WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | Sam Wallace | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/srwwallace/activity/ Activity feed for Sam Wallace. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:49:00 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 1b9d5135e3b34e0d18386180eed57cad Sam Wallace replied to the topic Nasty Double Buzz / Upper Lip Shape in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/nasty-double-buzz-upper-lip-shape/#post-54408 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:58:00 +1000 John – Thanks for the feedback.

I often find myself “kicking” and forcing more air when playing higher notes but am starting to move away from that gradually with a new awareness since I began this course. I spend a bit of time each day doing leadpipe exercises to work on shape without engagement from below the head. This doesn’t feel at all how…[Read more]

]]> 844350d8dbeaeb5befb8a91cc64743e1 Sam Wallace replied to the topic Nasty Double Buzz / Upper Lip Shape in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/nasty-double-buzz-upper-lip-shape/#post-54028 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:34:54 +1000 Thanks Ronald! Really appreciate your responses.

There’s a lot to think about simultaneously when making changes, I often find that if I focus on one thing, something else will slip and I will cause myself problems like this. The mantra really helps to focus on the overall feeling of all these factors working in combination.

]]> 099d7905504379bfb84d257a3f1cff7d Sam Wallace replied to the topic Nasty Double Buzz / Upper Lip Shape in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/nasty-double-buzz-upper-lip-shape/#post-53874 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:51:13 +1000 Thanks for the replies!

Chris – I also notice the same issue where playing louder can cause the note to split. It’s an odd feeling that I also notice occasionally when trying to slur to the next harmonic; instead of the pitch changing, the volume does and with it comes the double buzz. This only seems to happen on bad days or for part of a day. I…[Read more]

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]]> bfff82221e4ffd9d0835b43c30f3e428 Sam Wallace started the topic Nasty Double Buzz / Upper Lip Shape in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/nasty-double-buzz-upper-lip-shape/ Sat, 20 Jun 2020 16:21:12 +1000 Hi – I’ve been playing for about 6 years now and it has been a constant struggle from the beginning. However much I practice and improve my sound and my playing in general, I can’t seem to shake a nasty double buzz that seems to happen at random. It’s a total gamble every time I pick up the instrument between good sound/range/ease of playing or…[Read more]

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