WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | steve | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/stevekramer99/activity/ Activity feed for steve. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:49:00 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 c59d949085be92b121d6a58579c55874 steve started the topic unfortunately a warning in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/unfortunately-a-warning/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:58:45 +1000 I am an ameteur player and worked with the WindWorks program for about 6 months up through the moderato series and part of the allegro series. I am now suffering greatly and have stopped doing it. The point of exit came when I decided I needed to perform some music, I haven’t been playing with any groups for years. I then found that all my…[Read more]

]]> 9dc5b2c8ec505607b62d3b410a04f958 steve replied to the topic How to change pitch in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-to-change-pitch/#post-44777 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:01:41 +1100 Thanks for the advice everyone. I really did give it up for 3 days. I cleaned the house instead, I felt totally different after this. It was a relief. Maybe we need to go through things like this because it gave me time to think about it more creatively. What if…

I can’t stop playing, because there are days where I just KNOW if I pick up…[Read more]

]]> b9342f68e5c7bc5d0662139df736cc40 steve replied to the topic How to change pitch in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-to-change-pitch/#post-44235 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:45:07 +1100 I’m tired of experimenting. I want someone to tell me exactly how to do it. WW is not helping. No matter what I do my range is always, for 20 years, been G just above the staff. Can’t figure it out. Tired of it. No matter what I do. And to see any results from experimentation you have to try it for months and honestly I just get worse the…[Read more]

]]> 3d18320ad83450645e777d3da35d992f steve replied to the topic How to change pitch in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-to-change-pitch/#post-44233 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:30:26 +1100 What exactly do you do with your face to increase pitch on the trumpet. How do you do it.

]]> a0b4c4b4105120af070eaf6668c44990 steve started the topic How to change pitch in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-to-change-pitch/ Wed, 19 Feb 2020 03:45:28 +1100 I’ve been working with the WW system for a while now, I find the leadpipe seems to be very illuminating as far as what you are doing with your lips. But I don’t know if I’m doing it right, at all. There are so many ways you can form your lips to play the instrument. I understand ahhooo to get an initial embouchure formation. But what do you do…[Read more]

]]> ca0636fa0aec8e5c0a9e970b1599f86b steve replied to the topic Practice routine in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/practice-routine/#post-43779 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:33:13 +1100 I think when it’s easy, it is also easy to repeat it too many times and unknowingly sap your stamina without being aware of it until it’s too late. I would go on from the easy ones. They might feel good, but you won’t feel good later. IMHO.

]]> 750db73d9209c4b39e624a6eb19667f7 steve started the topic breath support in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/breath-support/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:41:29 +1100 I have been through the first section of the course, through Moderato, now a few times, and I have developed a fundamental question.

Is it intended that when playing the harmonic slurs, that there is basically NO breath support? Greg speaks of no abs kicking and I’ve been honestly trying to do that. But I’ve found if I REALLY, REALLY, try to do…[Read more]

]]> 84ce3713b9179601c86431d4406ee1ea steve replied to the topic Moderato C Series Practice Video and Questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/moderato-c-series-practice-video-and-questions/#post-31447 Sun, 08 Sep 2019 12:22:25 +1000 To answer some more questions,

I have been able to slur more easily between octaves as you have asked, it is much easier to go G to G etc.

I have felt the burn in the corners, of the mouth, but this concerns me a bit, because I have felt something very similar previous to starting WW after doing many reps of other lip slur exercises. I’m not…[Read more]

]]> f1fb2fc0795f3a7215ac0bc52e2ab063 steve replied to the topic Moderato C Series Practice Video and Questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/moderato-c-series-practice-video-and-questions/#post-31351 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 02:33:15 +1000 Practice video Friday 9-6-19, Moderato C Series. Exercises are timestamped in the YT description box.

I think I am learning quite a bit from everything going on here and really appreciate your feedback. My practice today was Much more focussed and limited and shorter. No lip or mp buzzing or leadpipe playing, and a Much briefer warm-up. I…[Read more]

]]> b8233bd2074a79b1f21df5208cfa52d9 steve replied to the topic Moderato C Series Practice Video and Questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/moderato-c-series-practice-video-and-questions/#post-31263 Thu, 05 Sep 2019 14:11:12 +1000 johnelwood,

Thanks again. I’m going to redouble my efforts on being focussed to WindWorks. I’m going to try to get through the exercises more quickly with less extraneous playing. I hadn’t realized playing trumpet required so much intensive training. I always thought I would ‘figure it out’. Not being a music major I never had the experience…[Read more]

]]> 7b3debebea87c440f2f774a554adc953 steve started the topic Moderato C Series Practice Video and Questions in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/moderato-c-series-practice-video-and-questions/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 05:29:49 +1000 Hello Everyone,

I have continued to record practices, I think you can learn a lot from watching yourself and others can help too.

I have put timestamps in the YT description section that you can click to go instantly to the timestamp listed. So although I posted the whole practice video, you can easily jump to the pertinent WindWorks…[Read more]

]]> 9cd5ae20eb9ca3f87c4f31e12430fc89 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30821 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 02:55:49 +1000 johnelwood:

I think again you have really good points, thanks. I am going to take people’s advice from these discussions. I think how I think about playing/practicing very important. I have often practiced by how the lips felt, how it felt when I COULD do certain things I wanted to do but I think practice needs to be more disciplined and…[Read more]

]]> 02eeea71402c557fbe5ef0c8d64f376c steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30816 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 02:42:10 +1000 johnelwood:

I would be interested to see you play if you post a link. It’s easy to upload to YT. Or you can use Google Drive and just give permission to people who have the link if you want it to be local to this forum.

Thanks again to everyone. This seems to be a good system with good people so I’m continuing with the course.

I think I…[Read more]

]]> 537fe73a0537983c4f49899fd416975f steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30685 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:17:34 +1000 Practice Video Tuesday 8/27/19 Part 1 of 2:
https://youtu.be/Prh6ZdigpzI

Highlights:

0:00 september by Earth Wind & Fire !
1:05 stretches (necessary as I have tendonitis & have limited shoulder motion range, likely from too much trumpeting)
12:35 3rd valve finger exercises. Blowing through the horn is necessary as it changes the pressure the…[Read more]

]]> e2751ce6bfc40c5aaaad6cedd7040ce2 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30678 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:48:43 +1000 hixsta:

What are you referring to by your comment “Straight airstream” ?

Thanks,
Steve

]]> 2494349161fde59a4203a9463b379c91 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30677 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 02:37:58 +1000 Ronald:

I have done lip slurs my whole life as a trumpeter, so that may explain my abilities. I’m up to 16ths @144bpm on a good day. The thing is, I have done probably THOUSANDS of hours of lip slurs, out of so many books, specifically Irons, but NEVER seemed to get anything from doing them! Complicated ones! Went all over the place zig…[Read more]

]]> 3138444670b2449d73a6df9a9930ef82 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30675 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 01:54:42 +1000 johnelwood:

Thanks for having a look at these, I appreciate it very much. Maybe we can all post vids of our progress. I bet we could put links in the profile page which is not accessible right now. There are some apps that make it really easy to upload vids to YT but I’m using a camcorder.

My response to your comments:

1. My head is…[Read more]

]]> 718c92ce564d935225477d6a7e91f48c steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30480 Tue, 27 Aug 2019 06:14:27 +1000 Alright you guys, you asked for it! Here it is! The complete trumpet practice sessions from earlier tonight, Monday 8/26/19! I was a bit tired, and took the day off yesterday so those are my excuses. You will enjoy 3+ hours of such timestamped highlights as:

Part1: https://youtu.be/juDtZOcDidE
0:00 Warmup:
Shoulder rolls, lip stretch, deep…[Read more]

]]> c420662c1c13d902ee1ab92797a21958 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30280 Sun, 25 Aug 2019 04:39:07 +1000 johnelwood,

I have noticed that I can ascend to G just above the staff and the Bb harmonic using pretty much the embouchure that’s being developed here. HOWEVER, and maybe this is why I got upset, is that although I find I can do it that way, my range is pretty much the same as when I play with my previous embouchure. That result was quite…[Read more]

]]> 03253fc005135c721356de2c9f604188 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30170 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 02:59:43 +1000 Thanks for the replies again. Trumpet playing is so weird. After I had my awful day where I was dead tired at the end, I had an hour break, then I played some low Cichowicz flow studies to recover, they went ok but thought I had little strength in reserve. After I thought I had recovered enough I played out of Schlossberg. Long tones went…[Read more]

]]> 8c2930b4f31afb7b03218d44ac7aa367 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30150 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 23:30:50 +1000 johnelwood

I put background info in one of my replies to you, it’s ##29763.

Today was a bad day. I hate practicing exercises that do nothing for you, only to not be able to play anything you want to play after playing them. My range is down to below top line F now, my tone is absolutely crap above F. I feel like windworks has hurt Much more…[Read more]

]]> ba6faeeb0525ff58864e1c0652a86b7f steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-30029 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 02:42:38 +1000 I think I work too hard on things trying to make them ‘perfect’ right away. You do know yourself 🙂

Such as the low register arpeggio double tongue exercise. I could hardly do that at first. One day I spent probably an hour or more on it all at once. I wore myself out, it was obsession. Now I can play it easily and at good tempo, but I…[Read more]

]]> d1a621648b5cd7d8debfb9a8ed3454c7 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-29764 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:14:46 +1000 rwcarson11:

Thanks for your reply and your confidence. I have taken Greg’s methods to heart. I have spent hours really really trying to figure out how to slur and increase pitch without increasing breath support. It takes me a while sometimes to get it truly minimized/eliminated. I have found that it seems to be a different thing, from doing…[Read more]

]]> 6003105c1a0f1e8787b82a4ec3d17a63 steve replied to the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/#post-29763 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:45:30 +1000 johnelwood:

Thanks for your thoughts. I have found my range and endurance have dropped to low levels now, I just finished the C harmonic slurs in Andante stage, I can do 32nd notes @ 60 bpm for 30s minimum.

Hey Steve, this suggests to me that you are trying to do all of your regular playing in the new way; this isn’t the best way to go. You…[Read more]

]]> b41f0719e9ca02851d5e7268fac287d1 steve replied to the topic practice quantities in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/practice-quantities/#post-29455 Sat, 17 Aug 2019 03:54:51 +1000 Thanks for your reply. Do you want all Foundation material (Singing C, Exercises, Harmonic Slurs) to be played for all keys or just the results (harmonic slur) sections? I think it may be a few hours to play everything especially if each exercise is repeated a few times and with breaks?

]]> 6d518c5b2d3be80806184b435c9b2d50 steve started the topic bottom lip rolling in help? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/bottom-lip-rolling-in-help/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 19:29:39 +1000 Trying to use the non-clamp style embouchure, I’ve noticed the bottom lip rolls in over the bottom teeth more the higher I play, until it is all tucked in by about G above the staff, and I can’t play higher without applying pressure at that point.

Also the leadpipe progressively tilts downward until it’s like playing a clarinet. Is this…[Read more]

]]> 2a29deba4cafee45e2291581f9c5ceb2 steve started the topic practice quantities in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/practice-quantities/ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 22:21:23 +1000 After getting through the Adagio stage I have been repeating previous exercises as part of warming up but I am wondering how much one should play the individual exercises presented the lessons? (Other than the harmonic slurs which have results goals.)

Specifically I am wondering about the Adagio articulation exercises, how many times should…[Read more]

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