WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | matthieu | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/matthieujullien/activity/ Activity feed for matthieu. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:13:50 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 4dcd7d273e273535315a8a054b7dc28f matthieu replied to the topic High notes sound bad in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/high-notes-sound-bad/#post-11942 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:34:32 +1100 Indeed !

]]> 2634c62aae71959ebcfe43169bdb0b3c matthieu replied to the topic High notes sound bad in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/high-notes-sound-bad/#post-11934 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 10:40:11 +1100 Greg, how we learn correct SHAPE ? by playing the note often (when rested) ? doing lip slurs ?

]]> da748cb38823f7455a9b82206c679235 matthieu started the topic High notes sound bad in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/high-notes-sound-bad/ Tue, 20 Nov 2018 13:10:03 +1100 Hello, me again with another question/problem 😉

Often my high notes are shrill or hissing, and after hitting high note the followings sound bad.

For exemple when playing legato exercise 20 of Arban, after the first high G the sound doesn’t come out. Or when playing exercise 25 of Clarke sometimes the high B and C comes out well, then the…[Read more]

]]> c0d9430c6ea4073fde93945d16e98314 matthieu replied to the topic Moderato Upper Register Development Buzz in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/moderato-upper-register-development-buzz/#post-11885 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 10:05:12 +1100 I do only moutpiece buzz, because I can’t do lips buzz the right way, only by pinching the lips. Sadly, I don’t see improvement in my upper register.
Maybe I should be patient too and keep trying ?

]]> cbff5ba3231e6de2108a0e8b82afd563 matthieu's profile was updated https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/1466/ Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:36:05 +1100 0 06d9156a1021abf00e5ae3532383cb57 matthieu replied to the topic To Mute, or not to mute...that is the problem in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/to-mute-or-not-to-mute-that-is-the-problem/#post-11612 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:32:11 +1100 I need to use mute everyday if I don’t want to be kick out of my house. I use it so much that there are cracks on it (!) and it doesn’t stay mounted on the trumpet all day as before, I have to put back again and again. So far I don’t feel it really destructive, but its sure not the best way to practice. I have choosen a mute with not too much…[Read more]

]]> 18ced0421331cea92c4b301db3a96681 matthieu replied to the topic Some questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/some-questions/#post-11534 Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:09:26 +1100 Thank you ! 🙂

I think I’m overanalysing what I’m doing. But I definitively can’t play hight with no adbominal contraction.

]]> d3fd072719527687b3a099c8f47e7ffa matthieu started the topic Some questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/some-questions/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 02:02:15 +1100 I have so many questions about the MTM…

I notice that if I don’t warm-up enough the notes usually don’t speak. And if I do very soft playing before its easier to make the notes speak.

When the notes don’t speak I either stop or continue just blowing nicely without the sound. Then I reenforce the feeling of freedom and try again, until it…[Read more]

]]> 02825f13ea004fcb275c9e4ccb58708c matthieu replied to the topic Valsalva Maneuver in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/valsalva-maneuver/#post-11298 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 21:32:56 +1100 Thanks for your answer ! I thought is was just a matter of hard work too, and like you it didn’t end well…
I have been working on the MTM everyday for two months now, went back to the beginning several times. Trumpet is mostly an internal work, its so easy to do it the wrong way, even with the course.

]]> a2346cbe22189fc8a90bffd161fa7b58 matthieu replied to the topic Valsalva Maneuver in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/valsalva-maneuver/#post-11272 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:06:15 +1100 I just read something about singing notes in your head, and I wonder if it’s not the Valsalva maneuver, maybe it’s the vocal chords trying to interact ? Im confused 🙂

]]> a06d7bf6adaacf907117d64b14d87c1c matthieu replied to the topic Valsalva Maneuver in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/valsalva-maneuver/#post-11208 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 12:53:46 +1100 Hello,

I had a problem two years ago, lot of bad sensations in the throat while playing. It almost goes away, reappearing sometimes only when playing loud, fast or high. It’s like if the throat close for a split second, and the air force this closing to pass thought. But I had a lot of this during my warm-ups this morning. Could be it the…[Read more]

]]> 65ba1e12e7f822a5e0e518a6cea97618 matthieu replied to the topic Playing louder in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/playing-louder/#post-9231 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:13:03 +1100 Thanks for your answer.

I knew you won’t like the idea of “blowing harder”. I was wondering what can I do right now. Seems following your course allow a resonant sound, but requires patience. I will take my time.

For the mute, I wish I could play without.

]]> 32b9093a4fb0051eb4502e001206fe8a matthieu started the topic Playing louder in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/playing-louder/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 09:29:09 +1100 Hello,

I practice a lot alone, with a mute, and when I play with my band I can’t be loud enough.
My question is, is blowing harder the (only) way to sound louder?

]]> bc2f11c67b3814793873ec9bc143fff7 matthieu replied to the topic Allegro in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/allegro/#post-9189 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 09:09:10 +1100 Hello,

As I understand it, you strive to eliminate all negative tension in the singing C, then play the exercises with the best sound you can, which indeed feel easier.
I could go to the Allegro E Singing C quite fast, but from there I can’t make bad tension go away.
Maybe the exercises are for all levels players, so it might be easy for you…[Read more]

]]> 6dc26fc42b0712c65cdd5da6a570a828 matthieu replied to the topic Lungs overfilled in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/lungs-overfilled/#post-8740 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:14:08 +1000 Indeed this doesn’t happen when singing. I don’t always take a full breath, but I do for long phrase. Maybe I don’t breathe well when I do a quick breathe. I thought with my years of playing I would know now. I’ll try what you suggests to do.
Thank you !

]]> 267707d499aff60364250f0092c5a6f1 matthieu replied to the topic Lungs overfilled in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/lungs-overfilled/#post-8706 Sat, 22 Sep 2018 16:36:52 +1000 Before you asked me how I can add air without having the time to breathe in, I meant where is no break and have to breathe in quickly between two notes.

]]> de7fbb7a8bf42a47189cf5f6d3ac2583 matthieu started the topic Lungs overfilled in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/lungs-overfilled/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 13:39:04 +1000 Hello,

I take care to take a good break as you show in the course, but I have a problem. When I start a long exercise where I don’t have time to breathe in, I progressively add too much air in my lungs and start to choke. If there is a small break, I have to breathe out this surplus before breathe in.

Do you know why and what should/shouldn’t I…[Read more]

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