![]() Your breathing needs to be in proper working order, just like all the parts of your trumpet. When you’re playing the trumpet, you are in a sense becoming a part of the instrument. Proper Breathing Will Make Your Trumpet Sound Better This helps warm you up for proper inhalation while playing. While exhaling, remove your hand, let your lungs quickly fill with air, and exhale. Press your mouth against the back of your hand, inhale and create suction. For low notes, imagine warm slow air filling up every nook inside the trumpet. For high notes, imagine a cold laser beam shooting out of a small hole from the center of the lips, straight down the lead pipe and out of the bell. The speed of your exhale is also a factor. Without a full inhale you may notice that you can’t play a 4 measure phrase or get to the top note of a scale. When Playing Your Trumpet, Match Your Breathing to the Notes This will make it easier for you to breathe comfortably while you play. It can help to do a little light stretching just to get your body feeling light and loose. For example, a lot of people have a tendency to bunch up their shoulders when they’re playing – if you do this, focus on keeping your shoulders down. To make sure that while you’re playing trumpet, you’re breathing in a relaxed manner, make sure you’re not tensing up your body anywhere before playing. This will pinch the sound, and make the embouchure work harder. In other words, if you inhale with tension, you’re probably going to exhale with tension. Remember, your inhalation directly affects your exhalation. Here’s some pro tips from Myriad to take your breathing – and your trumpet playing – to the next level. To get your air right, you have to get your breathing right. It controls tone production, articulation, dynamics, musical phrasing, range and endurance. Air is everything when playing the trumpet. ![]()
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