WindWorks Trumpet Academy by Mystery to Mastery | Janet Myers | Activity https://mysterytomastery.com/member-profile/tinwoof/activity/ Activity feed for Janet Myers. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:16:36 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-AU 30 hourly 2 43cd06a48cf64828ec9187b561ca3942 Janet Myers changed their profile picture https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/64373/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 19:20:46 +1100 0 93b33eeb2fe8b3435771cdefe66cc446 Janet Myers replied to the topic First time feeling that i become to understand the concept in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/first-time-feeling-that-i-become-to-understand-the-concept/#post-147467 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:52:05 +1000 Hello Reijer,

I Skyped a lesson with Greg on Monday – from the USA. He had no problem seeing and hearing playing issues I’ve been having and working with me to find a way I can work on correcting them. He was even concerned about getting too involved addressing some very small details he was finding in what I have going on with my playing.…[Read more]

]]> 49c7f05b149d815d3113017db814c600 Janet Myers replied to the topic How do you warmup? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-do-you-warmup/#post-147020 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 03:35:43 +1000 Hajo, maybe it’s just me, but I think the mind also needs a Warmup – I definitely prefer to have an organized, concise and focused way to daily physically and mentally reinforce the neural pathways that I’m working to build as I learn the WindWorks system of playing.

]]> b6e9306e079d72df434ea54f63c82076 Janet Myers replied to the topic How do you warmup? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-do-you-warmup/#post-147006 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 21:01:44 +1000 PIA, thanks, I think this may be getting closer to something that could work for me — it’s the orderly progression and purpose behind what you’re doing that appeals to me. Besides the Dystonia issue, I am truly my own worst enemy because I am also ADHD (Attention Deficit) — so, having something structured and orderly helps me stay focused…[Read more]

]]> 31be6f9cfe66a97c2250e1e5d1336622 Janet Myers started the topic How do you warmup? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/how-do-you-warmup/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 02:01:52 +1000 Are you doing the same warmup you’ve done for years prior to WindWorks, or have you developed a new warmup based around the WindWorks exercises? I’m asking because I need a better way to warm up than the hit-or-miss thing mine has become. I’m used to doing a daily precise warmup that carried directly over into the rest of my practice sessi…[Read more]

]]> d38905e9c7e9a2bac09c061b7ef21b85 Janet Myers replied to the topic Points from Live Sunday morning 28th in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/points-from-live-sunday-morning-28th/#post-146523 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:43:50 +1000 I am also fairly new to Windworks/Mystery to Mastery.

What I want to do is encourage you to stick with Greg and Windworks. From skimming your post, I’m fairly certain you have been overworking every aspect of your trumpet playing – as I have been. And, it sounds like you have been employing the Valsalva maneuver (as it relates to trumpet p…[Read more]

]]> d8fa1ffcb2a192cd07aa4fdb9ff548d7 Janet Myers replied to the topic Passive Water Clearing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/passive-water-clearing/#post-146474 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:12:24 +1000 ROFLOL!

]]> cfadee44315f43aacdfb2c2c4f749a90 Janet Myers replied to the topic Trying to change 3 things at the same time? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/trying-to-change-3-things-at-the-same-time/#post-146345 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:41:08 +1000 MAJOR “COFFEE MOMENT!”

Many years ago, when I was preparing for a symphony career, along came pieces like Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade with it’s very fast double and triple tonguing speeds. To get there, I altered my tonguing style to high and forward. and that position stuck with me for all of my playing.

Tongue arch as high as I was doing i…[Read more]

]]> f3236be3314605f32e584cdadc0e8fe7 Janet Myers replied to the topic Passive Water Clearing in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/passive-water-clearing/#post-146224 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:14:12 +1000 LOL! That’s great – I needed a laugh. Yes, I can see how WindWorks does that to people.

]]> 11cc839ba43a6ba59243f32e9c15ab76 Janet Myers replied to the topic Trying to change 3 things at the same time? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/trying-to-change-3-things-at-the-same-time/#post-146210 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 01:17:37 +1000 Hajo, thanks. I experimented a bit and, though the milkspout is not as pronounced, I think a bit lower bell angle helps. Maybe because I have an overbite?

]]> 9d2abdfd0bfd4dbde7c228cdc7a40fe8 Janet Myers replied to the topic Trying to change 3 things at the same time? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/trying-to-change-3-things-at-the-same-time/#post-146183 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:38:24 +1000 Hi, Pat. It sounds like there are some similarities between us, but for me it’s higher notes where I experience the most problems keeping jaw down and teeth apart. I’m having no success getting away from decades of too high tongue arch and that arch always combined with closing up space between teeth. Add to that the embouchure change and I can’t…[Read more]

]]> 566db1b70e19f81bfa7d774fe00819cc Janet Myers replied to the topic Trying to change 3 things at the same time? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/trying-to-change-3-things-at-the-same-time/#post-146165 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:08:14 +1000 Tongue isn’t stiff. I can flutter tongue and do any other type of articulations as well. I think I have watched every video by Greg on articulation and did the whole “Ruby Fundamentals – The Alphabet” as it’s a very good diagnostic tool. Thanks for the suggestion though, Hajo.

]]> 4be8bb830ad2846a7fbae4cc0c300e9d Janet Myers started the topic Trying to change 3 things at the same time? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/trying-to-change-3-things-at-the-same-time/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 06:27:49 +1000 All this introspection stuff (magnifying glass) has me facing three interlinked issues all at once:

1. I have a very longstanding problem of ALWAYS holding my tongue arched high – even when playing lower notes. This leaves little to no room to be able to arch higher (for high range notes). How do I quit doing this?

2. K-modified tonguing is what…[Read more]

]]> f5c81ee372e1490bc08cedb8bd7fbff2 Janet Myers replied to the topic Tongue and Fingers Synchronisation in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/tongue-and-fingers-synchronisation/#post-145836 Sun, 31 Jul 2022 02:21:28 +1000 Have you tried memorizing the passages where tongue and fingers fall out of sync? (Not memorizing to perform or even practice from memory, but just until you get the notes under your fingers.) When I’m totally glued to the just the measure I’m trying to play, it doesn’t go well for me. I find I often need to be looking ahead by several measures…[Read more]

]]> a40fdadb484a0d33dc6b9820f86d32a0 Janet Myers replied to the topic Instead of pen caps or dental putty in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/instead-of-pen-caps-or-dental-putty/#post-145544 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:15:35 +1000 From the manufacturer’s website:

Premium quality for first-class erasing performance
Minimal crumbling
Protective PP-film with practical tear-and-open strip
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]]> e14141eddce2363eca75a95b33aaa271 Janet Myers replied to the topic Instead of pen caps or dental putty in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/instead-of-pen-caps-or-dental-putty/#post-145543 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:07:23 +1000 If I could figure out how to put a picture in here, I would. Yes, blue and white sleeve on a pure white eraser.

https://www.google.com/search?q=stadler+plastic+eraser&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=EV_6ZdYkw4b_mM

]]> d57dd621efc0eb601992bf999851c5eb Janet Myers replied to the topic Music and Science in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/music-and-science/#post-145533 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:45:39 +1000 Patrick!!!

Thank you! I tried your approach and I do believe it worked! Of course, many issues are yet to be overcome, but my 1.0 brain seems to have lost a few teeth. The real test will be picking up the horn again in about 8 hours. Typically, my experience is that a good day is followed by a bad one. A really good day is followed by a REALLY…[Read more]

]]> af85a2991b03febd3b9ace3f98336cd3 Janet Myers started the topic Instead of pen caps or dental putty in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/instead-of-pen-caps-or-dental-putty/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:24:39 +1000 I wanted to see if I was moving my jaw up and down while playing, so I looked around my office for something I could use to keep my teeth a distance apart. Greg said in a video that he used pen caps at first and then dental putty to keep his teeth apart. That wasn’t going to work for me, so what now? Dental putty isn’t something I have laying aro…[Read more]

]]> 12c26de05a92ec360c2cc66b8f89c08e Janet Myers replied to the topic Music and Science in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/music-and-science/#post-145503 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 23:45:32 +1000 I appreciate everyone’s well thought out responses immensely. I like your analogy, Patrick, and will try that. Perhaps taking a kinder view of the 1.0 brain will calm it enough to go away easier. Right now, it feels more like I’m trying to fend off a very hungry great white shark.

]]> 72ae08d3c631cab43b90f7e9aeffa4fa Janet Myers replied to the topic Music and Science in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/music-and-science/#post-145445 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 02:37:43 +1000 Hi, Nigel,

I also have a problem with the field of psychology. I have not yet met one person who actually was healed of a traumatic emotional event through psychology. The best I’ve seen accomplished is that the injured person only learns to better cope with their trauma. Not healed, just better coping skills. What a waste of time and money.

I…[Read more]

]]> 9bac2766628f41713580f4a5baa6c72e Janet Myers replied to the topic Music and Science in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/music-and-science/#post-145440 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:03:02 +1000 Good post, Nigel. Thanks.

Yes, Greg’s teaching methods are quite well rounded.

As someone who is now suffering from Embouchure Focal Dystonia (coming up on a year now), addressing all aspects of playing is essential, whether you have Dystonia or not. My decline seems to have finally hit bottom and I have found myself thinking at times that a p…[Read more]

]]> c2265a79ccaa14d7a15b0a25be637f59 Janet Myers replied to the topic Me 2.0 has guilt in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/me-2-0-has-guilt/#post-144935 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:24:47 +1000 I believe that we are in no way responsible for the decisions of others, so just let it go. You can beat yourself up over this forever, or just accept that he made a different decision than what you would have done if you were in his place.

You can make something positive out of this experience by thinking about how you handled things back then…[Read more]

]]> b466a58d45fdaf5e677daf50d807331c Janet Myers replied to the topic Maynard Ferguson's "Yoga Breath" in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/maynard-fergusons-yoga-breath/#post-144755 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 02:23:17 +1000 I saw Maynard and his band in 1983 at the National Trumpet Symposium in Denver Colorado. Trust me, you don’t want to emulate anything that Maynard did. His chops looked like ground hamburger after performing and that’s the main thing I’ve always remembered about seeing him up close. Also, when Maynard talks about using a lot of air, he was clearly…[Read more]

]]> e4eae953447c51c5e84f2f74b2b2f7c3 Janet Myers replied to the topic Significant embouchure pain in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/significant-embouchure-pain/#post-137884 Sat, 14 May 2022 04:22:30 +1000 Patrick – my lesson with Greg was amazing, I learned a tremendous amount and I highly recommend taking a lesson. Greg tailored what he was teaching specifically to what I need to do to overcome my current struggles in transitioning to his method. This lesson was a huge step up from watching the videos because of that.

I’m really glad Greg r…[Read more]

]]> 0348ea20a5213b8aa7f4d20629f2c5f7 Janet Myers changed their profile picture https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/59341/ Thu, 12 May 2022 15:15:06 +1000 0 7a5cd41b16aec0b6f50679cad2d30921 Janet Myers replied to the topic Significant embouchure pain in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/significant-embouchure-pain/#post-137507 Thu, 12 May 2022 01:29:42 +1000 That’s how I look at it – It’s very likely that I’ve gotten to the point where I’m surely messing at least a few things up.

]]> 58cc4b94550a176544eb9159a3639aa5 Janet Myers replied to the topic Significant embouchure pain in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/significant-embouchure-pain/#post-137475 Wed, 11 May 2022 20:58:23 +1000 Hi Patrick! Thank you for your response – I have a lesson scheduled with Greg for tomorrow.

]]> 6d74aea18519904ff827eb383d767e3d Janet Myers replied to the topic Significant embouchure pain in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/significant-embouchure-pain/#post-137162 Mon, 09 May 2022 21:24:50 +1000 How do I do that?

]]> 2f85d0c9ae52140e790a61cb6ed5d16b Janet Myers started the topic Significant embouchure pain in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/significant-embouchure-pain/ Mon, 09 May 2022 17:45:37 +1000 My embouchure hurts really badly this morning. I mean REALLY significant pain and the 2 Advil I took haven’t kicked in yet. Maybe I’m just overdoing it? (Endurance issues have never, ever been like this for me before.)

I’m not playing anything at all outside of Windworks exercises right now. I feel I need get a solid start on building mysel…[Read more]

]]> d4de6a6809bb606eb922430a9ae7f9ca Janet Myers started the topic Red pill or blue pill? in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/red-pill-or-blue-pill/ Sun, 08 May 2022 20:02:20 +1000 Take the red pill and get flushed out of the 1.0 system.

https://youtu.be/NpyaKWY9HOc

]]> 5ddeee17d8195d3b85312dcbe1f69043 Janet Myers replied to the topic Former James Stamp student, now with WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/former-james-stamp-student-now-with-windworks/#post-136648 Fri, 06 May 2022 05:27:39 +1000 I will continue to hold off on lessons for awhile. I’m just starting to become aware of the things I’m doing that are creating problems. This is a really good step forward for me. To quote a hymn, “I once was blind, but now I see).

I have a LOT to overcome to get away from the Stamp method. 1.0 brain is fighting me bad tonight. It was fully trigg…[Read more]

]]> f39e873c137069694f5de062485f013f Janet Myers posted an update: There is no rushing through these lessons. I think I may be […] https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/58298/ Mon, 02 May 2022 20:53:26 +1000 There is no rushing through these lessons. I think I may be stuck on Largo Status Stage/Largo Long Tones for awhile… I need to be positive that I’m doing nothing but releasing air to play the long tones. I suspect this is not the case right now.

]]> 0 a9576a95131d6a7f39f2c3279887956a Janet Myers replied to the topic Former James Stamp student, now with WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/former-james-stamp-student-now-with-windworks/#post-131657 Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:24:10 +1100 Thanks for replying, hotflugel.

I’ve been considering what you wrote and I could sign up for a lesson, but I think I’ll at least take the time to go through the Largo lessons as many times as it takes for those to sink in first. (I haven’t even cleared the first 8 lessons in the Largo Status stage yet for having to go through them over and over…[Read more]

]]> 0545c49135fe7337d7a6ec0bb1572fa3 Janet Myers replied to the topic Former James Stamp student, now with WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/former-james-stamp-student-now-with-windworks/#post-130484 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:07:51 +1100 Day 2
Considering a new embouchure “sweet spot”. On the day I picked up my trumpet and couldn’t produce a note, I did find a way to get one to come out — but only to the right of my normal position (which is dead center). Maybe along with learning WindWorks, moving my mouthpiece to the right would be a good idea. Can’t do too much today – I have…[Read more]

]]> e1ab473ffecf5c20b2454ab1d80fdf4b Janet Myers started the topic Former James Stamp student, now with WindWorks in the forum WindWorks https://mysterytomastery.com/topic/former-james-stamp-student-now-with-windworks/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:34:06 +1100 A few months ago, I picked up my trumpet to practice and could not produce a single note. Air leaks on sides of mouthpiece, no buzz at all in center. Ability to see a note/play the note automatically — all gone. I managed to work my way back to near normal using everything I’ve learned in the past, but the problems I thought I had beaten are ret…[Read more]

]]> 0965efbda8b026d438e2280d93a8cdd1 Janet Myers's profile was updated https://mysterytomastery.com/activity/p/54085/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:58:06 +1100 0