Trumpet Tone Tip - How to Get a Clear Tone 

Thanks so much, Birgit :)

Same. I have to try this 😊 I'm sure it's gonna work ☺️

Great to hear 👂 😊

I don't get lessons I just got the 9th year of school and I am not bad

it takes time and practice, it exercises your lips and eventually it’ll become easier

How far are you now?

@@slompt I sound bad how am I supposed to close my lips so I could sound better

@@tyb7.5 be that as it may, trumpet is so highly specialized I really recommend lessons. Its not like guitar or percussion in that operating the actual instrument is relatively straightforward, you need to learn a whole new method to playing

Glad it helped!

Kindly send me the Clark G scale in notation form which u played in this superb video.

Actually when I checked it today to my greatest surprise I was committing a wrong angle i.e downwards and struggling whilst now I found out by leaning on wall as described by you and found I should play with upward angle. I felt playing more easy except in the lower register. In that case should I change the angle while playing the lower register. Kindly guide me.

Make sure you are not sticking your neck out or tilting your head when checking your angle. There are people that pivot to achieve clarity in various ranges Watch the way Phil Smith plays. It's really hard to give advice via RU-vid comments. I would urge you to take a few lessons from an experienced teacher in trumpet embouchure.

LOL about playing against the wall! Yes! - "working with rather than against one's own anatomy helps with efficiency" Thanks for your comment

Glad it helped clear up your tone 🎺

Thank you!

I have heard of that - I think I read it in an article about Doc Severinson.

You're very welcome 👍🏻

Glad I could help!

Happy to hear that!

Glad you enjoyed it! Please share :)

Happy to help :)

That's awesome!

Really great to hear that it helped!

You're welcome!

Thanks for liking

Glad I could help :)

Great to hear :)

That's awesome!

Embouchure change happens slowly, so be patient and rely on your breath support to get you through

Thank you!

Just check the Free Stuff tab on my website, but ideally, you should take lessons

This wasn't only for beginners -it was also for people with embouchure problems who found their range limited. When it comes to questions like yours, it really is best that you take some lessons from an experienced teacher. While I can say that it probably is related to endurance, and you may not be using your embouchure properly, I am just guessing. And guessing wastes time. Seek out a good teacher to help you

Glad it helped :)

Keep it natural,straight down the pipe 🎺🎶🎺👍

So glad this helped! Please share :)

This is a tough one because everyone needs to be in sync, but sacrificing sound and range shouldn't have to be an option. Make sure your posture is straight - no sagging and shoulders back. Share this video with your band director - maybe that will help

@@DonnaSchwartz ahh i see, I will. Thanks!

on my site, donnaschwartzmusic.com go the Free Stuff tab - Brass. Thx for asking :)

@@DonnaSchwartz I went there, and It brought back some old memories. I have been following you for some years, so it brought a smile to my lips to see those old lessons. As the saying used to be... "You have come a long way baby. " Did you do those when you were still teaching back East? I suppose when your personal attention turned more towards mastering the saxophone you left the trumpet on the back burner. As far as horns go, I started on trumpet too and then went to the sax(s), but trumpet will always be my first love. You know the old saying; Trumpet = 90% embourchure, 10% dexterity - Saxophone = 10% embouchure, 90% dexterity. You cannot miss a day of practice on trumpet! Shalom

You become a better player when you have to teach...but that old saying that those who can't , teach, is very wrong. I've taken lessons from some of the best players (trumpet and sax), and they are usually not the best teachers because they have not gone through or seen many of the struggles in learning an instrument

I think we are saying something similar. When you have an underbite, your airstream will go up or even just straight out if you are following your natural jaw angle. One of my teachers almost ruined me by trying to make me form my jaw into an underbite position, when I naturally have an overbite

@@DonnaSchwartz Because of my overbite (not under) I HAVE to blow UP. Or the air hit my lower lip and back of my front teeth. I think it's a misconception that it you have an overbite the horn necessarily goes lower because that's the resting place of your jaw. I can only get air out comfortably by extending my lower jaw and blowing up. This gives my horn an upward angle even though at rest my lower jaw is an underbite. A teacher tried to change my position and cost me years of trouble. When I eventual went back a had tremendous ease and power playing. He meant to be helpful but he was wrong. So unlike you I need to put my jaw in an "underbite" position even though I have and overbite. I only mention this because my teacher was actually following the advice you give! Only it was the opposite for me! So I suggest it is probably the airstream direction rather than the jaw alone. You certainly don't want to make that mistake with your advice that your teacher did either. Clearly this is a very individualized thing. I recommend Wikitones page on Upstream and Downstream players for clarification for anyone unfamiliar with the differences. I certainly think the rule is you must listen to your body and feel comfortable no matter what another player feels in similar conditions. Think of players who play off to the side. Presumably at some point they realized with was more comfortable and efficient for them (Jon Faddis, Maynard, Charlie Shavers etc) Or teachers who recommend play 50/50 or 2/3 on top lip (like Arturo Sandoval) But guys like Wynton play extremely low on their top lip (he's like 3/4 lower lip). I assume if Wynton tried raising his mouthpiece he'd soon realize it doesn't work for him and if Arturo lowered his he'd realize the same thing. You sound great by the way!

@@Titurel As I always say in many of my YT videos, people need to get a teacher. No YT video can fix someone's problems. That being said, over the 30+ years of teaching, I have not seen one person need to go against their natural jaw angle, but everyone is different. So "I certainly think the rule is you must listen to your body and feel comfortable no matter what another player feels in similar conditions. Clearly this is a very individualized thing. " is 100% true!

Most people are downstream players, but round 10% plays upstream, that's independant from having an under or overbite! I have a clear overbite, but i'm an upstream player, so the only way to get good results was playing on a forward pushed jaw. Sadly i've learned that fact 35 years after starting to play trumpet and always struggling with range and endurance, wilkton (Dave Wilken) website and the theory of Doc Reinhardt have opened my eyes and changed a lot....! The Stevens Methode teach this behavior for all trumpet players, but that's another story......!

Based on what you said, you have an overbite, and your air stream may point downward. Line up the horn to match your overbite to make blowing more efficient

@@DonnaSchwartz Ta4that. Well, I’m in England and it’s 4.30pm here and I’m practising now. So I’ll come back to you later and tell you how I get on. Just for the record. I’m 77 and started playing trumpet 4years ago this day and I’m not very happy. Thought I would be a lot better than I am by now. Find it very hard playing above Bb 👍🕺🎶🇬🇧

@@DonnaSchwartz so, I followed your instructions and as far as I can tell I am already doing it correctly. I do have a teacher who previously told me what to do, so I guess I’m ok and on the right track 👍🕺🎶🇬🇧

Awesome...now watch out for using too much mouthpiece pressure - instead, be patient and develop your embouchure muscles properly

I follow what I taught in the video, with my goal being to follow my natural angle for more efficiency

@@DonnaSchwartz. Ok. Thanks🌞

Check out my Embouchure tip videos on my channel. I cover that problem

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That's one thing that is so ridiculous about marching band. You may have to tilt your head back in order to get your angle

I have an overbite ( my lower lip is not sticking out, it is just thicker than the top lip), and I am matching my natural jaw angle when I play. Some people have commented that even though they have an overbite, they still point the trumpet up because their air stream goes up. The advice I am giving fits a majority of people, but you can take their advice and see if your airstream points up or down when you blow, and match that. But if you are forcing the stream to go a certain way, that's where you can run into problems

@@DonnaSchwartz I appreciate you!!

Everyone is different - I think about Phil Smith's angle - and he is incredible. Sounds like you are all set though, which is great!