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Trumpet Basics (2): Buzz with the Mouthpiece

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  • i jus got an elective in band n i picked the trumpet i can form the buzzing n sometimes i jus cant it comes and goes :o

  • @brianalva1

    it's totally normal for the buzz to come and go as you're figuring it out. Just keep at it, try to do it whenever you think about it through the day (and have a private moment :-) and during your practice. It'll come and you'll be able to do it any time. Good luck! If you have any questions, feel free to post 'em here....

  • i can buzz with lips .. but .. cant buzz with the mouthpiece... when i buzz with the mouthpiece.. the sound is not pure... and i am always trying to press the mouthpiece on my lips... to let it have a greater sound... so how i can change the habit or impove my buzzing skills on the mouthpiece?

  • @MingYee1

    It's excellent that you're paying attention to the quality of your buzz sound. Use more air, don't use too much pressure on your lips. Experiment with pressure, volume of air, and anything else and listen carefully. Very best advice: keep practicing and listening carefully and trying things, and be patient. Good luck!

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  • @jhknight17

    Good observation and advice. ANY wind player should read an re-read "Song and Wind," and thanks for telling us about it!

  • @gohito456 probably and air issue. Good luck!

  • @gohito456 Bigger instruments have a better tendency to make us play more efficiently. And what I mean by that is that on trumpet you will have a lot easier time getting away with playing the least amount of air as compared to the baritone. Because baritone commands more air to make a tone you have a harder time playing less efficiently(on baritone).

    My personal opinion would to be pick one instrument and stick with it. Second: I would get the book "Song and Wind." Any embouchure "issue" is...

  • my pleasure. Glad they've been helpful! Thanks for the feedback.

  • these videos are great. thanks so much for taking the time to do them.

  • @ntnumusic

    Sorry it took me so long. I was away for last week. Try starting the buzz with just your lips, then keep buzzing and gently place the mouthpiece over the buzz. That should work. It could be that you need to roll your lips in more. If your buzz is too "big" it might be hard to fit it into that tiny mouthpiece. Lots of air, focused buzz, and as you're buzzing, place the mouthpiece over your buzzing lips. Good luck! Let me know if this helped or we can try something else.

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