Embouchure Problem

    
Embouchure Problem    21:33 on Monday, June 7, 2004          
(JazzyB)
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Do you guys have any suggestion on how to be able to change my embouchure very fast? For example, in one piece i am having to play middle c, then jumping up to an e (last space on the treble clef). Sometimes my embouchure can`t keep up and my sound quality lowers and i dont properly play the higher notes.


Re: Embouchure Problem    04:02 on Tuesday, June 8, 2004          
(Marco)
Posted by Archived posts

I have the same difficulty , but I guess that theyour problem is not embouchure, but air pressure.
I started to play trumpet just in december, but I realized that when you jump from low notes to high ones, it`s necessary to modulate stomach pressure to have a very fast air stream. When you have a correct breathing, emouchure and toungue position come by themselves in a correct way.
I hope that my opinion may help you.
Good luck


Re: Embouchure Problem    06:35 on Tuesday, June 8, 2004          
(Peter)
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Hi,
Marco is spot on the money. Keep your embouchure the same, you should be able to cover the full range with just more pressure. Hard work, but keep the arm muscle pressure out of the equation


Re: Embouchure Problem    11:12 on Tuesday, June 8, 2004          
(missu)
Posted by Archived posts

train your chops:
low tone with an aah sound and high tone with an eee sound. practice this in the `arban way`: repeat c-e (bottom) bindings and continue this as if your playing a scale: d-f, e-g, etc.
search for `fitness for brass` `strong chops` etc. and you`ll find lots of advice on the net.


   




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