WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPROVE?
• Speed of your development?
• Confusion about what to practice?
• Not sure how to play correctly?
We offer expertise in:
• Brass Technique
• Acoustics and how the trumpet works
• Psychology and how to overcome playing/learning difficulties
• Anatomy and how to train the body for brass playing
• Neurology and how to train the brain quickly
ARE YOU...
• Playing in community bands
• Playing moderately difficult music
• Gradually developing technique
• Playing part-time
• Playing difficult music
• The occasional paid gig
• Taken extended time off
• Wanting to return correctly
• Wanting to be better this time around
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR?
ARE YOU LOOKING TO:
- Free yourself of playing limitations?
- Supercharge your development?
- Effortlessly transform your playing?
- Get better results than ever before?
HAVE YOU BEEN:
- Using the same old methods?
- Struggling to break through to a higher level?
- Getting frustrated after years of searching?
- Thinking of making a fresh start?
WHAT IS YOUR
PLAN?
WHERE THE
CONFUSION STARTS
PITCH AND VOLUME THE OLD WAY:
- Blow faster to play higher notes.
- Blow slowly to play low notes.
- To play louder, blow faster air.
- To play softly, blow slower air.
- TO PLAY A SOFT HIGH NOTE, BLOW SLOW FAST?
THE SECRETS TO FAILURE:
- You must buzz your lips.
- You must buzz your mouthpiece.
- You must blow actively.
- Blow faster to play higher.
- Always blow harder to play louder.
5 DESTRUCTIVE
MYTHS
5 SIGNS YOU
NEED HELP
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING:
- Limited endurance and tired muscles?
- A range that refuses to develop?
- A sound that isn't as beautiful as you want?
- Limited and inconsistent flexibilty?
- Stuffy articulation with choking?
WHAT WE DO IS:
- Troubleshoot your playing limitations
- Dispel traditional myths.
- Optimise efficiency.
- Create easily repeatable processes.
- Inspire by breaking through barriers.
5 WAYS
WE HELP
ARE YOU BURNING FOR CHANGE?
THE MYSTERY - How Do I Improve?
1. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT
PLAYING PSYCHOLOGY?
There is MASS confusion thanks to contradictory ideas from teachers and books.
WE EXPLAIN EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
An overexertion in the body due to a misunderstanding of the role of the lips.
THE REALITY OF CORRECT, EFFICIENT PLAYING IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU THINK
2. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS
3. WHICH CREATES LIMITATIONS
Limited Range, Endurance, Flexibility, Articulation, Low-Quality Sound.
WE DEMONSTRATE HOW TO OVERCOME THESE ISSUES
I don’t know how to break through my barriers.
DOUBT DISAPPEARS WITH A FRESH UNDERSTANDING
4. CONJURING UP DOUBT
5. CAUSING A FEAR OF FAILURE
Nothing that I am trying is working and I don’t know if I can cut the gig!
YOU ARE NOT ALONE, MANY PLAYERS THINK LIKE THIS
I am not enjoying playing and don’t want to waste time.
WE MENTOR YOU THROUGH YOUR TRANSFORMATION
6. LEADS TO ANXIETY
7. QUICKLY DESTROYS
CONFIDENCE
Trust in ability is diminished.
YOUR NEW APPROACH RESTORES CONFIDENCE
Not sure what will come out of the horn.
WE WORKSHOP YOU TO GAIN EXTREME CONSISTENCY
8. CREATES INCONSISTENCIES
9. NEED FOR CHANGE
The pain of failure threshold has been crossed. I need to do things differently!
THIS IS WHAT WE DO!
CHANGE IS THE INEVITABLE RESULT OF FOLLOWING OUR SIMPLE PROCESS
THE MASTERY - Transformation
1. DISCOVER A NEW
WAY TO PLAY
Look beyond old approaches and discover how to play at a higher level with an envious sound and technique
THE BRASS BREAKTHROUGH SYSTEM SETS YOU ON A POSITIVE PATH
A newfound understanding of the playing mechanics will reveal how brass playing is no harder than humming.
WE COMPLETELY REBUILD YOUR APPROACH IN A FUN AND CONSTRUCTIVE WAY THAT WILL HAVE YOU SMILING
2. LEADS TO BETTER GIGS
3. SITTING IN THE FIRST CHAIR
Developing a secure technical foundation leads to developing skills you never dared to dream about.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR NEW FOUNDATION HAPPENS QUICKLY AND EASILY, AND BEST OF ALL, IS REALLY EXCITING
The feeling of elation that you have FINALLY found a solution to your problems and now it’s show time.
YOU WILL BE EXCITED ON YOUR WAY TO THE SHOW
4. PLAYING ON BIG STAGES
5. FREEDOMS FROM THE
LIMITATIONS OF TECHNIQUE
The only thing in your way now is the scope of your creativity.
FOCUSING ON MUSIC INSTEAD OF “I CAN’T PLAY THIS!”
The subtleties of dynamics, phrasing, and emotion in music take precedence over any technical hurdle.
WELCOME TO A NEW PLAYING LIFE!
6. EXPERIENCING THE LOVE
AND JOY OF PLAYING MUSIC
WHAT THE WORLD'S BEST SAY...
REX RICHARDSON
“The physiology of brass playing has been shrouded in myth and misconception for decades, leading to pedagogical practices that are at best useless, and at worst quite damaging. Trumpet virtuoso and myth-buster Greg Spence has sorted us out, setting forth a method that defuses the madness. At once brilliant and stunningly simple, Mystery to Mastery is essential material for the global community of brass players.”
Rex Richardson:
International Trumpet Soloist
JAMES MORRISON
“Trumpeters finally have a guide that makes sense. Greg Spence has managed to take what can sometimes be a complicated process (playing the trumpet) and explain how it’s done in a way that will definitely get results. Anyone at any level will benefit from this no-nonsense approach that really does go Step-by-Step all the way to MASTERY!”
JAMES MORRISON:
Possibly the best multi-instrumentalist to ever walk the earth.
ALLEN VIZZUTTI
“Mystery to Mastery” by Greg Spence, is a wonderful addition to the trumpet player and trumpet teacher’s literature. It is concise and logical. All teachers’ will welcome such an organized and functional program. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!”
ALLEN VIZZUTTI:
Simply one of the world’s most loved virtuoso trumpeters.
WAYNE BERGERON
“Fantastic Website. A lot of knowledge based information here.”
WAYNE BERGERON:
Renowned as L.A’s top commercial studio/session trumpeter and one of the world’s best lead trumpeters.
ERIC MIYASHIRO
“Hi Greg, I am really enjoying watching your videos, they are very informative, inspiring and fun to watch. Great video lessons Greg, keep them coming!”
Trumpet mega-star Eric Miyashiro
JUHAN LEE
“Greg has a unique view on blowing the trumpet; which is not to blow or buzz.
His unique teaching style not only involves the artistry of the brass horn, but the passion to motivate me to excel, during the hardest playing times. If you need a trumpet surgeon, look no further, he is the man.”
Korean Jazz/Pop Superstar, Juhan Lee (Winterplay)
WHICH OF THESE ARE YOU?
• Playing in community bands
• Playing moderately difficult music
• Gradually developing technique
• Playing part-time
• Playing difficult music
• The occasional paid gig
• Taken extended time off
• Wanting to return correctly
• Wanting to be better this time