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Sharing concepts on trumpet embouchure, air compression, technique, and performance.
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In Stock NOW! Get Your Lotus Classic & Silver Flare Trumpets Now Before September Price Increase!
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📣 🎺We're thrilled to announce that the highly sought-after Lotus Classic and Silver Flare trumpets are now in stock at ErnieWilliamson.com! Whether you're a seasoned professional or an aspiring musician, these top-of-the-line instruments are perfect for elevating your performance. Don't Miss Out! These incredible trumpets are available in limited quantities, so make sure to place your order now...
From Old Setup to New Chops: Unlocking Trumpet Potential via Experimentation
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In this episode, I share my journey and experiences with Reinhardt's trumpet techniques. Interviewed by a view of the Trumpet Thoughts RUclips Channel, I discuss my transition from my old setup to my new chops setup and the adjustments I had to make. I talk about the importance of finding the right embouchure and mouthpiece position for optimal playing. Additionally, I share insights on enduran...
Lotus Trumpet Comparison: Universal vs Classic Model
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Lotus Trumpet Comparison: Universal vs Classic Model
Jeff Smiley's Balanced Embouchure System: Does It Really Work?
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onovan reviews the book 'The Balanced Embouchure' by Jeff Smiley and discusses its similarities to the teachings of Jerry Callet. He finds the exercises in the book helpful, particularly the rollout exercises for maintaining support and preventing his bottom lip from tucking in. He also explores the rolled-in embouchure and the benefits of tonguing on the lips. Donovan believes that the book of...
The International Trumpet Guild Conference changed my life!
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Make plans to attend next year's conference in Utah!
Can't Play Shallow Mouthpieces? Bottoming Out After Playing for 15 Minutes? FIX IT with this Tip!
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Hear the DIFFERENCE! AR Resonance First Aid for BETTER Trumpet Playing pen spark
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Struggling with intonation? The AR Resonance First Aid is here to help! This innovative device attaches to your brass instrument and improves intonation by: Optimizing harmonic alignment - Play notes in tune without constant bending Enhancing response and slotting - Achieve smoother transitions and a more centered sound The First Aid is perfect for players of all levels, from beginners to profe...
✨ Introducing the ALL NEW AR Resonance Sipiagin Flugelhorn!
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Trumpet Performance Anxiety? You're Not Alone + Tips to Conquer It!
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Unlock Your Range: Reviewing Jerome Callet's Embouchure Techniques for Trumpet Players
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U-Shaped Bottom Lip: Is this what Adam Rapa and Jerome Callet are doing?
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Sound Test & Review: Lotus Classic Trumpet (April 2024)
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Adam Rapa on the Importance of Aperture Size and Control
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I also share some thoughts on differential practice, inspired by the golf instructor Adam Young.
Unlock Your Trumpet Potential: Why Tongue Strength Matters (For ALL Embouchures!)
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Unlock Your Trumpet Potential: Why Tongue Strength Matters (For ALL Embouchures!)
Unlock Your Trumpet Potential: Mastering the Double Aperture Technique
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Unlock Your Trumpet Potential: Mastering the Double Aperture Technique
Get LOUD in the Upper Register: Trumpet High Note Tips
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Get LOUD in the Upper Register: Trumpet High Note Tips
Why Pedal Tones Work, and How to Make Them Work for You!
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Why Pedal Tones Work, and How to Make Them Work for You!
Lotus Company Update and Review of the Solo model Trumpet
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Lotus Company Update and Review of the Solo model Trumpet
The Trumpet Greats Don’t Know What They’re Doing???
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The Trumpet Greats Don’t Know What They’re Doing???
What I Learned from Bobby Shew Regarding Aperture Importance and Control
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What I Learned from Bobby Shew Regarding Aperture Importance and Control
It's the DISTANCE from the Tongue to the Lips that Matters!
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It's the DISTANCE from the Tongue to the Lips that Matters!
Rethinking the Embouchure: Why Your Bottom Lip Matters More Than You Think
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Rethinking the Embouchure: Why Your Bottom Lip Matters More Than You Think
The Secret Weapon: How Lip & Tongue Position Supercharge Your Trumpet Playing
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The Secret Weapon: How Lip & Tongue Position Supercharge Your Trumpet Playing
Who Needs a Trumpet? Warm Up Your Chops Like a Pro (While Making People Stare 🤣)
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Who Needs a Trumpet? Warm Up Your Chops Like a Pro (While Making People Stare 🤣)
Does the Trumpet Compression Trainer REALLY Work? | My Honest Review (Before & After)
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Does the Trumpet Compression Trainer REALLY Work? | My Honest Review (Before & After)
Lips That Lie: Why Your Mouthpiece Placement Might Be WRONG (and How to Fix it)
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Lips That Lie: Why Your Mouthpiece Placement Might Be WRONG (and How to Fix it)
Is Tongue Level Different than a Tongue Controlled Embouchure?
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Is Tongue Level Different than a Tongue Controlled Embouchure?
The Position of your Lips are SUPER Important when creating your embouchure!
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The Position of your Lips are SUPER Important when creating your embouchure!
Is there such a thing as someone who is a natural at playing the trumpet?
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Is there such a thing as someone who is a natural at playing the trumpet?
Hello, I’m from Vietnam, I am learning. I am learning high school. I currently use rudy muck 13C mouthpiece. I want to buy lotus mouthpiece, which is similarly this size. Hope you can help me.
After days of experimenting and watching videos of embouchure shaping, I found out my type is the downstream third type. I can generate sound reliably and can hit higher note with it much more comfortably. Thank you for the video!
Finally someone that speels my embouchure language. Great vid! I also tried Adam Rapa his approach (with probably works for a lot of people) but tongue anchoring with the tip way down low isn’t working for me at all. I think I have used this “modified tongue anchoring” technique for a while now and it works great. Haven’t got beyond a steady high G3 yet but I think that’s the limit for now. My tongue is way up when I reach G3 so I think I max out at that point 😅 I’m just curious if you have thoughts in this… I have a rather large tongue and I think that’s why the “common” tongue anchoring is not working for me.
Why don’t you make a cornet wood mouthpiece?
Great video. Question what size is that you’re playing on the S cup? Thanks
Hand made??
Your site doesn’t work… :(
Thanks for posting this. It clarified and simplified things for me. Also appreciated the playing examples, found them helpful in sussing things out.
Hello there, Has anyone tried this weight on the 3rd sllde with positive results?
Great points. I'm participating with the 42nd Annual Great Western Rocky Mountain Brass Band Festival this week in Silverton, Colorado. These ideas will fit in very nicely. Thank you.
If I didn't have rehearsal this afternoon, I would already be in the car heading your way. I didn't try the silver flair when Adam was in St Louis last year. I really liked the universal and I would like to try the Solo.
Both Silver Flares sold already. I’ve owned the Universal and Solo also. I sold the Solo a while back, but I currently have a like new Universal for sale if you’re interested in one.
Perfect timing! I just placed my order. I hope this model works out for me. I’ve tried the Classic and Universal but neither were a great fit. I’ve been waiting a while for a Silver Flare to become available!
Thank you. I really appreciate your approach in explaining this technique. This is als. I will give it a try and let You know how it goes
This simple book saved my trumpet life about twenty years ago. I was a mess after five years of extensive playing with a jump 'n jive band and forcing my chops. I think you got a lot of it right, but instead of comparing it too much to TCE, look at it as it's own concept. There are certainly some Callet ideas in it. In fact, it made me aware of Callet's teachings and I have done my share of TCE. I visited clinics of Callet and Bahb Civiletti and practiced it a lot. It only got me so far, and now I am completely back with BE again. (One of the things I learned from TCE is of course to be able to anchor my tongue on my bottom lip. That is a concept that is very much encouraged by Jeff also. He doesn't talk about it in the book, if you don't do it, there isn't necessarily a need to learn it, but once you play this way, no need to go back and do it differently all over again, just saying). The simplest explanation of the method is what Jeff says himself: a series of exaggerated motion exercises to make the lips move in more or less the right direction. That has to be taken very literally and is all he ever claims. These are exercises, not a way of playing or setting your embouchure. There will be no BE embouchure, or a BE setup, only exercises to get your lips to move in more or less the right direction. For me that was gold: no need for drastic embouchure changes, other ways of playing, manipulating the chops. Just do the exercises as literally as possible, in the prescribed order, and you are on your way. One major benefit to all other methods: Jeff is still alive and very much prepared to help you grasp these concepts. everyone who askes about this method I encourage to write an email to Jeff and tell him your story. Don't expect tailor made solutions, do expect a lot of knowledge and patience. For me this is the safest way to improve your embouchure. Not quick, but sure.
Great advice - thanks for sharing. I'm also finding LOTS of value in it this time around!
Hola,he visto muchos vídeos tuyos y sinceramente ésta es la trompeta con mejor sonido.excelente.
Gracias! Es uno de mis favoritos, también.
Loved that he mentioned sticking your jaw out to access the upper register. I just recently started doing that and it’s changed everything. It’s going to take a while to harness it but my range went from a strained high Eb on a good day to effortless G over high C over night. I wouldn’t worry about sound immediately. Just stick with it. The discouragement I heard early on in my playing career caused me to abandon it. I wish I hadn’t.
Glad it was helpful!
I’m sure they feel much different for the player but from a sound perspective my iPhone didn’t make a difference
Maybe headphones would make the difference clearer?
I think that the lenght of tubes, shape of the curves and the materials can affetct the intonation and sound. I saw this kind of "instant fixing tools" during the years and I can say that some of them can work in some trumpets and some of them in other. Example: I tried the Denis Wick ring and it works fine in a old Bach stradivarious but it doesn't seem so "magic" in a my modern Yam Xeno. I never tried this AR tool but I tried a similar tool and I noticed that when I change mouthpiece I have to change the position of the tool beacuse I'm changing the gap and the resonance of the trumpet and the air pressure. Anyway I always recommend to try this tools and give feedback to the factory that make them. In this way we can help manufacturers to make better intruments everyday!
You might be right in that the gap can affect intonation as well, so you might need to slightly change the location of the First Aid if changing mouthpieces...
Wow, look@ that book! I remember purchasing it because I never took lessons at the time. It messed me up so bad that I had to quit trumpet. Now I am back 20 years later giving it one more try.
How did it mess you up?
It's really sad to hear that this book messed you up so badly. It strikes me as weird that you want to try it again after 20 years. That said, this same little book saved my trumpet life. Without it, I wouldn't have played anymore. Did you have contact with mr Smiley when you got into trouble? If not, and if you are willing to give it another shot, please contact him first. He always answers and is very knowledgeable. He knows what he is talking about, doesn't charge you and is simply in this to help people. Do it, it might save your trumpet playing after all, but don't go messing with the book alone, I am afraid it will give you the same bad result as twenty years ago.
Great, yeah I appreciate BE too... also the recorded examples at the end by his students are really good... teenagers with real power!
Yes, it helped me to gain consistency
Nice!
I have the book. When I started with BE I did it as close to "letter to letter" in the instructions. After a couple of month I played high C as easy as thinking it. It felt like it was my body playing my thoughts. Unfortunally I got cancer in my lip so that embouchure is not for me any longer. If one should try this method please notice that it is a powerfull tool and not musicality- pure technique. It is easy to understand It is easy to learn It is IMPORTANT that jaw is NOT moving when doing lip clamp. Be patient and see to that the lip squeek is working before putting mouthpiece on lips..GENTLY! When going from lowest notes to highest notes :DO NOT PRESS MOUTHPIECE TOWARDS LIPS! If you do so the flex from roll out to roll in will be troublefull. Have fun and the system can be a supplement to your current embouchure, you do not need to change anything what so ever just follow the guidence in the book. Sincerely Erik Dktrumpet@gmail.com PS: Jeff uses a sentence:"Three and out" wich means try three times and then stop for some hours/half a day. Otherwise the risk is that you are messing with the new feeling in the lips.
I still have this book and I really liked it when I got it few years ago. I moved to TCE but I think this book has lot of similar concepts. The real problem with Callet's books is that sometimes he is a bit confusing and not easy to understand. I had some lessons with Colqhoun and he helped me as a "guide". I think your channel is really helpful too for learning TCE 😉
Thank you!
You got captions now! Is it auto generated?
Yup, they are. Do you like them? Thought I would try it...
@@trumpetthoughts They help a lot
Hi Donovan, Thanks for being a candid ambassador for ITG. I will check out membership and hopefully go to some of the conferences. My goal is to develop an easy listening tone in the style of Billy Butterfield and Bobby Hackett. Also, I am curious if you try to improve your golf game through study. In short, RUclips has benefited my game.
Hi Robert - yes, I have tried improving my golf game via RUclips, but I find that I need analysis by a coach to better understand what I'm actually doing. 🤣
Hello Donovan and thanks for sharing. You mentioned that your wife is a trombonist. I am also. Perhaps you could persuade her to make a video for those who play trombone; maybe give us a few tips? I use the TCE method while playing trombone; it's still a "work in progress". Has your wife embraced TCE for trombone or does she prefer a different method? I would love to hear her opinion on TCE. Would make a great video. Think about it.
She doesn't use TCE. She's more of a natural, Type IV player - she's not a headcase like me. 🤣
Do you know if they make this model in silver plate as well or is it just the the gold color that they make in this specific model?
You can also get it in silver plate. Happy to order one for you if you like!
I also play 1-2 hrs gigs I’m really struggling with endurance I also use TCE any suggestions ?
Specifically what is going wrong that is causing you to struggle?
Dude! Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Find an older twin tube 685. Just got one supposed to be minty but arrived with a slight bell bend near bottom. But got 150 back for it so 500 invested in one of the best horns made. Nickel twin tube Heavy build horn. Gold bras bell gold ferrules on all slides
No ring on first?
You can add one if you like, no problem.
Sounds like a great time. Are the various instrument makers / sellers generally cool with people rocking up and just playing on a horn without a genuine intention of buying ?
Yup - everybody there wants to try the toys. :D
Great bro, thankyou!
Agreed. My first itg and it was awesome. Great to meet you in person as well. Hopefully will get to Utah next year.
Most definitely!
Been wanting to go and this video may have pushed me over the edge for next year! I had a question, why did it take you so long to get back to one?
Life. 🤣 I kind of disconnected from the trumpet for a bit, raised a family, built a business, yada yada yada.
@@trumpetthoughts I can relate 100%. Looking forward to going next year. Hope to see you there!
I have accidentally discovered this very thing a couple of weeks ago and it has made all the difference in world. It was discovered out of necessity, because, no matter how much of a warm up I get to do. I Remembrance Day gigs where I have to sit between one to 3 hours before I have to stand and play. I had the exact same feeling of the mouthpiece being too big when I plant to play. It would mess me up bad and I would struggle. I re-learned how to form my embouchure exactly as you demonstrated, and it has allowed me to perform even though I feel as if I am coming in completely cold. This has been a life saver.
That's great to hear that someone else is also finding success with this.
It's a gimmick with dangerous potential. If someone doesn't use just mouth compression with this, they can cause themselves a stroke or aneurism. To truly work the embouchure, you have to have air passing through the lips, making them vibrate. In addition to working the muscles, the moving air is what builds that thick tissue cushion that a lot of people refer to as a callus. When it comes to gadgets, it all boils down to one thing: The only thing that helps trumpet playing is trumpet playing. All gadgets are gimmicks designed to make money. Larry came out with a product using other people's money because he didn't have a retirement pension and because people are so gullible and willing to throw their money at anything that they think might get them to play high notes without as much practice, they'll take the bait hook, line, and sinker. Jeez! And as far as the endorsements are concerned - that's just a case of, "yeah, OK, I'll be a good solid citizen, just a good guy and say that you're product is great - I'll scratch your back and you'll scratch mine, one day I'll come out with a book and you'll endorse it."
While I understand what you are saying, I disagree that all endorsees, especially myself, have such little integrity.
Wrong!
There is no way that using the cts would be sangerous or cause an aneurism . 😊
Thank you for your review.. try using it slower especially on the downstroke. Using just the mouthpiece is not the same thing! That is a very effective isometric that I published in 2013. The ts is not isometric. It is isotonic. The variable backpressure of the meter allows the muscle fibers to move against the variable resistance
I got one after my buddy let me try his. I was skeptical at first, but he put his on mine & I gave it a try … ordered one the next day!! I was SHOCKED by the difference!! Give it a try!!
Yup - same thing here. When Tony first told me about it, I was skeptical, but it does indeed work.
I’m eager to try it out. Lately I’ve had issues with that kind of thing. Where I can’t loosen up good enough. It’s a real tight feeling. It can be very frustrating. Appreciate your videos. Thanks !!
You can do it!
Good all around review. It’s a tricky horn to describe the sound of, but our host does a really good job.
Thanks!
I have it, I use it (especially during my holidays) and I love it. It's simple to use, and builds tremendous power in your muscles.
Couldn't agree more!
I have the exact same problem. I still don’t get the way you have your tongue set so it does not ruin your aperture and go over the bottom teeth. Respond fast it would mean a lot your the most close player that has my issues. I have been having issues for 3 years as a high school trumpet lead.
Keep watching the channel - I'll keep sharing more videos explaining how I do it.
It’s the method Callet and Gordon, etc More simply, it is the position of the whistle.
For all the skepticism in the comments I bought one at ITG from Tony. I was skeptical as well. I think Tony shot himself in the foot for making these because I came in to buy an expensive trumpet from him and left fixing the tuning on my vintage Conn 2 B and Holton revelation . My vintage horns have such a beautiful tone quality but the tuning on some of the notes ruined the experience. I don’t the science behind this but it works! Now I’m kicking myself in the butt for selling my pre war French besson because of the tuning! I hope everyone buys one that has vintage instruments because the man deserves to make his millions off this invention. No one paid me for this comment lol. Thanks Tony!
Thanks so much!
Sarge is harmonizing
He loves it!
Rich Colqahoun in England...take a talk with him. He is very rounded in both tone and person😃
Yup - had a lesson and conversations with Rich - great resource!
Awesome. Thanks!
Just wanted to say this explanation and trying it myself has given me something of an "aha" moment - thanks! I've always had similar issues to what you describe, with my bottom lip wanting to go back and over the teeth. Still early in integrating this, but it's already made some things my college teacher was trying to fix with my bottom lip usage ten years ago finally click - things feel more consistent and supported.
Glad it helped!
This is it, man. I finally found my issue of constantly getting fatigued without even playing high by using all embouchure and air with my tongue doing whatever it wanted. I was not able to play for long sets and had to play parts down an octave. Now that I've tried this technique, I can play more comfortably and high without resetting while being able to play much longer and more accurately. Time to master this. Thank you lots!
Glad it helped!
Is it possible to play in tune, too?
Well, sure, anything is possible, I guess. 🤣