https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/lawhungfor/activity/ Activity feed for Hung. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:54:47 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 b89095a2f5894684f064dac0850812b6 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/beginner-help/#post-131266 Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:14:50 +1100 I found an interesting drill yesterday. I played the mouthpiece from the other size like a mini trumpet, i.e. put the shaft inside the mouth. It did not make any sound initially. But when I reduced the amount of air exhaled, it whispered at a soft C note. It seems to be a way to practice passive reduction. That means very little air is required…[Read more]

]]> bf1088453c2d20d55904b3c8ba86c102 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/beginner-help/#post-128956 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:19:07 +1100 I started to learn trumpet 3 years ago but I was unable to do clean A, B and High C. Just before I gave up I took the lessons of Greg. The singing C series helped me to rebuild the way I play. I think I am almost there. Initially my lips were tie and the sound was dirty when I tried shape change. But after practicing for a few months I am able to…[Read more]

]]> 5116cc9b4107125c61c4b0c40ca2eb27 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/embouchure-and-aperture-questions/#post-89222 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:13:14 +1000 Hi Greg. I am a beginner. I have one question here. When we tune up the guitar, the machine head works to stretch the stings in order to increase the pitch. But compressing the corners of the aperture toward the middle would increase the tension and hence the pitch. This seems to work opposite to the physics of guitar strings. Am I confused?

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