I just love your energy and enthusiasm!! You hav also just highlighted one of my problems: I would try to sink into the ground in sheer embarrassment if I had to practise between competent golfers at a driving range, and the same embarrassment makes me feel like…[Read more]

]]> 6efe086a71e511e8fe0cc4093632cc4e JuttaC replied to the topic Chin movement in lower register in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/chin-movement-in-lower-register/#post-11216 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:53:04 +1100 I’m in West Malvern. And we are both disciples of Greg who lives on the other side of the world? I think that’s really funny!! Mr. Google tells me that you play with the Malvern Big Band. (Sorry, yes, he is very intrusive!!) Are you playing in Colwall on 8 Dec? I’m intending to go to that.

]]> c23854d43f7ed099d1981dd53ac52a85 JuttaC replied to the topic Chin movement in lower register in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/chin-movement-in-lower-register/#post-11206 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:11:43 +1100 Hello Carl,
Absolutely nothing to do with chin movement, but is that a Malvern Instruments top you’re wearing? I wonder if we’re almost neighbours.

]]> f7352e7000cb7ab8b8a17e32a5cb38fb JuttaC replied to the topic Corners with visualizer in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/corners-with-visualizer/#post-11172 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:02:50 +1100 Hello Eric,
You’ve probably sorted your issue with aperture corners by now anyway, but I was stuck on exactly the same point. The thing that I found really helpful was Greg’s video on “Aperture corner development”, quite early on in the Andante stage (about the third lesson). If you haven’t seen it, it may be worth a look. And if you have seen it,…[Read more]

]]> a9f89c0f8baddd16d5203d7b4c692550 JuttaC replied to the topic pitch sharp in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/pitch-sharp/#post-9636 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:12:22 +1100 Hello Giuseppe,
I’m absolutely and definitely no expert, but I’d just like to share a strange experience with you in case it helps. A few months ago I moved to a better instrument (cornet) with a third-valve trigger. I wanted to see what difference pulling the trigger made, so I played a D with varying degrees of trigger with my tuner. The strange…[Read more]

]]> 48b6b23ce8f25f60e942bdff469a8809 JuttaC started the topic Keeping teeth apart in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/keeping-teeth-apart/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:47:47 +1000 My biggest single problem at the moment is that I’m not keeping my teeth apart as I ascend, and that restricts the air flow. No matter how hard I try and how much I concentrate, I simply cannot keep my jaw down. Can anyone suggest a way of getting into the habit of keeping my teeth apart? I would be really grateful for some help, because I think…[Read more]

]]> 21534291abfc27df5c40c64c6181f4d5 JuttaC's profile was updated https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/769/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:39:51 +1000 0 f2a5ba6edb05ebc27834fff8cc0ab1a7 JuttaC replied to the topic The corners.. in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/the-corners/#post-6102 Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:59:49 +1000 You know what? I totally missed the point of those oooohaaahs! It’s all getting a lot clearer now. Thanks!

Greg, I love your black-and-white approach. Do this, this and this; don’t to that, that or that. It’s all very specific – and it works. I’m beginning to get a fairly good idea now of what I’m trying to do. Very, very occasionally, when I…[Read more]

]]> 4a0cfe6d2b7ee69e0f1b5d7a2388c188 JuttaC replied to the topic The corners.. in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/the-corners/#post-5902 Sat, 09 Jun 2018 12:55:09 +1000 Apologies if I’m asking this in the wrong place. I’m just trying to find my way aournd the new WindWorks site. There are some fantastic ideas here which I know will make a dramatic difference to my playing. (I always play better after watching an M2M video or two!!) However… I struggle with the concept of “tension at the aperture corners”. There…[Read more]

]]>