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This Is Why I Like To Do This… #GoPractice Daily, Day 4

Please leave me an answer to my question(s) of the day, which is asked early in the video, in the comments below. I’m really interested to know how your experience compares with mine.

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If you missed Bryan’s episode of the Trumpet Gurus Hang Podcast, please watch it at: https://youtu.be/Xvdg4gmqvYg or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

If you missed the #30DaysOfLongTones, you can find them here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuD-WY6dSa_bpkyCnpor3X5JuyqvUQGTl

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I Need To Explain Myself Better… #GoPractice Daily, Day 3

Great to see comments from so many of you, on the past couple of videos. Please keep your observations and questions coming! In this video, Day 3 of our series, I address a couple of things that have been asked so far…

The Daily Drills set used in this video can be downloaded at: https://airflowmusic.com/store/gp003_dd2022-01/

If you missed Bryan’s episode of the Trumpet Gurus Hang Podcast, please watch it at: https://youtu.be/Xvdg4gmqvYg or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

If you missed the #30DaysOfLongTones, you can find them here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuD-WY6dSa_bpkyCnpor3X5JuyqvUQGTl

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I’m Rather Enjoying This! – #GoPractice Daily, Day 2

Bryan Davis is back for Day 2 of the #GoPractice Daily series for March 2022. Join him for another turn through the exercises, and his tips on what to watch out for.

The Daily Drills set used in this video can be downloaded at: https://airflowmusic.com/store/gp003_dd2022-01/

If you missed Bryan’s episode of the Trumpet Gurus Hang Podcast, please watch it at: https://youtu.be/Xvdg4gmqvYg or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

If you missed the #30DaysOfLongTones, you can find them here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuD-WY6dSa_bpkyCnpor3X5JuyqvUQGTl

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Let’s Start A New #GoPractice Daily Series – Day 1!!

It’s high time we got back to a Daily Practice series. In this video, Bryan Davis shares the 1st set of a series of Daily Drills, intended to solidify our embouchures, encourage our lips to respond to the air more quickly and easily, and to be a small window of calm focus everyday, in our otherwise hectic lives. Please grab your trumpet and practice along everyday.

The Daily Drills set used in this video can be downloaded at: https://airflowmusic.com/store/gp003_dd2022-01/

If you missed Bryan’s episode of the Trumpet Gurus Hang Podcast, please watch it at: https://youtu.be/Xvdg4gmqvYg or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

If you missed the #30DaysOfLongTones, you can find them here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuD-WY6dSa_bpkyCnpor3X5JuyqvUQGTl

If you have questions or comments about this video, we want to hear them! If you have a topic you’d like Bryan Davis to make a video about, please let us know – your suggestion could be the subject of a future video!

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Trumpet Tip: How to Tongue More Efficiently! #GoPractice

Sometimes, it seems like tonguing a phrase takes a lot more air than slurring one. In this video, Bryan Davis discusses why this can happen and how to fix it, with some exercises to practice for yourself.

If you missed Bryan’s episode of the Trumpet Gurus Hang Podcast, please watch it at: https://youtu.be/Xvdg4gmqvYg or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

If you missed the #30DaysOfLongTones, you can find them here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuD-WY6dSa_bpkyCnpor3X5JuyqvUQGTl

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Long Tones on the Road! | #GoPractice S01E01

Life on the road, although super fun for the most part, can be challenging. Sometimes, we need to find a moment to check in with our fundamentals to bring us back to our centre. Join me to play my long tones to find some calm on a tour day.

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Clarke #2 – Major Pentatonic | Trumpet “Practice-along” #2

Following on from yesterday’s Exercise of the Week #67, here’s a full practice-along video at a slightly increased tempo, 100BPM, covering all the notated keys.

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Clarke #2 – Major Pentatonic Version | Exercise of the Week #67

Following on from a YouTube Short I posted, the other day, here is the Major Pentatonic variation of Herbert L Clarke’s 2nd Technical Study. Since so many people were unfamiliar with this variation, I though it worth sharing.

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