https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/piamission/activity/ Activity feed for piamission. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:01:50 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 f64927327cd0a07cf94e4f875cc172ea https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/oct-23-sunday-sessions-live-with-special-guest-shane-gillard/#post-147890 Sun, 23 Oct 2022 11:47:21 +1100 The Sunday Sessions are always very motivating and encouraging! It’s not always easy to break old trumpet playing habits. And there are moments when the frustration creeps in. A visit to Greg’s Sunday Session will help me. And I know immediately that every Maaooooh is worth it! What I particularly liked about this Sunday was that Shane emphasized…[Read more]

]]> 809ca1d56ceddc6af5b1af8ff0a17909 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/circular-breathing/ Sun, 09 Oct 2022 20:14:47 +1100 Yesterday I was listening to ‘Moto Perpetuo’ by Niccolo Paganini in a version by Wynton Marsalis on YouTube. I didn’t know this piece of music until then. I have to say I was more than deeply impressed! The piece consists of a string of 16th notes that move in all directions and never stop. I read that you can only play it with double tongue and…[Read more]

]]> 885953f00fb4c18631edffbc5d773c49 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/combination-of-aperture-tongue/#post-147596 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 18:19:49 +1100 Great Laurie, I feel very similar. It’s great to be able to experience the trumpet adventure every day. Even the moments of frustration are welcome now. Those moments when things don’t work out the way I want them to 😂. It will work the following day. Having patience is practiced for free! Sometimes I find that I can play something that I couldn’t…[Read more]

]]> befdb0146c25a9b4a805ca59e651698b https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/wind-wins/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:55:41 +1000 I want to share a little Wind Win story with you: After about 15 years, in which I only played the trumpet a little, I started practicing daily in January 2021. I was full of enthusiasm. I played Arban, Clark, Gordon etc. Every day. Over months. My sound, my range, my embouchure…everything was terrible. And it didn’t get any better. Chops and…[Read more]

]]> 5aa7324293615995825880e3d96185cc https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-do-you-warmup/#post-147004 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 20:12:55 +1000 Hey Janet,
I’ve changed everything since I met Greg’s method. Not just my warm up routine. I start my warm up every day with: stillness, energize the lungs, humming and release. I practice these 4 stages for a few minutes each. I continue with the first 4 stages of the singing c- series. I want to be very careful about the aperture corners. And I…[Read more]

]]> b9b2bbc4a5cc3da9c0bc944cb80e2d86 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/jazz-and-improvisation/#post-146778 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:09:39 +1000 Thanks to you too, Greg, for recommending Mark Levine’s Jazz Piano Book – not only for pianists! The market is large and unpredictable when it comes to good teaching material.
Cheers Pia

]]> 37a0a904a4896e5410bbc00ba253e5a1 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/jazz-and-improvisation/#post-146777 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:34:38 +1000 Thanks Paul!
Jazz in all its facets is the music I like the most. I was not aware of Neil Yates’ ideas. I’m very glad about your recommendation. I’ll definitely take a closer look at ‘Jazzometry’.
Cheers Pia

]]> b1f95a7319bd71c4ef6678e128a6214b https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/jazz-and-improvisation/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:01:58 +1000 I suggest two books for anyone interested in Jazz and Improvisation: 1. Effortless Mastery by Kenny Werner und 2. Free Play by Stephen Nachmanovich. Both books are not about jazz theory. They take the reader far beyond theory – they ultimately lead him to himself. Improvisation is self -expression. And that self – expression is inhibited by too…[Read more]

]]> d480984e379a22c8c458c18f42a03e11 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/piano/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:54:33 +1000 I’ve been practicing tongued octaves for a few days. It wasn’t easy for me at the beginnig. From the A above middle C I had quite a hard time getting the note right. I wasn’t able to find the right shape. That frustrated me a bit. Then the idea of the piano came to me. As simple as it is, it is also effective! Before I play an octave of a note…[Read more]

]]> 39041342b31cfe3edfcb7ab620086123 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/my-dream/#post-145607 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:10:37 +1000 Hello Nigel
It’s good that you are a science nerd. It ist very helpful to look at things from different perspectives. Many small pieces of the mosaic result in a high-resolution image with many recognizable details.
When I start to push during my exercises or when I want to force something, I remember this liht feeling in my dream. My 1.0 behavior…[Read more]

]]> d21fbb92ebd25d438f145c4ba03f7a0f https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/instead-of-pen-caps-or-dental-putty/#post-145535 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:55:58 +1000 Hi Janet
I think it’s really cool that you like the German erasers 😂👍. I’m actually going to try the eraser thing right now.
Thanks Janet

]]> 55511235020f61ed15cb9afa0aafc15a https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/my-dream/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:46:28 +1000 Hi Greg
It was after Midnight here in Germany when Sunday Session 2 ended. I went to bed with some really cool impressions in my head. While I was sleeping, something very interesting happened. I dreamd that I could play the trumpet so easily, so simply, almost without doing anything. The trumpet played by itself. I put my trumpet to my lips -…[Read more]

]]> 5a7c0d8acf05105a244d0f1f9e4aae16 https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/63815/#acomment-63971 Sun, 17 Jul 2022 10:23:52 +1000 Hallo Reijer, guten Morgen
Can you find my answer in the forum? If not, please let me know. I’ll write them again.

In reply to - piamission posted an update Hallo Greg und Hallo an alle WindWorks Fans Mein Englisch ist nicht das Beste. Darum schreibe ich auf Deutsch, in der Hoffnung, dass der Text automatisch für euch übersetzt w […] ]]> 774ed49acd2c1c99361558279ed065b9 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/what-a-struggle-all-these-years/ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:45:50 +1000 Today I got to Harmonics Double Octave (Course starts in March 2022) – and I still don’t really believe it: from low g over two octaves to G – without pressure. What a Joy! Greg’s method is fascinating. Of course there is still a lot to practice and above all to internalize the exercises. So I will start again when I reach the end of the…[Read more]

]]> a5e2e52fe921fddfaccaf6a8d48bc67c https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/me-2-0-has-guilt/#post-144936 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:18:36 +1000 Hi Wellsweb
Guilt is a construct we should think about. WHO is the judge who pronounces guilty? In my opinion there is no guilt! We must take responsibility for our behavior. That is, when I do something I sincerely believe in, there is never guilt. What we should do: keep learning,learning,learning…Never stop. And pass on new knowledge to…[Read more]

]]> f0a2ed921be1e9ac5fe4b511ff1a13b2 https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/63880/ Sat, 09 Jul 2022 20:34:43 +1000 @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 mit der kanadischen Pianistin Marianne Trudel. Wenn dir Jazz gefällt, hör Mal rein. YouTube macht’s ja möglich.

]]> 1 71957ea5f7367f56e54d1eab71b19f86 https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/whose-horn-is-stuck-in-your-ear/#post-144590 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 07:31:45 +1000 Ingrid Jensen – I Love her Sound! Tine Thing Helseth! Simon Höfele! Terence Blanchard! Are some of may favorits
Hello to Greg and all Mystery to Mastery Members from
Pia
Germany
Sorry for Mi English

]]> a1d804eddd5ec2f1289dc3ebb9091ac2 https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/63817/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:36:09 +1000 Hi Brad
Ich liebe: Ingrid Jensen. Ihr Klang ist wundervoll. Tine Thing Helseth ebenso großartig. Und Terence Blanchard!!! Und Simon Höfele, erst 29 Jahre, der Junge. Viel Vergnügen

]]> 1 e1ccaaf072f791608e03389391d3a284 https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/63816/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:30:19 +1000 0 bcb0b91ee1dd6a2b21adaab634606662 https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/63815/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 11:25:10 +1000 Hallo Greg und Hallo an alle WindWorks Fans
Mein Englisch ist nicht das Beste. Darum schreibe ich auf Deutsch, in der Hoffnung, dass der Text automatisch für euch übersetzt wird!?
Bitte gebt mir eine Rückmeldung, wenn keine Übersetzung erfolgt. Ich werde dann zusammen mit dem Google – Translater schreiben.
Ich spiele seit über 40 Jahren Trom…[Read more]

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