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[Music] today i’m going to demonstrate for you in just 60 seconds the most important brass playing technique you will ever learn for better brass playing and faster results in just 60 seconds there is an all too common and unfortunate misconception about how to play brass instruments all we need to do is set the air inside the instrument into vibration that in turn sets the air in the body remember the body’s concert hall into vibration and because of that the lips in the middle that are nice
and loose start to vibrate let me demonstrate all you need is a visualizer or two fingers grab your mouthpiece copy what you just did this is where the magic happens here’s a pipe lead pipe from the trumpet i’m not making it up do your research you can even do this with a plastic straw a boba straw [Music] i’ll show you how to get all this happening to make your playing really free really fun and anyone including you can do it [Music] i really hope you enjoyed
this very very important lesson have you been thinking about how to improve your playing but don’t know what to do and you’re scared of wasting time let me get you started and i’ll show you the right steps for better sound better technique and better range learn more at mysterydemastery.com windworksignup simply click the link below and let’s get started
In this short archive demonstration, Greg Spence uses a visualiser, mouthpiece, leadpipe and straw to explore vibration. Watch the physical demonstrations alongside the transcript, which cannot capture the musical sounds.
What does the sound production demonstration show?
Greg demonstrates the relationship between the air, instrument and lip vibration. He moves between simple tools and the leadpipe to illustrate the free response he is looking for.
This recording is part of Greg Spence’s public teaching archive. References to dates, events and offers reflect the original recording.
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