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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:

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

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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.

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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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New Trumpet Book! | Try Finger Flexes Ex.1 | Exercise of the Week #5

In this video, Bryan Davis introduces his new book “Finger Flexes” and shares the first exercise for you to try out. He explains how he likes to practice the exercises and demonstrates the first few lines. Supercharge your fingers and your flexibility!

Click to download the sample PDF of “Finger Flexes #1”

Buy the “Finger Flexes” book now. It is available as a PDF eBook, printed book or bundle of both!

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.

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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Volume Series #1 | Exercise of the Week #4

In this video, Bryan Davis shares a Volume Series drill and explains how to practice in order to improve your dynamic control at both ends of the range – both loud and soft.

Click to download the PDF of “Volume Series #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.

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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Level Up Your Practice Game! | “Q for Quality” | Trumpet A-Z, Episode 17

Out of all the questions and comments on these videos, the most common have been about what to practice and how to get the most value for your practice time. In this episode of “Trumpet A-Z”, “Q for Quality”, Bryan Davis shares tips on some good things for everybody to practice and some ways to reformat your practice to get the most out of your time.

Recap “K for Kinesthesia” now.

J.B. Arban Complete Conservatory Method for Trumpet – https://amzn.to/2LduXh8
H.L. Clarke Technical Studies – https://amzn.to/2LcquLl

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.

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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Middle/Upper Register 4ths | Exercise of the Week #3

In this video, Bryan Davis presents an Interval Drill, which you can use to work on your accuracy. Specifically, it targets playing 4ths in the middle and upper registers – something we often have to do in music of all genres, but which frequently causes problems for players of all levels.

Click to download the PDF of “Middle/Upper Register 4ths”

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.

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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Avoid Tension and Play Easier! | “P for Posture” | Trumpet A-Z, Episode 16

Whether we’re sitting or standing to play, our ability to make a clear and resonant sound, have good intonation, avoid unnecessary tension and generally just play as easily as possible is affected enormously by how we position our body. In the latest episode of #TrumpetAtoZ, “P for Posture”, Bryan Davis explains some posture pitfalls you need to look out for, to give yourself the best chance to sound good and play effortlessly.

In this video, Bryan also references the following videos:

Please watch them, if you haven’t already.

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.

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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Alternative Technical Study for Trumpet! | Exercise of the Week #2

In this video, Bryan Davis presents a Technical Study which you can use to add variety to your practice routine. This exercise could be practiced as an alternative to Clarke #2 or Clarke #3, for example.

Click to download the PDF of “Technical Study – Arpeggios #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.

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 Your Efficiency! | “O for Overblowing” | Trumpet A-Z, Ep. 15

Overblowing is widely regarded as the root of all evil for brass playing. It is certainly not efficient and can make playing the trumpet much harder than it needs to be! In the latest episode of Trumpet A-Z, “O for Overblowing,” Bryan Davis explains a little more about it, some of the symptoms and a little known way to see if you’re overblowing. He also details the way it can actually be used to your advantage in the practice room.

If you missed them watch the following Trumpet A-Z videos Bryan cites in this video:

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.

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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Simple Jaw Stabilizer! | Exercise of the Week #1

For the inaugural Exercise of the Week, we present a simple Jaw Stabilization drill. Work on maintaining jaw position throughout the low partials, to improve flexibility and eliminate extraneous motion.

Click to download the PDF of “Jaw Stabilization #1”

Jaw Stabilization was also referenced in “J for Jaw” in the #TrumpetAtoZ series. Watch now at: https://youtu.be/yzaUZHAni0Q

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.

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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Make Your Chops Feel Great! | “N for Note Bending” | Trumpet A-Z, Episode 14

Sometimes you just need to practice something that makes your chops feel good! In this episode of Trumpet A-Z, “N for Note Bending,” Bryan Davis shares his favourite exercise that does exactly that! Focus your airflow and response, and make playing the trumpet easier, as a result!

Click to download the PDF of “Extended Bends and Reverse Bends”

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! 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.

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.