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Practice is best done
standing up, but don't let that stop you practicing in any other situation.
Standing up in the bath is not recommended... |
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| First
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Blow
a raspberry into your instruments mouthpiece. Do anything &
everything with your lips (embouchure) until you hear that wonderful
clear crisp unwavering note! |
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| Struggling? |
If you
can't get a note at all, try removing the mouthpiece altogether
& blow your raspberry into that. In fact, it's a good thing
to do to keep a mouthpiece by your bedside so you can practice
little & often the art of blowing raspberries.....and it
won't wake the neighbours..... |
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| Long
Notes: |
Good
for control & exercising the diaphragm |
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Play
a note - any note. Only take 3 or 4 deep breaths first, the
first couple for the brain, the last for your trumpet. |
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Blow
nice & smoothly & listen carefully to your note. It
must be smooth & constant both in pitch & volume. Try 'em soft... try 'em loud.
Arpeggios:
Start off without pressing any valves (slide 'in'
on Trombone).
Blow your lowest note (lip muscles as slack as possible whilst
creating a good note). Then try tightening the muscles incrementally
until you hit the next note - which handily enough, will be
the next in your arpeggio.
Keep going until you hit your highest note. |
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Try
your arpeggios tongued (stop the note each time by placing
the tongue in the mouthpiece) & non-tongued (just tighten
those lips). Aim always to get clean notes.
Press a valve (or
move the slide)
a bit - any valve, & start all over again!
Tonguing:
Play a note - any
note. Tongue the note so it stops & starts. Try this slowly
- try it fast. Try with different notes... |
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Try
your exercises in the bath! Click on the suds for more
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| Sing
a note at random. Or get a note from another random source... perhaps
your cat will oblige....Now try to find it on your trumpet. |
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Trumpet
not handy? You can still develop your diaphragm by deep deep
breaths. Take a few & then hold them for as long as you
can - but dinny fall over now... Do it at the bus stop! |
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