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How I Play High Notes! | “U for Upper Register” | Trumpet A-Z, S01E21

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 are a further example of the flexibility exercises introduced in “F for Falsetto” (with a one-handed glissando to Double High C!) and a short clip of Bryan playing lead trumpet on a recent studio session.

Recap the following videos, referenced herein:

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! We’re particularly interested to know what topics are in your Trumpet A-Z? Please comment a full or partial list below – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Trumpet A-Z with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit https://AirflowMusic.com. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

NEW! “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available as PDF eBook or Printed book. Buy Now →

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

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“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 – Minor 3rds

Check back every Monday for a new Exercise of the Week! #EOTW #GoPractice

All PDF exercise downloads which accompany our videos are handled in the Airflow Music Online Store. They are completely free to download, although you have the option to pay a small fee of your choice, in support of the time and effort which goes into making these videos. If you choose to contribute, it is much appreciated! Alternatively, you always have the option to purchase a book, lesson or t-shirt.

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! If there’s a specific technique you’d like to target with an #EOTW, please tell us – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Exercise of the Week with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit: https://AirflowMusic.com/. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

If you’ve found this or any of our videos helpful, please share with your friends, and consider supporting us by making a purchase from the Airflow Music store.

New from Airflow Music: “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available now as a PDF ebook or printed book.

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

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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 and pitch familiarity.

Click to download the PDF of “The 5 Bar Exercise

Check back every Monday for a new Exercise of the Week! #EOTW #GoPractice

All PDF exercise downloads which accompany our videos are handled in the Airflow Music Online Store. They are completely free to download, although you have the option to pay a small fee of your choice, in support of the time and effort which goes into making these videos. If you choose to contribute, it is much appreciated! Alternatively, you always have the option to purchase a book, lesson or t-shirt.

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! If there’s a specific technique you’d like to target with an #EOTW, please tell us – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Exercise of the Week with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit: https://AirflowMusic.com/. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

If you’ve found this or any of our videos helpful, please share with your friends, and consider supporting us by making a purchase from the Airflow Music store.

New from Airflow Music: “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available now as a PDF ebook or printed book.

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

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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 what each of the 3 compressions are and how they work together. In subsequent episodes, he will go into greater detail about HOW to use each one.

Recap other episodes referenced in this video:
• “B for Breathing
• “O for Overblowing
• “R for Release
• “S for Shortcuts

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! We’re particularly interested to know what topics are in your Trumpet A-Z? Please comment a full or partial list below – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Trumpet A-Z with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit https://AirflowMusic.com. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

NEW! “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available as PDF eBook or Printed book. Buy Now →

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

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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 2nd and 3rd partials only, although the patterns could be applied to any pair of partials.

Click to download the PDF of “Twisted Flexibilities #1

Check back every Monday for a new Exercise of the Week! #EOTW #GoPractice

All PDF exercise downloads which accompany our videos are handled in the Airflow Music Online Store. They are completely free to download, although you have the option to pay a small fee of your choice, in support of the time and effort which goes into making these videos. If you choose to contribute, it is much appreciated! Alternatively, you always have the option to purchase a book, lesson or t-shirt.

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! If there’s a specific technique you’d like to target with an # EOTW, please tell us – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Exercise of the Week with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit: https://AirflowMusic.com/. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

If you’ve found this or any of our videos helpful, please share with your friends, and consider supporting us by making a purchase from the Airflow Music store.

New from Airflow Music: “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available now as a PDF ebook or printed book.

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

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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 possible!

Join us on Mondays for “Exercise of the Week” and Fridays for “Trumpet A-Z”
#EOTW #TrumpetAtoZ

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! We’re particularly interested to know what topics are in your Trumpet A-Z? Please comment a full or partial list below – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Trumpet A-Z with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit https://AirflowMusic.com. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

NEW! “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available as PDF eBook or Printed book. Buy Now →

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

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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 bending primer.

Check back every Monday for a new Exercise of the Week! #EOTW #GoPractice

All PDF exercise downloads which accompany our videos are handled in the Airflow Music Online Store. They are completely free to download, although you have the option to pay a small fee of your choice, in support of the time and effort which goes into making these videos. If you choose to contribute, it is much appreciated! Alternatively, you always have the option to purchase a book, lesson or t-shirt.

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! If there’s a specific technique you’d like to target with an # EOTW, please tell us – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Exercise of the Week with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit: https://AirflowMusic.com/. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

If you’ve found this or any of our videos helpful, please share with your friends, and consider supporting us by making a purchase from the Airflow Music store.

New from Airflow Music: “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available now as a PDF ebook or printed book.

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

Follow Airflow Music on Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram.

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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 them.

Also, thank you to everybody who has watched, liked, commented on and subscribed to the videos on our channel. Thanks to you, we reached 1000 subscribers, shortly before this video was made. We’re very grateful for your interest and support.

Recap these videos, mentioned in this episode:

Join us on Mondays for “Exercise of the Week” and Fridays for “Trumpet A-Z”
#EOTW #TrumpetAtoZ

Catch up on the Trumpet A-Z series, so far, at: Trumpet A-Z Playlist. New episodes are added every Friday.

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! We’re particularly interested to know what topics are in your Trumpet A-Z? Please comment a full or partial list below – your suggestion could be the topic of a future video!

Trumpet A-Z with Bryan Davis is presented by Airflow Music. For information on all our products, please visit https://AirflowMusic.com. Please Subscribe to our Youtube channel, to be notified of upcoming episodes.

NEW! “Finger Flexes” by Bryan Davis. Available as PDF eBook or Printed book. Buy Now →

Buy “Combination Drills: Developed Scales in Odd Meters” by Bryan Davis. PDF eBooks and Printed Books are available for each edition:

Trumpet Lessons with Bryan Davis are available in-person, if you’re in the New York City area, or via Skype if you live elsewhere. For more information, please visit: http://bryandav.is/teaching

Follow Airflow Music on Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram.