How Fast Air Makes Trumpet Playing Easier
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- I talk a lot about fast air, but I've never really clarified what I mean by fast air and why it's important. So, in this video, I'm going to share my take on why fast air is important to help make the trumpet easier.
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There you go @Ryan! Drop that content! Great to see you back giving us some knowledge or reminding us of the knowledge again!
Thanks for the support!
I find that "support" required varies with dynamics and register. I cannot imagine that anyone would claim that it is the same for all dynamics and registers. So I disagree with you on that.
Nothing really about air speed here either.
I agree air "speed" is nothing to be concerned about. Just a popular term tossed about by players who hear and repeat the popular buzzwords. Often "airspeed" is understood to mean exhalation effort. (Which varies the air pressure) aka "support" ( another popular but nebulously defined term)
An accurate definition of air speed is flow velocity. But that varies drastically within the sytem with location and time. Nothing a player can accurately sense anyway.
Outstanding talk and demonstration, Ryan! Consistent, energized, and intentional generation of the first physical disturbance - displacing air molecules- is key to tone production on any instrument, and especially on ours! Buzzing is simply organizing and focusing the displaced air molecules. Energy is generated in the first displacement, where the mindless and autonomous process of breathing becomes thoughtful and directed. Energy is NOT generated in the buzz.
Energy is air pressure x air volume.
Anyone who is healthy can create sufficient air pressure required to play.
Obviously, there is more to playing than simply that.
The embouchure craft and function of creating tone into the resonace of the instrument is the key.
The air pressure and flow then vary with dynamics and efficiency.
Air speed (if defined accurately) varies drastically within the system. There is no THE air speed. And it is of no concern anyway.
"Fast" air is actually a liability to efficiency. Slow air is not.
Wow, I wish I heard this earlier! I love your approach to this
Glad you found it helpful!
Great content and approach ! Thanks alot for this videos 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Very instructive; thanks! Do you think that your concept of “fast air” is similar to Vincent Cichowicz’s idea of “positive airflow”, such as he instructed for his long tone and flow studies?
I don’t know his teaching, but I learned from that Chicago school, so it’s likely very similar.
HI Ryan, can you give some advice for trumpet players who have a protruded top lip and how they can make this lip stronger to reach more endurance?
I honestly don’t have advice on this topic. I will ask around though, maybe I can get some information. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help. Have you reached out to teachers in your area?
Thank you Ryan; I think the only way to strenghten the weak "fleshy" part of the top lip is to train the lips with long tones and sufficient rest periods. In Jeff Smiley's book "The balanced embouchure" I found on page145: "Players with protruding or puffy top lip... instinctively move the mouthpiece downwards...This lowered placement may temporalily succeed, but ultimately it's a dead end street. Negative side effects include loss of stamina, poor tone and flatness of pitch." I lower the mouthpiece somewhat to play high notes! @@RyanBeachtrumpet
I don’t know that book, but does that technique require “rolling in” the top lip to minimize protuberence?
Do you ever do breathing exercises away from the horn?
I don’t currently, but I have in the past
Can you drop a vid on how to deal with embouchure problems?
I can do my best. Do you have any specific problems or issues that you’d like me to address?
The original poster didn’t respond, so I’ll suggest “low embouchure”. How have you approached and succeeded at creating beautiful and focused tone, maintaining all desired characteristics and functionality (intonation, flexibility, articulation, dynamics, phrasing, etc), below the staff.
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Fast air is fine. Hou about talking about supporting your air. That's how it works. It isn't just the speed of your air. Add support of your air as well.
I agree. Do you think it’s possible to play with fast air and not have it be supported?
I find this interesting. It’s not yet all clear to me but I’ll give it a try. My difficulties lie in stiffness in my embouchure. Muscles too tight.