trumpet tone question

    
trumpet tone question    16:48 on Wednesday, June 8, 2005          
(Ryan Booth)
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I have been playing trumpet for about three years, and i still have the same trumpet, it is a beginner bach. My tone is not really airy, but it sounds crappy, i practice about an hour a day and do long tones and everything, do you think it is possibbly ny trumpet or am I doing something wrong, or what! Please help me out.


Re: trumpet tone question    18:13 on Wednesday, June 8, 2005          
(Omar)
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first of all, its barely ever the trumpet, its all embuchure...

if u have braces, that could be affecting u but any other way, its the way ir holding ur mouth

remember:corners tight, and with the embuchure issues, just say M-E and ur lips should be were they are supposed to be


Re: trumpet tone question    20:48 on Wednesday, June 8, 2005          
(Ray)
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Air support from the diaphragm is necessary to achieve a good, full tone. Blow harder (greater air speed) to get more volume, blow fuller (more air volume) to get better tone.


Re: trumpet tone question    09:26 on Thursday, June 9, 2005          
(Trumpeteer)
Posted by Archived posts

Omar and Ray are right but it could bethe fact that u do practice and hour a day to. maybe you should makeit 30 minutes every once in a while because it may be the fact that your lips are tired by then.


   




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