(Wow! Doc looks/speaks really well for being about 88!) Well, now I can admit my entire undergraduate study on the trumpet as a music major was a journey down the wrong/uninformed road! I've been watching various pros on YT give short video clinics on aspects of trumpet performance & embouchure, and I'm finding a consensus saying the same thing about corners & building strength for tension where needed but yet not inhibit vibration and endurance via MPC pressure when required to play loud/high. I always thought my shortcomings in these areas was because I'd just never found the right MPC size/rim/cup. WRONG! I need to watch this video again, but I think Doc said his 'set' is basically the same whether playing high/low or loud/soft...? Makes sense: CONSISTENCY! James Morrison says many of the same things concerning embouchure and loud/soft playing, and to him, the key is air velocity - once one has the correct embouchure to balance & focus all the other factors involved. (Now I'm 61, retired and bored and practicing again, and trying to figure out if there's a chance maybe I can have a little success at a sneak-peek at what a correct embouchure should feel like..and enjoy one last rare moment of a new-found concept of flexibility, tone, and endurance! Oh, PS - I don't know if I've heard of or remember 'Monster Valve Oil'...however, I've only got about 3/4ths an ounce of 'Al Cass - Fast!' oil left to last me...well...the rest of my trumpet life, so I'd be tickled if MonsterOil sent a small sample bottle (only if it's odorless like Al Cass!) to: Bob B. 1501 Lake Dr. Ironton, MO 63650 I'm a thankin' ya in advance as they say nowadays! :)
The corners can't move, that's the thing I was doing wrong that led to severe inconsistency. Once I figured that out, consistency and flexibility followed.
I've had several students but one in particular that have come to me over the years that were "lost" in a sea of too much information. He had a routine of setting the embochure that pretty much prevented him from playing a simple note. I said "look, just put the horn up to your mouth, take a deep breath and play. Everything else will take care of itself". After that he never had any problems with getting setup and going.
Hmmmm "play as loud as you can" 🤔 ..I ve heard to play as soft as you can... No wonder he sounded louder than his trumpet conterparts and had that full brassy sound throughout his registers.
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What a neat guy! “If you play long enough, you’re going to run out of gas!”
Love it!
Doc, your still the greatest. I've learned so much from you over many many years.
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Love Doc!
(Wow! Doc looks/speaks really well for being about 88!) Well, now I can admit my entire undergraduate study on the trumpet as a music major was a journey down the wrong/uninformed road! I've been watching various pros on YT give short video clinics on aspects of trumpet performance & embouchure, and I'm finding a consensus saying the same thing about corners & building strength for tension where needed but yet not inhibit vibration and endurance via MPC pressure when required to play loud/high. I always thought my shortcomings in these areas was because I'd just never found the right MPC size/rim/cup. WRONG!
I need to watch this video again, but I think Doc said his 'set' is basically the same whether playing high/low or loud/soft...? Makes sense: CONSISTENCY! James Morrison says many of the same things concerning embouchure and loud/soft playing, and to him, the key is air velocity - once one has the correct embouchure to balance & focus all the other factors involved.
(Now I'm 61, retired and bored and practicing again, and trying to figure out if there's a chance maybe I can have a little success at a sneak-peek at what a correct embouchure should feel like..and enjoy one last rare moment of a new-found concept of flexibility, tone, and endurance! Oh, PS - I don't know if I've heard of or remember 'Monster Valve Oil'...however, I've only got about 3/4ths an ounce of 'Al Cass - Fast!' oil left to last me...well...the rest of my trumpet life, so I'd be tickled if MonsterOil sent a small sample bottle (only if it's odorless like Al Cass!) to:
Bob B.
1501 Lake Dr.
Ironton, MO 63650
I'm a thankin' ya in advance as they say nowadays! :)
Many teachers have made much money on telling us how extremely difficult playing a brass instrument is. Doc explains it perfectly.
I have learned to play over 60 years ago and he is right. The upper register should be real easy and that takes practice to play it that way.
I’ve got lots of gas, just at the wrong end🤨
The corners can't move, that's the thing I was doing wrong that led to severe inconsistency. Once I figured that out, consistency and flexibility followed.
As trumpet players we do tend to over complicate things! I really do like his thought process on trying to simplify and move on.
I've had several students but one in particular that have come to me over the years that were "lost" in a sea of too much information. He had a routine of setting the embochure that pretty much prevented him from playing a simple note. I said "look, just put the horn up to your mouth, take a deep breath and play. Everything else will take care of itself". After that he never had any problems with getting setup and going.
and AIR... AIR...compress that air and jet it out.
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Start the compressor !!
There is a guy named "Kurt Thompson" here on RUclips who claims he is better than this legend known as Doc Severinsen.
I’m not surprised
Hmmmm "play as loud as you can" 🤔 ..I ve heard to play as soft as you can... No wonder he sounded louder than his trumpet conterparts and had that full brassy sound throughout his registers.