I would love to help you out in anyway that I can. Don't give up. You CAN do it. You just need some guidance. If you're still having trouble buzzing or anything else and WOULD LIKE FREE FEEDBACK from me on how you can make it better then... Join my free online #trumpet masterclass . (1) You will need a gmail address to join. You can create one for free if you don’t have one already. . (2) Go to this ⛓ classroom.google.com . (3) Join the Masterclass by clicking the ➕ icon and entering in the code below👇🏾 sfu3si
I always wanted to play trumpet when I was young but my mom had me do flute for band instead...now years later I want to give it a proper go. your videos are by far the most helpful I've seen, there's a lot of technical advice that others just don't give. thank you!
I'm currently in middle school band, and I've been playing the flute for 1 and a half years and I still strongly dislike it, I'm going to try to switch to trumpet soon!
I was made to play flute when I really wanted to play trumpet! I'm now 45 and play cornet in 2 brass bands and I love it. Never had the passion for the flute although it did teach me to read music
I enjoy your videos! A short, to the point, no nonsense approach. I like lip buzzing for two reasons, one, as an isometric exercise, and two, to refocus my embouchure when things start to "get away" from the most efficient position for me. Keep 'em coming! Thanks again!
I "free" buzz (like you demonstrated in the video), place the mouthpiece as I'm buzzing, then relax my lips to open the sound. I assume this is close to optimal for me and then go from there.
duropot the only way I can help you is to hear you buzz. Reach out to me thru one of my social media accounts and I’ll be able to give you some helpful feedback
GamingwithJamie PW your opening is too big. That’s why you’re getting only air. in the video i recommend that you try bringing the middle of your lips together slowly so you can find where your lips buzz. Check it out 1:02
Thank you so much! I’m in a trumpet class at my school and I was the worst but because of this video I’m doing great! Thank you so much! You helped me a lot!
Great instruction. I’m actually learning how to blow a conch shell so this helps. It’s blown the same way you blow a trumpet or horn. Thanks for the info! Much appreciated!!
I’m unsure on whether you have to apply the pitch as if you were humming or if that high pitched buzzing note comes from just blowing normally with the correct embouchure. My lips are vibrating however they don’t have any kind of pitch, is that a problem? (I might be super late to this video but I noticed you were kindly helping everyone in the comments so I thought I’d give it a shot!)
Thanks you help me consistently buzz im new to playing instruments and this is my first year in middle school in also new to trumpet and have been struggling but your videos help a lot thanks
Good tutorial as always Aaron. Free lip buzzing, perhaps second only to mouthpiece buzzing, appear the most controversial topic in brass playing among teachers and students. Certainly it is up to the individual to determine if buzzing the lips is a help or hindrance in their playing performance and maintenance. Do you have any suggestions about how much time (percentage wise) in daily practice routines should be devoted to free lip buzzing? Some pro players buzz frequently when driving the car etc as a way of maintaining embouchure strength. Others are absolutely opposed to any free lip buzzing and say it creates too much tension and stiffness in the lips. Be keen to hear your thoughts on how much, how often etc.
omg this is the one tutorial that so clear to me, I have trouble in buzzing the trumpet correctly, I've been practicing for about 7 days and sometime I can buzz it and sometime I can't, and yes its my embouchure that give me a hard time to play the trumpet, thank you so much sir
Thanks for the info, it really think it is going to help. I stopped playing for a year and lost almost everything I knew about playing on trumpet and now whenever I try too hard to play or try to hit anything above a C5 I just end up blowing air through the mouthpiece instead of buzzing I don't know how it started, and I just can't find a way to fix, it I really hope these tips will help. EDIT: Thank you so much! These tips really really helped, I'm back to playing how I used to a year ago! I can explain just how useful they were! Thanks a million!
Štäÿ•äłïvë • Have tried the tips I give in this video? If you have, then let me know so I can help you further so kids stop picking on you. There is a way to play trumpet without having to buzz your lips though.
Thanks for the video. It was very helpful but can you make a video that shows all notes like low c and high g because a lot of students are struggling on making high and low notes. If you don't mind making a video about all notes.
Hi Aaron! I've been loving all of your tutorials. I was wondering if you had any videos that described the basics of tonguing / articulation? I've always found it difficult. Thank you so much!!
I'm so glad I found your channel!! I'm in the American Legion honor guard, and I'm trying my best to learn taps on the bugle. They have me shooting a weapon and playing the bugle, but I'm having to use a bugle with a recording in it, and I'm not satisfied doing that
ahhh thank you for this!! i played trumpet all throughout middle and high school but i just suddenly dropped it after that. im picking it back up now and my technique is awful so i'm just going back to the basics to review some things
I mean, this was like three years ago so hopefully, you'll be able to respond - but I've been playing the trumpet for a while now and I can still buzz without a mouthpiece. The only thing bothering me is that I'm a bit shaky when I buzz. I have braces so I don't know if that hinders anything, but I feel like my lips aren't strong enough to stabilize the air going out and it just kind of 'shotgun's out lol. When this happens, all I do is try to tighten my lips together, but it prevents me from being able to hit low notes AND high notes so my range is limited. Every time I try to hit high notes then transition into a low note, the melody just cracks into another note. Not to mention, I need to water my lips every time I try to buzz. I don't know if it's just my lips or the shape of my aperture, but I honestly don't know what to do. I'll try to play around with lip positioning. I also forgot to mention that every time I play, pockets of air slowly expand in front of my mouth so it makes it harder to buzz.
Logan The minigamer true! It helps me focus my sound and my air efficiency... especially when I had a long session of playing from the day/night before.
Thank you so much. The tips from this video were very helpful. Can't make the buzz sound yet but before i had no idea how to position my lips. Thank you.
You’re welcome Chris! If you need additional help...I can give you a lesson. The first one is free...you can sign up using this link: lessonswithaaron.as.me/
I'm just starting Trumpet. 58 years old, I played French Horn many years ago, but always wanted to play Trumpet. Seems like buzzing is like riding a bike, I found it easy to remember. Your videos are 1st. Class and I'm subscribed. Any tips or things I need to consider as an "oldie"?
Hi Aaron I am starting my grandson on trumpet lessons he’s 11 years old. I played trumpet with Tyrone Davis and was on tour with James brown and BB king. I have following you for a while now. Are you in Chicago?
I've been playing since I was 10 and I'm 16 now, but I had a trumpet at my house ever since I was 3 and it always interested me so I learned how buzz immediately. I wish I would've taken lessons then... I can't imagine how good I could've been by now. I'm here because I have a blister on my lip from playing really high for hours(like above the staff). Is this dangerous?
Hi, I'm unable to buzz my lips but am able to play with a mouthpiece and the horn consistently (as consistently as a beginner). Is this a problem? Is lip buzzing a must?
If I learned to play the trumpet without buzzing, only using airflow for producing sound. What should I do? I notice I have the most round tone of the whole section that only uses buzzing but I get into trouble when playing without pressure in the high register.
THANK YOU because my band teacher is white and has no lips so I always thought that I had to barely have lips showing finally found a black person with lips and I understood right away HALLELUJAH
Hello! I am a Beginning Band teacher at the Middle School level. It took me 40 yrs to be able to get a sound on a trumpet because I am Black and my lips are so big. Now I can get C-G out but only if I place my trumpet on the side, off center of my mouth. Is it wrong to suggest this for some of my black students with similar lip issues?
There's so much air when I'm playing! I have watched so many videos and I've tried everything I can't figure out why when I play low notes it sounds out of turn and airy and when I play high its buzzy and airy and just god awful. I've always been complemented for my tone but suddenly this year I've started having horrible tone and it makes no sense do you have any tips to help I dont know if it's my instrument. It's probably not its just so frustrating@
If your low notes are airy and out of tune then your aperture (the hole in the middle of your lips to let air pass through) is too big. If your high notes are buzzy and airy, then your aperture is too big as well and you’re not blowing fast enough….don’t mistake speed for quantity of air. You don’t need a lot of air to play higher notes.
Once again, thank you. I heard my band teacher playing the trumpet, and there's a certain "feeling" you get from hearing brass instruments. I don't know how to put it, but I love it! I feel like the bugle is a nice entry level instrument to the amazing world of brass instruments.
Hi, I've got the problem that my lower lip is tucking and kind of getting into mouth, so the "m" disapears. I'm fighting with it but it seems quite impossible. The lower lip is going back gradually when I'm going higher and it completely tuck on the high C. What should I do? Is it possible to train it out? (sorry for my English)
How do you free buzz on a high pitch like the one in the video? I used to play trombone and can buzz the pitch an octaver lower but no where near your pitch. Does it just come with practice and heightening your range?
Hey, I’ve been playing trumpet for 3 years. I learned on my own, and eventually I just stopped playing, but I want to learn it and be good at it. I do everything you say to form the embouchure and then blow, but my air is really uncontrolled and it’s all over the place, I don’t think it’s too tight or too lose, what should I do? Thanks so much in advance
This is exactly what has happened to me, i play Baritone and was good at it, then i took a year break and came back and when i buzz i cant get a steady or long buzz.
It’s difficult to say what the true issue is without hearing you play, but based on the “air is really uncontrolled” statement…you might need to incorporate breathing exercises into your routine. Inhale for 4 beats then Exhale for 8 beats. In for 4, out for 12 or 16…all at 60 BPM. This will helped you learn how to blow a steady stream of air. Lastly, focus on making sure that the air only flows out of the middle of the lips (aperture) and there are no air leaks from the sides or corners of the embouchure. Hope this helps.
Maia Wimm to get to a higher pitch we have to position our tongue higher in the mouth by saying "ee" like pizza. Think of "ah" as the neutral tongue position to get notes in the middle of the staff. You can change the pitch from mid to high by changing going taahhh-eeeee and blowing faster air like you're blowing out birthday candles. You may also be too tight in the middle of the lips which will prevent air to pass through. All in all...I would have to see what's wrong so I can help you further. Don't give up though. DM me a video of you buzzing on FB, Insta, or Snap and I'll give you some feedback.
So do you slightly roll your lips in? Does that make sense? Just felt my lips do that and it seems easier. But don't know if that's proper technique and I don't wanna run into troubles later. Cheers mate
Ryan McGill yeah that makes sense! I have to slightly roll my bottom lip in because how full it is. If I don't then I end up playing in the red. I would also have too much lip in the mouthpiece where I wouldn't be able to get enough air to pass through. But some people don't have to roll in their lips because they're thinner. It depends on the person. Hope this helps 🙂👍🏾
The Black Trumpeter yes completely got ya, sick. Thanks for that it helps. Going good finally getting some buzz and some relatively smooth notes. Appreciate the videos man 👌
Hey when I play the trumpet i can play a solid C note but anything else I play to low and i don't know what I'm doing wrong?? What do i do?? What am i doing wrong?
All I can ever get out is a weak buzz or just air. I have been playing for almost 3 years. Some days I can play up to a B flat above the staff, but a lot of the time I can’t even play an F on the top of the staff. My private lessons teacher tells me to just keep doing lip slurs, but I have tried and tried and just can’t pop out the notes on the lip slurs. And also, I’ve had braces for a year.
I’m literally in the exact same position (minus the braces). I’ve been trying to get a clean buzz for quite some time and it still doesn’t work for me. My teacher always says I sound tight and clenched and loosening just makes it impossible to play high 🤦♀️
Hey when I play high notes on trumpet, I sometimes get a buzzing sound coming out one side of my lips. I told my band teacher about it and he said that I should try to keep the sides of my lips firm. I tried that but I still hear the buzz and this has been happening for a while now.
This is difficult because i feel my lower lip curling under my upper lip so I'm technically not buzzing my lips. And my upper lip is a little thicker than my lower lip and I don't know how to break that habit for buzzing
Dude, some times when I play it feels and sounds, like ,my Trumpet is clogged a little, Then I put it down and come back and it's ok/ just not sure if it's me.??
i’ve been playing the trumpet for half a year now and i still can’t blow through it properly. i’ve been thinking if the way my lips were shaped was the problem. they are naturally big, does it affect how you play?
I'm a tuba player at my marching band... And my trumpet player just quit the band,and now I'm playing his place... I got a view problem, can u help me coach? 1.I can't do octave or higher 2.I blow it too loud.. 3.sometimes I put to much pressure to my mouth that air leaks from the left/right side of my lip
Since you’re use to playing tuba with a bigger mouthpiece and bigger aperture size/vibrating surface, you have to.... 1. Work on creating a smaller aperture and directed airstream like it’s a laser beam. It’s the reason why you’re playing loud. Your aperture is too big 2. Practice long tones at a soft dynamic on varies notes. This will focus your sound so it’s not airy and strengthen up your embouchure corners. 3. Stick to smaller intervals until they feel and sound easy. Practice the chromatic scale in whole notes, half notes and then quarter notes (in that order and at the same tempo). Once this feels and sounds good then move onto larger intervals like 3rds,4ths and etc. if you have the Arbans book, gradually practice the “slurring and legato playing” exercises 1 thru 16. That might be pages 39 to 42 depending on what version you have. Hope this helps. If you need more help, the first private lesson is free for first-time students. Click this link to schedule online lessonswithaaron.as.me/freelesson
I would love to help you out in anyway that I can.
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I can't buzz 😢
I play the trumpet and I got a concert tomorrow that I have to perform, help ;-;
thx
I always wanted to play trumpet when I was young but my mom had me do flute for band instead...now years later I want to give it a proper go. your videos are by far the most helpful I've seen, there's a lot of technical advice that others just don't give. thank you!
I'm currently in middle school band, and I've been playing the flute for 1 and a half years and I still strongly dislike it, I'm going to try to switch to trumpet soon!
I was made to play flute when I really wanted to play trumpet! I'm now 45 and play cornet in 2 brass bands and I love it. Never had the passion for the flute although it did teach me to read music
I sound like a dying elephant and no matter how hard I adjust, it still sounds like a dying elephant
How about now
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What bout now ??
I've been struggling with my buzz since I got my pTrumpet 4 days ago. So far, this has been the most helpful video out there. Thanks man!
I enjoy your videos! A short, to the point, no nonsense approach. I like lip buzzing for two reasons, one, as an isometric exercise, and two, to refocus my embouchure when things start to "get away" from the most efficient position for me. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks again!
Thanks Jeff! When you lip buzz to bring things back into focus what's your approach?
I "free" buzz (like you demonstrated in the video), place the mouthpiece as I'm buzzing, then relax my lips to open the sound. I assume this is close to optimal for me and then go from there.
My buzz sounds like a fart and i don’t know what im doing wrong
duropot the only way I can help you is to hear you buzz. Reach out to me thru one of my social media accounts and I’ll be able to give you some helpful feedback
GamingwithJamie PW your opening is too big. That’s why you’re getting only air. in the video i recommend that you try bringing the middle of your lips together slowly so you can find where your lips buzz. Check it out 1:02
The Black Trumpeter when i do this it makes a fart sound
Kyle Gildner good! It’s a start. Your lips might be too puckered
Your'e not saying "mmm", dudes. It's the first step of forming the embouchure.
This was by FAR the easiest to understand explaination I've been given!!! My buzzing sounds great
Dope! So glad you have it now
Thank you so much! I’m in a trumpet class at my school and I was the worst but because of this video I’m doing great! Thank you so much! You helped me a lot!
Thank you so much! You get a subscriber
Ty that’s awesome! 👍🏾😄 So glad i could help. What piece of info from this video helped you the most?
Way to toot your own horn!
@@DexterHaven I'm sure he's generating a lot of buzz with his newfound success
Same
Great instruction. I’m actually learning how to blow a conch shell so this helps. It’s blown the same way you blow a trumpet or horn. Thanks for the info! Much appreciated!!
RehanaF13 same here this is so helpful
I play clarinet and trumpet in my school band, and this helped me with both surprisingly!
That’s awesome! Glad it helped you as well
I’m unsure on whether you have to apply the pitch as if you were humming or if that high pitched buzzing note comes from just blowing normally with the correct embouchure. My lips are vibrating however they don’t have any kind of pitch, is that a problem? (I might be super late to this video but I noticed you were kindly helping everyone in the comments so I thought I’d give it a shot!)
I show this video to my students, thanks and bravo from France.
This is so great . Thank you so much, Great teacher
My son has been trying to do learn this for WEEKS. Now he can do it after watching once! Thanks! :)
Thank god for you my god I’m subscribing I just got my trumpet from school and you will not believe how much you helped me 🙏🏻
I'm with Jeff Lewis on this - short and to the point. I appreciate that.
Thanks you help me consistently buzz im new to playing instruments and this is my first year in middle school in also new to trumpet and have been struggling but your videos help a lot thanks
Happy to help!
Thank you so much. My instructors briefly for about a day or two were on this topic, but I struggled. Thanks to you, I finally got things started ❤
Good tutorial as always Aaron. Free lip buzzing, perhaps second only to mouthpiece buzzing, appear the most controversial topic in brass playing among teachers and students. Certainly it is up to the individual to determine if buzzing the lips is a help or hindrance in their playing performance and maintenance. Do you have any suggestions about how much time (percentage wise) in daily practice routines should be devoted to free lip buzzing? Some pro players buzz frequently when driving the car etc as a way of maintaining embouchure strength. Others are absolutely opposed to any free lip buzzing and say it creates too much tension and stiffness in the lips. Be keen to hear your thoughts on how much, how often etc.
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omg this is the one tutorial that so clear to me, I have trouble in buzzing the trumpet correctly, I've been practicing for about 7 days and sometime I can buzz it and sometime I can't, and yes its my embouchure that give me a hard time to play the trumpet, thank you so much sir
Thanks for the info, it really think it is going to help. I stopped playing for a year and lost almost everything I knew about playing on trumpet and now whenever I try too hard to play or try to hit anything above a C5 I just end up blowing air through the mouthpiece instead of buzzing I don't know how it started, and I just can't find a way to fix, it I really hope these tips will help.
EDIT: Thank you so much! These tips really really helped, I'm back to playing how I used to a year ago! I can explain just how useful they were! Thanks a million!
If you confess your sins to God, repent of them, and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior in your heart with faith you will be saved 😊
Thanks for the help! I’m a beginner trombone player and I am struggling to buzz. This helped me a lot!!
How was it ?
I'm waiting for my bugle to arrive and this video is superb in getting me started. Well done!!!!
Thanks for your clear explanations! Who knew it could be so hard just to get a sound...
I play trombone but I'm currently learning how to play and teach trumpet. These tips are so helpful thank you.
Thanks for watching! How important do you think lip buzzing is? Tell me why you think it's necessary or not in the comment section below.
Štäÿ•äłïvë • Have tried the tips I give in this video? If you have, then let me know so I can help you further so kids stop picking on you. There is a way to play trumpet without having to buzz your lips though.
@@TheBlackTrumpeter help meh :< lol
Thanks for the video. It was very helpful but can you make a video that shows all notes like low c and high g because a lot of students are struggling on making high and low notes. If you don't mind making a video about all notes.
thanks for the video! i have been playing trumpet for a few years and realized i didnt sound to great, so i went back to the basics
You are such I big help I'm in mariachi and I'm trying to switch my instrument to trumpet! Thank you so much!
Hi Aaron! I've been loving all of your tutorials. I was wondering if you had any videos that described the basics of tonguing / articulation? I've always found it difficult. Thank you so much!!
I'm so glad I found your channel!! I'm in the American Legion honor guard, and I'm trying my best to learn taps on the bugle. They have me shooting a weapon and playing the bugle, but I'm having to use a bugle with a recording in it, and I'm not satisfied doing that
ahhh thank you for this!!
i played trumpet all throughout middle and high school but i just suddenly dropped it after that. im picking it back up now and my technique is awful so i'm just going back to the basics to review some things
I recently just got a trumpet for my band class and this video really did help me thank you black trumpeter
That’s great! So glad it helped Anaya😄 why did you choose the trumpet? Do you like it so far?
Thank you for the tutorial, It was very helpful. I was watching because I play Trumpet in my 6th grade band. You have a new subscriber.
I’ve been playing for 4 years now and I still can’t buzz without a mouthpiece
Nathan same bruh LOL
I’ve been nearly 6 years and I’m right there with you
Same dude.
Same
always good to look back on the fundamentals! Thank Aaron!
You’re welcome.
I mean, this was like three years ago so hopefully, you'll be able to respond - but I've been playing the trumpet for a while now and I can still buzz without a mouthpiece. The only thing bothering me is that I'm a bit shaky when I buzz. I have braces so I don't know if that hinders anything, but I feel like my lips aren't strong enough to stabilize the air going out and it just kind of 'shotgun's out lol. When this happens, all I do is try to tighten my lips together, but it prevents me from being able to hit low notes AND high notes so my range is limited. Every time I try to hit high notes then transition into a low note, the melody just cracks into another note. Not to mention, I need to water my lips every time I try to buzz. I don't know if it's just my lips or the shape of my aperture, but I honestly don't know what to do. I'll try to play around with lip positioning. I also forgot to mention that every time I play, pockets of air slowly expand in front of my mouth so it makes it harder to buzz.
its a great way to practice to practice your lips its really helpful and teaches me alot
Logan The minigamer true! It helps me focus my sound and my air efficiency... especially when I had a long session of playing from the day/night before.
I’m currently in band for my middle school, and i couldn’t buzz my lips good enough. But this video really helped!
谢谢！
Thank you
Thank you so much. The tips from this video were very helpful. Can't make the buzz sound yet but before i had no idea how to position my lips. Thank you.
You’re welcome Chris! If you need additional help...I can give you a lesson. The first one is free...you can sign up using this link: lessonswithaaron.as.me/
I got a big problem with my sound. But you learnt me how to improve it. Thank you very much :D
I'm glad I could help you with that! You're welcome!
Best trumpet buzz video I've found. Most are too long and complicated.
I'm just starting Trumpet. 58 years old, I played French Horn many years ago, but always wanted to play Trumpet. Seems like buzzing is like riding a bike, I found it easy to remember. Your videos are 1st. Class and I'm subscribed. Any tips or things I need to consider as an "oldie"?
What do you want to be able to play on the trumpet?
@@TheBlackTrumpeter Not Jazz!! 😄
I'm open to everything else. I'd love to be able to play some Glenn Miller. That's the sound that got me in to brass.
Hi Aaron I am starting my grandson on trumpet lessons he’s 11 years old. I played trumpet with Tyrone Davis and was on tour with James brown and BB king. I have following you for a while now. Are you in Chicago?
Thank you for following Jerald. I’m in the Chicagoland area. Moved out of the city about 4 years ago.
Wow! That actually helped me a little bit! Been told, that can help with Ocarina as well!
Yes !!!
I have a tuba, I know you give trumpet tips, but could you tell me a good method? a study book?...
Arbans method book! 😄👌🏾
I watch your video as last and this helped me thank you so much ❤
I've been playing since I was 10 and I'm 16 now, but I had a trumpet at my house ever since I was 3 and it always interested me so I learned how buzz immediately. I wish I would've taken lessons then... I can't imagine how good I could've been by now. I'm here because I have a blister on my lip from playing really high for hours(like above the staff). Is this dangerous?
Hi, I'm unable to buzz my lips but am able to play with a mouthpiece and the horn consistently (as consistently as a beginner). Is this a problem? Is lip buzzing a must?
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Wow man, Thanks! 😄👍🏾
No worries mate!
Thank you for teacking me to buzz my lips, i needed to learn how for my project for school!
You’re welcome! What was the project on?
If I learned to play the trumpet without buzzing, only using airflow for producing sound. What should I do? I notice I have the most round tone of the whole section that only uses buzzing but I get into trouble when playing without pressure in the high register.
How can I make siren sound? Don't know what to do to change the mouthpiece pitch. I'd appreciate your answer. Thanks.
I've moved from 5 years on sax to almost to months on baritone I practice a hour a day how many days should it take me to be good on baritone
I can do it but after awhile it starts to sound airy again?
Awesome video! Really helped me nail my embouchure! Thanks dude
Priceless informations! Thanks!
Thank you for great video! What do you think of Yamaha trumpets? Are they good for beginners?
tasty salad you’re welcome! Yamaha is a great brand for all levels. Highly recommend them, Bach and Schilke
Hey there! I'm wondering mouthpiece size you use! Many thanks and respect.
Can you make a viedo of how to buzz your lips to play high notes for a advanced trumpet that would be helpful 4 me
Hey this really helped by buzzing. But is that google classroom still available?
THANK YOU because my band teacher is white and has no lips so I always thought that I had to barely have lips showing finally found a black person with lips and I understood right away HALLELUJAH
As a music education major in college, I can even say I found this very useful.
That’s great! Good luck with your program. Very demanding major.
My 13 year old just got his trumpet a couple of days ago.. :) learning together, thanks for the video
Hello! I am a Beginning Band teacher at the Middle School level. It took me 40 yrs to be able to get a sound on a trumpet because I am Black and my lips are so big. Now I can get C-G out but only if I place my trumpet on the side, off center of my mouth. Is it wrong to suggest this for some of my black students with similar lip issues?
These are great. Played coronet in junior high, now I’m 45 and starting again
There's so much air when I'm playing! I have watched so many videos and I've tried everything I can't figure out why when I play low notes it sounds out of turn and airy and when I play high its buzzy and airy and just god awful. I've always been complemented for my tone but suddenly this year I've started having horrible tone and it makes no sense do you have any tips to help I dont know if it's my instrument. It's probably not its just so frustrating@
If your low notes are airy and out of tune then your aperture (the hole in the middle of your lips to let air pass through) is too big.
If your high notes are buzzy and airy, then your aperture is too big as well and you’re not blowing fast enough….don’t mistake speed for quantity of air. You don’t need a lot of air to play higher notes.
Try following along with this video th-cam.com/video/m1w52OiwNlU/w-d-xo.html
@@TheBlackTrumpeter thank you!!
4 videos and you explained it and I finally got it thx
That’s great Courtney! 👍🏾😄
I'm pretty late but I'm learning the bugle for fun and it's so much fun. Thank you so much man!
That’s so cool! Glad I could help get you started or help you further. What inspired you to play the bugle?
Once again, thank you. I heard my band teacher playing the trumpet, and there's a certain "feeling" you get from hearing brass instruments. I don't know how to put it, but I love it! I feel like the bugle is a nice entry level instrument to the amazing world of brass instruments.
Hi, I've got the problem that my lower lip is tucking and kind of getting into mouth, so the "m" disapears. I'm fighting with it but it seems quite impossible. The lower lip is going back gradually when I'm going higher and it completely tuck on the high C. What should I do? Is it possible to train it out?
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How do you free buzz on a high pitch like the one in the video? I used to play trombone and can buzz the pitch an octaver lower but no where near your pitch. Does it just come with practice and heightening your range?
I do with fast airstream and high tongue arch...."ee" like Pizza. But yes it does come with experimenting and practice. Hope this quick tip helps.
Hey, I’ve been playing trumpet for 3 years. I learned on my own, and eventually I just stopped playing, but I want to learn it and be good at it. I do everything you say to form the embouchure and then blow, but my air is really uncontrolled and it’s all over the place, I don’t think it’s too tight or too lose, what should I do? Thanks so much in advance
This is exactly what has happened to me, i play Baritone and was good at it, then i took a year break and came back and when i buzz i cant get a steady or long buzz.
It’s difficult to say what the true issue is without hearing you play, but based on the “air is really uncontrolled” statement…you might need to incorporate breathing exercises into your routine. Inhale for 4 beats then Exhale for 8 beats. In for 4, out for 12 or 16…all at 60 BPM. This will helped you learn how to blow a steady stream of air. Lastly, focus on making sure that the air only flows out of the middle of the lips (aperture) and there are no air leaks from the sides or corners of the embouchure. Hope this helps.
Work on producing a steady airstream away from the instrument using breathing exercises. Check out the advice I gave Joseph as a reply in this thread.
Is that swoozie
Gavin Hickson who’s swoozie? 😂
The Black Trumpeter ahhahahahhhaa u r, buddy
it is bru it is 😂 this was his job before disney ayee
Hey :)
What size jet tone do you use? I have big lips too.
The thing is i can buzz but cant get to a higher pitch
Maia Wimm to get to a higher pitch we have to position our tongue higher in the mouth by saying "ee" like pizza.
Think of "ah" as the neutral tongue position to get notes in the middle of the staff.
You can change the pitch from mid to high by changing going taahhh-eeeee and blowing faster air like you're blowing out birthday candles.
You may also be too tight in the middle of the lips which will prevent air to pass through.
All in all...I would have to see what's wrong so I can help you further. Don't give up though.
DM me a video of you buzzing on FB, Insta, or Snap and I'll give you some feedback.
Maia Wimm need more practice
The Black Trumpeter wow, I can’t believe how much that little tip helped!!
So do you slightly roll your lips in? Does that make sense? Just felt my lips do that and it seems easier. But don't know if that's proper technique and I don't wanna run into troubles later. Cheers mate
Ryan McGill yeah that makes sense! I have to slightly roll my bottom lip in because how full it is. If I don't then I end up playing in the red. I would also have too much lip in the mouthpiece where I wouldn't be able to get enough air to pass through. But some people don't have to roll in their lips because they're thinner. It depends on the person. Hope this helps 🙂👍🏾
The Black Trumpeter yes completely got ya, sick. Thanks for that it helps. Going good finally getting some buzz and some relatively smooth notes. Appreciate the videos man 👌
Glad to hear it's getting better! Do you have any suggestions on video topics i should cover that could help you out even more?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH 🙏
Thank you! This works so much better than other vids i saw :)
Glad you found something that worked for you 😄
It helped me soooooooooo much I love this channel
Excelente tutorial , yo estoy aprendiendo a tocar la trompeta hace tres meses buen ejercicio.
Lawd Jesus this is difficult XD . It feels like I can kinda do it but I don't get the exact sound. Ima keep trying tho.
You don’t have to get the exact sound I’m producing.
This video helped my son play his trumpet much better
Im terrible omg
Keep at it! 🙂 don’t give up 👍🏾 if you need more help, I can give u a free lesson. Click the link to schedule one... lessonswithaaron.as.me/
This helped me alot im in bamd in school amd i choose the Trumlet as my instrument because at first i was terrible but im better now thank you
Fracsisco Pena You're welcome! I'm glad I could help you. How many days per week do you have band class?
Its been about a week and still cant buzz my lips. I practice about 20 times a day bit no results.either its a fart noise or spitting
Thank you so so much! I have never been able to buzz my lips until now
Hey when I play the trumpet i can play a solid C note but anything else I play to low and i don't know what I'm doing wrong?? What do i do?? What am i doing wrong?
mexican ashleyy are you trying to play higher notes?
mexican ashleyy if so....then check out this video I upload a few months back th-cam.com/video/h0qmKaB7F30/w-d-xo.html
You're the best you helped me improve my trumpet sound Amazingly! Keep it up I subbed Too!
thank you soo mucchhh i really needed this 🥺🥺
Excellent tutorials! Thanks for your great work!
Thank you so much!
All I can ever get out is a weak buzz or just air. I have been playing for almost 3 years. Some days I can play up to a B flat above the staff, but a lot of the time I can’t even play an F on the top of the staff. My private lessons teacher tells me to just keep doing lip slurs, but I have tried and tried and just can’t pop out the notes on the lip slurs. And also, I’ve had braces for a year.
I’m literally in the exact same position (minus the braces). I’ve been trying to get a clean buzz for quite some time and it still doesn’t work for me. My teacher always says I sound tight and clenched and loosening just makes it impossible to play high 🤦♀️
Thank you ... made it very easy to get the buzz!
Great! My goal is to try to make trumpet as simple as possible so it can be accessible to everyone.
This was a fantastic video! Thanks so much for uploading.
Andy Wang You’re welcome! 👍🏾
Hey when I play high notes on trumpet, I sometimes get a buzzing sound coming out one side of my lips. I told my band teacher about it and he said that I should try to keep the sides of my lips firm. I tried that but I still hear the buzz and this has been happening for a while now.
What can I do to prevent dizziness?
This is difficult because i feel my lower lip curling under my upper lip so I'm technically not buzzing my lips. And my upper lip is a little thicker than my lower lip and I don't know how to break that habit for buzzing
Dude, some times when I play it feels and sounds, like ,my Trumpet is clogged a little, Then I put it down and come back and it's ok/ just not sure if it's me.??
Short and sweet. Thanks!
That was my goal with this video. No long drawn-out lectures. You're welcome!
i’ve been playing the trumpet for half a year now and i still can’t blow through it properly. i’ve been thinking if the way my lips were shaped was the problem. they are naturally big, does it affect how you play?
I'm a tuba player at my marching band... And my trumpet player just quit the band,and now I'm playing his place... I got a view problem, can u help me coach?
1.I can't do octave or higher
2.I blow it too loud..
3.sometimes I put to much pressure to my mouth that air leaks from the left/right side of my lip
Since you’re use to playing tuba with a bigger mouthpiece and bigger aperture size/vibrating surface, you have to....
1. Work on creating a smaller aperture and directed airstream like it’s a laser beam. It’s the reason why you’re playing loud. Your aperture is too big
2. Practice long tones at a soft dynamic on varies notes. This will focus your sound so it’s not airy and strengthen up your embouchure corners.
3. Stick to smaller intervals until they feel and sound easy. Practice the chromatic scale in whole notes, half notes and then quarter notes (in that order and at the same tempo). Once this feels and sounds good then move onto larger intervals like 3rds,4ths and etc. if you have the Arbans book, gradually practice the “slurring and legato playing” exercises 1 thru 16. That might be pages 39 to 42 depending on what version you have.
Hope this helps. If you need more help, the first private lesson is free for first-time students.
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