How To Clean a Trumpet MouthpieceWondering how to clean a trumpet mouthpiece? Perhaps you don’t have the right tools for the job and now you are asking…
…”how to clean a trumpet mouthpiece without a brush?”
Well, you are on the right page because I will do my best to show you how to do this.
Can I play a brass instrument with facial hair? Is playing trumpet with a mustache going to be a problem? …or…
…could it even be an advantage?
In this blog post I’m going to share my thoughts about this.
“The Bach 1C megatone is a very good trumpet mouthpiece for large lips”
What is the best trumpet mouthpiece for big lips?
We all come in different sizes, and having large and thick lips should by no means be an obstacle for becoming a great trumpet player. There are thousands and thousands of trumpet virtuosos out there with large lips, and they are doing just fine…
…some of them do indeed need bigger mouthpieces, but not all of them. You see, it also depends on what kind of chop setting we are using.
That said, before you start messing around with your embouchure, it is indeed better to look for a suitable trumpet mouthpiece for thick lips…
…assuming your embouchure is working fine, of course.
People often ask me “what’s the most difficult brass instrument to play?” or “What’s the easiest brass instrument to play?” and in this article I’m going to give my best shot at answering those questions.
The “Kelly 7c” – A Good Mouthpiece For Playing With BracesThe Kelly 7c is a good mouthpiece for braces because it is much softer than regular brass mouthpieces (click here to check pricing at Amazon).
So, why wold we want something softer? some of you might be asking…
….well, normally we don’t want that, but there is nothing normal about playing the trumpet while having braces. Come to think of it, there’s actually nothing normal about trumpet playing in general 🙂
The Denis Wick DW 6882 4X
I consider the Denis Wick 4x to be one of the absolute best mouthpieces for marching band
What is the best trumpet mouthpiece for marching band?
Well, as you know, what works for one, might not work for another. On top of that there are many very good brands out there, so answering this question with giving just one mouthpiece suggestion is not that easy, but…
As I’m sitting here, spending a bit of time readingin on trumpet forums, I find these questions coming up again and again…
…so I thought I might as well write an article, answering those questions. I hope you find it informative.
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Do you feel your throat and neck tense up when you play the trumpet? If so this is a blog post you should read.
Believe it or not, this is a very common problem and something we need to fix because playing with tension will negatively affect your sound, endurance as well as your ability to control your playing.
Wondering how to warm up on trumpet, and now you are looking for trumpet warm up routines and exercises? If so this is the ultimate page for you, so grab a cup of coffee and stay for a while, because this could really improve your trumpet playing significantly.
I get a lot of emails with the questions,
…I think you get the picture, endurance… endurance……. endurance!
