Following on from the last “Trumpet A-Z” video, Bryan Davis explains and demonstrates how to isolate, engage and practice your abdominal or “Core” compression; arguably the most powerful of the 3 Compressions. In “U for Upper Register” he demonstrates that core compression is particularly useful for accessing the upper register, aka “playing high notes.” Included…
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Archives for June 2018
“Stability #1 – Minor 3rds” for Trumpet | Exercise of the Week #9
In this Exercise of the Week video, Bryan Davis shares “Stability #1 – Minor 3rds”, a routine he uses to rebalance his embouchure and airflow after periods with lots of playing but little practice. It can also be used to developed balance in the first place! Click to download the PDF of “Stability #1 –…
5 Bar Tonguing Exercise for Trumpet | Exercise of the Week #8
This video is a followup to “Trumpet Q&A #3 – How to Practice Static Tonguing” after which we had a number of requests for a PDF of the exercises shared. In this Exercise of the Week video, Bryan Davis shares the “5 Bar Exercise” – a static tonguing drill which works on articulation, embouchure stability…
What are the 3 Compressions? | “T for Three” | Trumpet A-Z, S01E20
In a number of his Trumpet A-Z videos, Bryan Davis has referred to the “3 Compressions” – the physical methods we have at our disposal to compress and regulate our airflow, to get control of our airspeed and be able to move freely around all registers of the instrument. In “T for Three”, Bryan explains…
Twisted Flexibilities #1 for Trumpet | Exercise of the Week #7
In this video, Bryan Davis shares a series of flexibility exercises to add variety to your daily Trumpet practice. They are an example of the sort of exercises Bryan writes for his own use, changing up time signatures, note groupings and pitch order, to keep him concentrating while practicing! This selection is notated between the…
Better High Notes ASAP! | “S for Shortcuts” | Trumpet A-Z, S01E19
We receive more questions about playing high notes than any other topic! It seems to be an area that almost everybody wants to improve, and many people want it now! In this episode of Trumpet A-Z, “S for Shortcuts”, Bryan Davis explains and demonstrates how you can work on your upper register as expeditiously as…
Bendy Scale Fragments #1 for Trumpet | Exercise of the Week #6
In this video, Bryan Davis shares a Note Bending exercise with a twist – instead of single note bends, we’re now bending entire phrases! Great for getting your air under control and balancing the response of the embouchure. Click to download the PDF of “Bendy Scale Fragments #1” Watch “N for Note Bending” for a…
Improve Efficiency & Tonguing! | “R for Release” | Trumpet A-Z, S01E18
Sometimes, certain trumpet playing concepts don’t make sense because of how they’re explained. It can help to flip them around and look at them from a different angle. In this episode of Trumpet A-Z, “R for Release”, Bryan Davis discusses how to optimize your airflow and tonguing by letting the notes out, rather than forcing…