How to Buzz Your Lips for Trumpet Playing
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- How to Buzz Your Lips for Trumpet Playing
Lip buzzing helps with producing a sound on the trumpet and other brass instruments. In this video I teach you how to buzz your lips with detailed instructions. If you're still having trouble with buzzing your lips, then your lips may be too tight or too loose. I give you quick solutions to these problems.
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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
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.
I sound like a dying elephant and no matter how hard I adjust, it still sounds like a dying elephant
How about now
now?
what about now?
Same☠️
What bout now ??
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’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
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
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/
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 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.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Glory to the Holy Spirit. May the Lord help you all play the trumpet. I want to play the trumpet to God. Ill give this a try. Aaron the black trumpeter, Christ bless you always brother.
I haven't played trumpet in about 4 years and now im playing again and I can't even buzz correctly anymore😭
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
Ugh i cant buzz without mouthpiece, weird but it drives me mad
*NEVERMIND* i wasnt blowing enough haha
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.
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
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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I can do it but after awhile it starts to sound airy again?
Ok but my buzz is like super low for some reason 🥺
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
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Gavin Hickson who’s swoozie? 😂
The Black Trumpeter ahhahahahhhaa u r, buddy
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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.
I play the flute, why am I here
I'm with Jeff Lewis on this - short and to the point. I appreciate that.
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
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!!
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!
When I do it it sounds like a dying elk or a swarm of bees
😂 it’s good you’re getting a sound
The thing is, I vibrate my lips but it doesnt sound high pitch it sounds like you just vibrate your lips
Same, I can buzz but it’s not as high pitched. I’m new to horn so I can’t play in the normal sounding register (which is kinda high) because I can’t buzz high pitch
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 can't get my stupid lips to buzz. Very strange.
Thanks for your clear explanations! Who knew it could be so hard just to get a sound...
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 🤦♀️
i have fat lips and braces. any way to make it easier to play?
Well I have fat lips and braces too, and it's not that hard to play after a little while. Big lips don't really make a difference
AJ Brown any tips?
Thanks for the help! I’m a beginner trombone player and I am struggling to buzz. This helped me a lot!!
How was it ?
My problem is the corners of my lips get loose when I blow air
When you say 'Flatten out the chin, are are you bringing your bottom row of teeth forward? Can you describe a bit more what's happening inside your mouth, particularly what you are doing with your jaw and teeth as you are forming your emboucher?
Daniel Fountenberry my teeth are slightly apart. When I say, flatten out your chin this has nothing to do with your jaw. Try flex your bottom lip where the inside of your bottom lip stretches over/touching your bottom teeth. Also, make sure your teeth are slightly apart. Hope this helps!
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I'm 6 and yes because I need a higher pitch and I need to buzz faster
Lol
Deadass marcos :/ true
I can't do it. It hurts my lungs and i can barley get sound come out of my mouth. No video helps.
R and J Gaming R and J Gaming
Your lungs shouldn't hurt when you play the trumpet. You might have too much tension and/or might be trying too hard. In the video I talk about how to fix this problem of not getting sound out. Jump to this part in the video :53
The Black Trumpeter I tried, it still doesn't work.
R and J Gaming ok. I would need to see and hear what you're doing in order to help you. You can send me a video of you trying to lip buzz either through email theblacktrumpeter@gmail.com or DM me on FB, Insta or Snap. My social links are in the description box.
I sound stupid but it worked so not a waste
as a saxophonist tumpet is incredible harf
Trumpet takes a lot of maintenance. As brass players we have to maintain our current level of playing while still practicing to improve. Also, playing trumpet isn't constant progress. Some days you'll have really good days when you feel like you can play anything. Then there are some days when it feels like you can't play anything. Overall, trumpet is really simple. With the right mindset and concepts of playing/tone production, we can play anything. It just takes time and diligent/hard work.
i am a tenor sax and just bought a trumpet mouthpiece to play with my friends and its sooooo hard.
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
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
This was by FAR the easiest to understand explaination I've been given!!! My buzzing sounds great
Dope! So glad you have it now
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!!
My friend is teaching me how to play trumpet in a few days, but I don't want to go in fully blind, but I have a silly problem. I'm trying to learn how to buzz but I can't stop laughing at myself. 😂 I don't know why
Because buzzing sounds like a baby elephant fart and the face we use to make the buzz happen, looks like we smelled it. That’s why it’s funny…to me at least😂🤣
@@TheBlackTrumpeter ha! 😂
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.
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.
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!!
I've moved from 5 years on alto sax to almost 2 months on marching baritone I practice a hour a day how many days should it take me to be good on marching baritone
What does being good on marching baritone look like for you?
@@TheBlackTrumpeter I mean how long should it take me to sound good on the marching baritone
After seeing this, I asked girl if I could show her how to buzz her lips.
It didn't end well... ;)
I play trombone but I'm currently learning how to play and teach trumpet. These tips are so helpful thank you.
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 currently in band for my middle school, and i couldn’t buzz my lips good enough. But this video really helped!
so thats how i do a good buzz, my old buzz was always fuzzy
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!
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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!
I SOUND LIKE A DYING DOG HELPPP
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?
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 ❤
i still don't understand it this is my first time playing and i don't know if I'm making the right noise and my schools doesn't let me take the trumpet hime yet so i don't know how
I can buzz for 2 seconds, which is ok, because last week I couldn't buzz at all 😅 I am beginner and yes the muscles in my cheeks are hurting 🙈 Learning Trumpet is a lot of work I guess.
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.
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 am 10 and could not buzz propley so whatch vid and it sound almost perfect now
jason styles dude, 10 year olds can spell properly and watch correctly. C’mon man, get it together, you’re making us look bad.
Please help my buzz sounds more like a fart and is really low pitch
My son has been trying to do learn this for WEEKS. Now he can do it after watching once! Thanks! :)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH 🙏
How can I make siren sound? Don't know what to do to change the mouthpiece pitch. I'd appreciate your answer. Thanks.
the most helpful video i've seen yet... i still sound like a fart... but i can see the buzz at the end of the tunnel... thanks much....
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
OK, I've only been at it a day but still can't get the buzz. I'm following the steps in the video, I can get kind of a buzz, but if I put the mouthpiece to my lips it sounds awful. Also, it's so hard to blow through a tiny opening I get light-headed. I'm sure I'm doing it wrong but can't spot where.
Check out my video on mouthpiece placement to help you th-cam.com/video/sQCJHFLliBA/w-d-xo.html
If you’re still having trouble,
schedule a free 30 min lesson with me here: fons.app/@aaronwashington
Idk what's wrong with me I cant even buzz correct. And I have a lesson. 😣😣😣😣😣😣
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.
Highschool marching band:
Freshmen: “Who took my dinkles?!”
Junior: *walks in band hall with shiny new shoes*
what does this have to do with the trumpet
Nothing I was bored at the time
@@venixz8884 Hahaha!
Can you help me, i have windy sound when I play the trumpet. Um idk what should i say lol help me because i need some advice
Bro I’ve been playing for four years and just realized I’ve been buzzing wrong 😐
I'm not new to trumpet I can play well and hit high notes but I never fold my lips and my band director wants me too fold so I came here
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
White man video had me thinking I couldn’t do this. Won’t name names. I watch this video and in 10 seconds I got it.
thank you for helping me, but I found that saying ''dim'' works the best for me
Julia Wirth you’re welcome! “Dim” is great too! There are so many ways of doing it. Why does dim work better for you?
These are great. Played coronet in junior high, now I’m 45 and starting again
Great video! I still sound like a wet fart, but it's' improving!
I try a trumpet before but I practice at school it's my first time playing a trumpet 🎺.
Put my instrument together and basically forgot how to buzz oop
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!
I have a callus on my lip that doesn’t allow air to pass through the middle of my lips
Ok so i feel like im not loose or tight but it still sound like a fart
That buzz is not happening lol!
There are a few factors as to why. Keep trying. You’ll get it 🙂
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH IN SCHOOL THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH (even though it sounds like a fart) BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH
@@Timmmmmyyy you’re so welcome!
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'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)
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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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.
This guy looks like a proffesional WWE wrestler. He really looks like Dwayne Johnson!
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?
The sad thing is for me is that when I do buzzer buzzing sound sounds so sad
You don't buzz your lips intentionally, they vibrate as a result of atmospheric pressure differences in the cup of the mouthpiece. Think to the end of the horn, NOT the beginning. Thinking buzz will result in a sound like a bee in a tea cup.
Yeah that’s what I do. Been wanting to do a video on this for awhile.
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.
I have never played the trumpet before and my buzz sounds like a chicken! :(
But you’re getting a buzz?! That’s still good no matter what it sounds like 😄👍🏾
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?