Working too hard for too little sound and pitch? You are suffering from a glottis problem referred to as the Valsalva Maneuver. Here is how to overcome the glottis reflex and play with an open airway.
The glottis problem
Author: prbriney
Tips on practicing the trumpet
You will play the way you practice, so knowing how to practice well is essential to playing well.
Harold Mitchell’s Trumpet Method
My personal experience and benefit from using Harold Mitchell’s trumpet books is why I highly recommend ‘Mitchell on Trumpet’.
Higher notes, air, and lips
Have you ever noticed that sometimes sound from your trumpet stops when you try to play a higher pitch? This article explains why this happens and what you can do about it. Sound is vibration of air molecules, and playing the trumpet involves vibrating air with your lips and air stream. The pitch of sound… Continue reading Higher notes, air, and lips
Hearing test
Major scales
C major scale: C D E F G A B. Seven notes makes it a heptonic scale. There are other heptonic scales that are not major scales. The pitch steps in a major scale from the tonic is whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, then half step. (whole whole half,… Continue reading Major scales
Major chords
Major chords (unlike minor or diminished chords) consist of three notes called a triad. C major chord: C E G The chord is determined by its note intervals in the major scale, which are 1, 3, and 5. The pitch intervals between the notes are two whole steps and one and one half steps. For example,… Continue reading Major chords
Quotes
Tips on how to practice more successfully on the trumpet.