Pencil exercise for trumpet

I demonstrate the pencil exercise for trumpet embouchure development.
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Howto & Style

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• how to
• trumpet
• embouchure
• flugelhorn
• cornet
• music

[Apokolohypnotis]

Is it useful on trombone? :)

[Johnflugelhorn]

@Apokolohypnotis Good question,though I also play trombone and trumpet and do the pencil exercise ,then by default ..Yes,it is good for trombone.

[Johnflugelhorn]

I am suprised that with all these comments no one has mentioned how long should you squeeze the pencil and how often each day. When you start a couple minutes twice a day is good. Even after you have done this a few days i would advise twice a day up to 3 minutes each time you squeeze the pencil.

[angloman1]

what kind of pencil would you recommend for the better sound quality?

[Johnflugelhorn]

A pencil like the wood pencil I use in the video ,which is a #6 lead pencil.You don't want a too light or too heavy pencil.

[kamakamameleon]

A belgian trumpetplayer told me also this technique, I do it in the car and surprisingly, I get high notes very clear I never did. It's a good technique. Lips are muscles and has to be trained. How harder the lips how better and higher the notes but also the sonority. I keep study on my sonority with other techniques. Johan

[Johnflugelhorn]

@kamakamameleon Good that you are doing well on trumpet. The comments you say are true,with trumpet it is not just one thing but a combination of several things,such as embouchure,posture,breath control,valve control and of course having a good horn helps!

[Apokolohypnotis]

@Johnflugelhorn Thank you for the answer :)

[marypercival]

ahah

[Johnflugelhorn]

The wood end of the pencil or the eraser should not make much difference except to make sure the eraser is clean and has no wear.

[ProKzaine]

my original teacher taught me to try it with the eraser side. what kind of difference would that make?