WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | Nate | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/ntf-bus/activity/ Activity feed for Nate. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:46:09 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 635bbc3e08501a95af3f48c9f174039c Nate replied to the topic Valve getting stuck on the way up in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/valve-getting-stuck-on-the-way-up/#post-49101 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:01:06 +1000 Good to hear all is well, have fun!

]]> ed64fb6f5ca96063209e0cbc36b4b49e Nate replied to the topic Valve getting stuck on the way up in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/valve-getting-stuck-on-the-way-up/#post-49088 Sat, 25 Apr 2020 20:30:03 +1000 Hi Tandeitnik,

Sorry to hear about the valve difficulty. I will assume that you are pressing the valves straight up and down — that your fingers are not leaning on the valves and pulling them (to the side) as you finger notes. Also that you are doing that finger action quickly/firmly.

Can you return to the store where you purchased the…[Read more]

]]> 6e12ca0ed1b4f3e4ce79fa71b95e25e0 Nate replied to the topic Double Tonguing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/double-tonguing/#post-40145 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:15:00 +1100 Hi Rob,

Can you do it without the trumpet? Take your breath, then Ku Ku Ku Ku — quarter notes at 60? (or even just one Ku)

If you can do it with just your breath (BCH) and trading the Tu for Ku, then add the mouthpiece. If that’s working, add the leadpipe. Hopefully, your Ku is going ok using the lead pipe. Then add your trumpet — start with…[Read more]

]]> 94cfaa38ebaea05451c036132583d75a Nate replied to the topic Double Tonguing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/double-tonguing/#post-40049 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:17:00 +1100 Hi Rob,

For me the ku or kah isn’t a hard breath attack, rather it’s more like the first sound of the word kick or ketchup (same for the ku/kah of the triple tongue — ttk) — so a real tongue attack but, I think, using the middle/back of the tongue against the top of the mouth. I tend to practice exercises that call for double tonguing both…[Read more]

]]> ffc11aeaa29df6c952c4d51d8a141253 Nate replied to the topic Fighting the frustration in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/fighting-the-frustration/#post-31358 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 03:43:18 +1000 It seems like what you are doing is good and seems to reflect what Greg is sharing in his videos, perhaps the endurance needs more time? I’m working on the moderato lessons, and one thing I do for the leadpipe is to hold my mouthpiece in one hand (fingers) and the leadpipe in the other and start the BCH breath into the mouthpiece (no buzz) and…[Read more]

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