I'm inviting adult and young musicians to help me solve my embouchure problem. I'm not sure if my embou.is allowable.
I'm a beginner trumpet player, I want to play as a hobby, or maybe join a band.
I can only reach note G above the staff.
1. When playing I push my jaw forward but not exactly making upper and lower teeth
in line.
2. I saw a tutorial internet videos saying that upper and lower teeth should be slightly apart but mine are apart by 3/4 cm or 1/2. I'm trying to have my lips little opening or aperture. I feel,my teeth,it's hard to make very slightly apart.
Supposing these are variations of embouchure, are these allowable because of different facial and dental characteristics?? If not please tell me the reasons why.
Re: Correct embouchure or allowable 12:20 on Friday, November 14, 2008
I feel too many people who are new to teaching and many who arew old school default to a standard old "perfect" embouchre. If everyone had perfect teeth and the same lips, and the same muscles I suppose it could work. Many good college embouchres are ruined by the faculty because they try and change the embouchre.
I don't have a problem with the embouchre changing, I do have a problem with poeple changing the embouchre. Your posture (which includes your back, shoulders, waist, and hips will affect your embouchre.).
For you right now I suggest the following::
Relax and be aware of your natural mouth configuration. You probably have an overbite or an underbite. It might be very small or it might be larger. Relax and let your tongue fill outsideways so that it is between your molars. let your tetth rest on your tongue. Now, thinking like a CSI investigator at a shooting scene, imagine a stright wooden dowel in the gap between your teeth. This is the angle of least resistence that you want your air to travel. Try to have your trumpet at this angle. Blow comfortably keeping your shoulders out to the sides and very slightly puched back (very slightly).
I might also suggest thinking about letting your lips buzz on a stream of air rather than against each other. And if you are going to use pressure put it on your bottom lip first.
Regarding range ::
practice playing chromatic scales up and down an octave. Start on C to C, then C# to C#, etc until you get to your higher harder notes. After a weel your range should start increasing.
Re: Correct embouchure or allowable 10:53 on Sunday, November 16, 2008
Supposing these are variations of embouchure, are these allowable because of different facial and dental characteristics??
Yes...they are variations...using the EMB you describe...spend most of your time working on a pure tone / endurance in the mid c--high Bb register. RANGE will then be MORE likely to come as a by product of super endurance.
