Jim Manley - Approach to Air & Airmen of Note trumpets

[SRV1]

right out of the Masters book everyone should have Raphael Mendez Prelude to Brass Playing

[Haritonov46]

Yeah, I got some thoughts. 99.9% of really good players should not open their mouth because at that moment they become laughable. Every time they are doing this they once again prove the axiom: playing and teaching are two different worlds.

[bobilleg74]

Really interesting vid. It seems to go right against what Claude Gordon advocated - ie, keep the chest high etc. Any thoughts?

[trptguy23]

I had the fortune to study with Jim for 5 hours; he opened up my mind to new possibilities. I can now get the occasional Double C when I used to struggle with high C. Jim is a great guy who is very personable and friendly and I consider him a good friend. And "selector111" he is not really pushing out his stomach and if he is it is merely a result of breathing low. When he he has the guy touch his stomach while he plays high, his stomach doesn't clench or move at all..absolutely amazing man

[trptguy23]

I had the fortune to study with Jim for 5 hours; he opened up my mind to new possibilities. I can now get the occasional Double C when I used to struggle with high C. Jim is a great guy who is very personable and friendly and I consider him a good friend. And "selector111" he is not really pushing out his stomach and if he is it is merely a result of breathing low. When he he has the guy touch his stomach while he plays high, his stomach doesn't clench or move at all..amazing

[selector111]

Hey jazzybugler, is he pushing out his stomach at all

[allnwbone]

goddly

[MetroidHunter26]

Trumpet info video with a Darth Vader References equals win! This vid is great! As a trumpet player myself this is great way to increase breathing techniques.

[Tubalcainscream]

I've had the pleasure of playing with 2 of these guys--ridiculously good trumpet players.

[btj89]

best video on youtube

[selector111]

So wat is he saying especially at the beginning, does he mean blow the air from your stomach first? and is he saying to use pressure like in the other vid wen they were talking about arturo and the ring breaking off lol

[jsphweid]

Jim drinks a lot of coffee :)

[steevojackass]

kevin burns... as in the kevin burns who played lead on the falconaires album A Touch of Jobim?

[jazzybugler]

Yep, that's the one. So you have that CD?

[steevojackass]

Absolutely, that's some of the best and strongest lead playing I've ever heard. I'm Andy Fuller's student, the guy in my videos. He said you guys have met before on the phone. Both you and Andy have some of the biggest sound I've ever heard. Well alongside Mic Gillette of course haha

[jazzybugler]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoy that CD.

[mazzus08]

One of the great things you may miss is when he talks "where all the air goes" Down into his lower back. Right at the start of the second minute. Try that out.

[jakeengler]

Haha. Did he just say like Darth Vader? Some good stuff in this video.

[MargoK]

I'm a flutist and I agree that this is fantastic advice for any wind player. I think of using a lower pitched breath rather than a higher pitched breath (I think this may have been what he was saying). It helps open the throat and causes the breathing to come from the diaphragm rather than the throat.

[jazzmanta]

AWESOME stuff. Thanks guys for being such great Guinea pigs :) for Jim.

Best,

T

(tell Tedd Baker that Trent says hi!)

[asimmons32]

This was Great, Thanks for posting this video.

[Finiero]

Good advice for any wind instrument!