Finger Dexterity: Tips on how to play faster on the trumpet. Improve your dexterity!
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- Let's learn some techniques to play faster on the trumpet! Fast fingers are essential for trumpet playing if you don't want to be stuck playing basic music forever. Develop your trumpet dexterity with these master tips.
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I teach over 150 people every week in one way or another, diagnosing trumpet issues, designing practice plans and helping people enjoy trumpet playing. My life is trumpet! I'm a Trumpet Education Specialist and Consultant, founder and CEO at Trumpet Headquarters where in 2015 I developed a lesson curriculum of over 100 tutorials and video lessons called the THQ Trumpet Lessons Online Program. I also own a private trumpet studio called MusicFit Academy, where I maintain a full roster of students.
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Hey, its Christian. Remember 2 years ago when u were giving out lessons at Hand middle school in South Carolina and I was one of ur students!!!! I was the one allergic to peanuts.
Chris Horton great to hear from you Christian! Best wishes!
Trumpet Headquarters thank u so much! I had the opportunity to play at Carnegie Hall last summer and I wanted to thank u for ur lessons!
what an incredible teacher ! I love this lady !
Excellent teacher, straight forward delivery with natural personality, accessible to all - Thanks
I used to be pretty good at playing...in High School. Then I spent 20 years hoping I was still playing, so I would sing and "move my fingers" any which way, and my song sounded great!
Now that I'm playing in a band again, (2 years), my fingers haven't figured out they can't just play anything they want.
Thanks so much for putting together this content!
I would agree with many things that you say.
One thing I would add is always use a metronome.
I’ve been doing these exercises for about 3 weeks now and I can see improvement but damn it takes forever to have amazing finger dexterity haha! You are so talented!
I like what you said about imagining that we're holding a baseball and not keeping the palm to flat against the valves. That was really helpful. Thanks
Gladys Ng you are very welcome! For more tips and trumpet stuff check out www.trumpetheadquarters.com
Thank you, that was great!!
Being an old guy, I gave up playing about 10 years ago, but the interest has never left me, Many thanks it is exciting to follow your study.
Regards Cyjo
It's never too late! the THQ website is coming on April 7th. Maybe you will be able to find some good stuff there. Best wishes.
Great video! Thanks
Chapeau! Good lesson.
You are an EXCELLENT Teacher & Player, combination few On You Tube Have Bravo 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you!
Amazing!
I have recently taken up the cornet. I have an eCornet. I found the buzzing video very helpful. Please do more videos for beginners based on the lessons you give to people. I am in the UK so I can't get personal lessons with you. Excellent.
Doug TSax thanks for watching and I’m glad to hear this video was helpful to you. No matter where you are you can lessons! My entire studio is online, and has been since 2014. I have extensive experience teaching all levels via Skype. You can learn more about lessons at www.musicfitacademy.com. I also have a self-paced beginner’s course at www.trumpetheadquarters.com if private instruction is not in the cards. Best of luck on your trumpet journey!
I like the upper register as you can do those exercises with the overtones and less valve movements.
My instructor got me to order the Clarke book, and it's amazing, every single trumpet needs it. He said that even he still uses it every now and then(and he's got his doctorate in performance!).
that's great to hear! Yes, we use this book until it kills us.
Excellent lesson!
Thank you woman. I have learned something from this!
Thank you for this, enjoyed listening to someone actually explain and demonstrate the vision instead of just playing! Lol it's very good
ddillon1022 thank you!
love my Clarke book. Great tip playing even numbers one day & odd the next.
Loving this channel!!
And the channel is loving your company!
OH, you just helped me so much, with the baseball hand position. I am tall, 5' 8" and I have long fingers - 3.5 inch middle and pinky is 2.5 inches. This feels and works, so much better. (I have only been playing 3 weeks, thank God to answered prayers to help me learn!) God bless you!
That’s so great to hear Janet! For even more tips and trumpet resources check out www.trumpetheadquarters.com . Happy playing!
Side camera view is very helpful; thank you! It seems like you always keep your middle finger on the key, and only lift the 1st & 3rd. It also seems like the pinky is mostly moving with the weak 3rd finger. This make sense to me because these two are hard to move completely independently. The baseball hold helps me understand; in this it seems you are pressing towards your thumb, so I guess it's important that the thumb is placed between valves and not in front of 1st valve.
This is so cool!
I totally want to see Estela play the Intro of "Fall in Love with me" by EWF
Very excellent. I have some things I learned from my teachers long ago. When doing the slow learning of the Clarke exercises, grip the trumpet with the left hand firmly and slap those valves down hard. That comes from Jim Maxwell ( Godfather Theme - NY Tonight Show Band) who got it from Max Schlossberg who got it from HL Clarke himself. And from Bob McCoy of the same band , he had me play tough passages with the left hand - slowly of course - which works amazingly by teaching the other side of your brain what the other hand is doing. Just though I would share with a brilliant young person at the beginning of the trail. Happy travels , good work Estela.
Sounds like this ain't your first rodeo! Thanks for watching the video. Also, you must think I'm a lot younger than I am lol I graduated with a Master's in tpt performance in 2014 :) But I guess that doesn't say much seeing as you can earn a masters at any age! I'll just leave it a mystery then. 😜
Thank you for the kind reply. So true, you do look very young to me. I had the great good fortune to study with some wonderful players who could also teach. One of my mentors told me that I should always strive for beauty in my playing. He said "someone will always play faster, higher and with greater technique." You have that beauty in your playing. That was in 1971, 11 years after I started trumpet. OLD lol !
Outstanding
I love it.
"If you can already do that, go ahead and turn off thid video and go practice" lmfaozz
bravo!
Kool; you sound quite good....love your tone & your embouchure looks perfect!
Mayra Gnocchi thank you for watching :)
Thanks for the instructional video. I'm going to thumbs up and subscribe to support your channel and look forward to seeing future videos!
Thank you for your support!!
You are great teacher
oh thank you so much mam for wonderful information I am also trumpet player but new your information help me lot once again thank you so much.
Solomon Salins glad it helped you :)
Great👍
Thanks a lot. I'll make sure to implement these techniques in my practice sessions.
Roan McGeough awesome! Hard work trumps talent any day!
Trumpet Headquarters hey question my director says my teeth are too close but opening my teeth more makes it impossible for to make a emouture and tips he says it makes a e sound and sorry for spelling some things wrong and last of all he says i smile while i play but my private lesson teacher said everyones emouture is different so which is right?
esdras hernandez unfortunately I can't truly see what the problem may be without seeing and hearing you play. The teeth should be apart a little but not too much. If your sound is tight it is more likely that the problem is the aperture, not the teeth. When the aperture is too small the sound tends to sound tight, consistent airflow is difficult, fatigue sets in quickly, you're mostly sharp, among some other issues. I suggest you find yourself a private instructor to help you. Good luck!
And if Chet Baker...one of the greatest trumpet players ever...can play after losing his teeth in a beating, then anybody can.
Fantastic
Good tip on lifting the fingers off the valves I have a bad habit of the “ half valve” ....my next practice I am going to really lift my fingers off the valves...good tip, thank you.
Paul Dance glad it helped! I’ve got many more tips that I send through my free newsletter. You can sign up at www.trumpetheadquarters.com, just scroll down a little bit. :)
Gracias..que talento te regaló Dios y lo cultivas...gracias..podrías subtitular al español..?es un valioso aporte.
As a real beginner, I've learned a lot of little, subtle tips from this. Thanks.
Impressive to watch your fingers playing. I had to backtrack when you suggested lifting your fingers from the valves. ("Wait - she's not doing tha...oh. yes she is. Wow!")
Ross Cameron thank you so much Ross! I’m so glad this video helped you. I have much many more resources on my website at trumpetheadquarters.com. Hope to see you there!
Beautiful embouchure and sound.
Miguel Tortoza thank you very much for your compliments!
Always amazing!! Hoping to take lessons with you soon!
I have the same Yamaha keyboard
Love you😍
Great video. You have to be careful when it comes to lifting fingers all the way up though. Lifting them off the keys can slow you down as well.
erik morales cityscapes in the intro! i played that last year for a quintet
sehr gut
sehr, sehr gut.
I know you guys probably won't be able to get around to this comment, but I was wondering if you know the name of the song in the outro? It sounds phenomenal with great expression and range so if you guys could tell me the name of it I would be so happy :) btw thank you for the tip on the pinkie ring. I caught myself going from proper position to poor position really fats and it's probably the reason for my chops getting tired quickly. :D
Hey thanks for watching! The outro piece is the 3rd movement of Cityscapes from the album "Tromba Mundi." I'm not playing in it but I did play the piece while Italy once. It's a very fun piece!
I used to have that metronome. It was a battery suck monster
Te amo Estela
Excellent video! I think the Clark Technical Exercises are available on line for free. Its been in the public domain for over 100 years now so we now have zero excuses for not practicing out of that book.
Hi Michael from Trinidad and Tobago
i do speedcubing but this was difficult at first XD
Great video...thanks. I have the book, but of course being somewhat new to the trumpet, its a struggle. I assume it just takes time and practice (lot of it!). Is there a specific page or notes best to start with? Or just start at one and work your way through? Thank you so much.
Michael McGuire thanks for watching! Starting at #1 is the best practice, but #2 is good too. They do get harder as you go along. The key is to practice SLOWWWW at first and with a metronome to ensure proper timing. Good luck and have fun!
Thank you for responding. I found your web site and will download the warn up exercises as well as follow your advise here.
awsome like immediate improvement i love you lol
George Lumsden glad it helped!
Thanks for this maam.
Ja and Poy you’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
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Thank you♥️
the example is in the book?
Could you please make a video on flutter tonguing? I've been trying to get it for months now with no success. Thanks!
P.S. Love this video, super helpful!
+Ryan Slater Thanks for watching Ryan, Im glad the video was helpful. I will try to get around to making a video on flutter tonguing soon!
I’m going to have try the pinky thing. My finger dexterity is okay and the only thing slowing me down is forgetting what valves are for some notes. Especially when reading. My sight reading is atrocious.
TheGholiday thanks for watching! It’s just habit, practice and constant exposure. Keep going at it and you’ll get it!
Am really facing that problem now
Nice video Estela. How long does it take you to complete the 3 or 4 Clarke exercises each day? It takes me forever, so I've reduced it to one. I do other stuff of course; strengthening exercises, scales, lip slurs, a study and practice material but I found that by the 2nd or 3rd Clarke study I was just going through the motions. I do a different one each day, so each lap of the book takes around a week. I try and gradually increase the speed on the metronome.
Steven Uttley I guess it depends on speed. It doesn't take me very long to do 1 full study with the etude, but I do them pretty fast. Sometimes I do all of them, sometimes only odds or evens, sometimes I spend 1 week just perfecting one study with the etude. To me, it's not about how long or how fast, it's about how well. Thanks for watching 😁
Thanks for your rapid reply Estela. It's a very useful book and I presume after several years you can move through the exercises rapidly. I presume that this is just part of your daily routine and you would normally include a range of material? I like your nice full sound by the way, have you posted any performance vids yet?
If I keep my palm and pinky off of the trumpet, how am I gonna get a grip of it to kick out on the low C# and Ds?
Jevin Calma the baseball band is the right, the hand to move slides for low C# and D is the left. So no interference there!
Hi! Thanks for the lesson. I am very slow with my fingers. For me to practice this everyday, odds and then even but all the book? Or should I stick with lesson one first?
DNA duets hey thanks for watching this video. Just focus on lesson 1! One lesson at a time at first. Lessons 1 and 2 will be the best to start with.
Check out more tips at www.trumpetheadquarters.com :)
Thank you
Superb. Can u provide me the music sheets of the 3 useful exercises u played in this video.
Kindly send me the musical notations of the fingering u played in this video. Pl do so. Also let me have your phone no
I justed started playing the trumpet, so if I want to play higher notes, I need to press the trumpet on my lips... Any tips for that i dont need to to that?
Applying a little pressure to the lips in the high register is normal. The problem is when its so much that the stone suffers, lips hurt or worse. To play higher, use tongue placement. Position the tongue in the "eee" position to play higher notes and "ahhh" position to play lower notes. I know this is sort of abstract, I will make a video on this subject soon. Thanks for watching!
Trumpet Headquarters thanks!
Whats the piece thats played as the intro?
Ardit Jackson Cityscapes by Erik Morales.
What trumpet song was that at the beginning?
Cityscapes by Erik Morales :)
Estella Clarke also wrote a book of characterstic studies.
Good 👍🇩🇪
can you give me names for a books to improve my dexterity ?? beacous this book seems to be for piano
and in my country hard to get
Hi Salah, the book in my video is my best recommendation. It is Technical Studies by Herbert L. Clarke, you can also find other books by Anthony Plogg that are very good. The method books by Allen Vizutti are also very good!
It would have been nice to see you play something that wasn't just a simple chromatic pattern. Many players are capable of that, but there is much greater challenge in some of the big cornet solos, or in Orchestral solos such as Sorcerer's Apprentice (Dukas), Ravel Piano Concerto or Scheherazade. Equally, a Clifford Brown or Wynton Marsalis transcription would also test finger dexterity. Playing short chromatic patterns at a moderately fast tempo isn't really a demonstration of inspiring dexterity though.
Not to bash your channel though, they are lovely videos and you present very well.
R D Thanks for watching this video. You’re right, there are many more licks that are much much more impressive than a quick scale pattern and I understand where you’re coming from. However, for beginner and intermediate players watching the quick scale pattern is already mind boggling and my primary intent in these videos is to educate with the necessary demonstration to get my point across, not boast about my playing. Thanks again for tuning in and for your complement, highly appreciated!!!
@@TrumpetHeadquarters Thanks for your courteous and intelligent response! You make great points and I think I may have missed the point that this was aimed at beginner/intermediate players.
Keep making the videos, they're very good and I hope that some younger (or older!) players can gain some useful advice from them!
Best of luck, R D
Somehow I don't believe you always keep your pinky out of the lead-pipe ring.
As for me, I need to have the pinky inside the ring for stability.
i.e. I have difficulty with my hand wandering around, and certainly maintaining
the correct distance from the leadpipe, as you describe.
Thank you for taking the time to watch my video. This video is meant for beginners, so if you're a seasoned player most of these will be simple suggestions. This is why immediately after demonstrating the pinky issue I said there are exceptions to that. Both keeping the pinky out of the ring and maintaining a distance between the valve casing and the palm of the hand are both standard pedagogical techniques to prevent other issues from developing in the player. Like I said though, there are exceptions. So if you feel uncomfortable keeping the pinky free and its not causing any side effects in your playing then by all means keep it in the ring. Happy practicing!
We have the same last name and play the same instrument
bien..stella peux-tu mettre des vidéos de la méthode arban aussi...
Merci Antony, oui mais maintenant je travaille sur un autre projet. Après je fini je mettrai plus des vidéos sur UA-cam.
How often should we do this every day ...how long ... Thank you Anthony
The goal is to complete the exercise, however long that takes. If you don’t have enough endurance then only do the evens one day, the odds the next. Or you can do even less and work your way up to be able to play the entire study with the etude. Depending on speed it could take someone 10 minutes and someone else 30. Remember, if you feel tired, stop and rest.
@@TrumpetHeadquarters Thank you for your reply.
Would this exercise help when your playing trumpet pieces that have difficult rhythms ? Thank you and Merrry Christmas to you 🎅
I can’t read music, can you learn to play by memorizing or do you have to start by learning to read sheet music first? Also, do you have to be able to distinguish notes first too. When I hear music I don’t know what notes are being played.
Hi Paul, thanks for watching. You don’t have to identify notes you hear when others play, although you can when you are an advanced player. However, you should know what notes you’re playing. Naturally, you can learn any instrument without reading sheet music, but it is like speaking a language without reading or writing it. Musical illiteracy has a lot of walls and obstacles. Within your first year playing you will learn patterns and exercises that will be the foundation for much more difficult ones later and knowing how read them will make your life much easier. Sheet music is not difficult at all. Most new players start from zero, having no experience reading. I encourage you to simply begin with the basics and you will see that the possibilities will be many more down the road. Good luck!
@@TrumpetHeadquarters Thanks kindly 👍
what trumpet is that?
Oliver Michael Cousins it’s a Yamaha Xeno :)
What is the song in the intro
Spacey Drip the end of the videos show the music selection for future reference. This is one Cityscapes by Erik Morales, performed on the CD Tromba Mundi. Thanks for watching!
Trumpet Headquarters omg whoops, I feel stupid. Thank you tho
How about the jazz articulation?
Good question. I’ll have to make a video about that!
Is that a B&S heritage?
What’s the name of that intro piece?
df yy cityscapes by Erik Morales :)
Trumpet Headquarters thanks u
Proper thumb placement?
Hi George, is that a question or an observation? Please let me know how I can help you. Thank your for watching the video!
Trumpet Headquarters : Yes, it actually was a question. I’ve noticed different placements of the thumb and was wondering what your personal preference is..?
Great question. I prefer tucking my right thumb in the nook between the first/second valves and the lead pipe. Another acceptable position is right before the first valve and under the lead pipe, with the lead pipe laying on the right side of the thumb. It should be noted that exceptions are sometimes made for those with very large hands, small hands or those with physiological limitations.
Check out www.trumpetheadquarters.com for lots of trumpet stuff!
Not the Clarke :(
Whyyyy ????
Is it legal in the trumpet world to keep the pinky finger out of the ring.?
Estrella...Robert Nagel....Speed studies.
Hi Richard, thanks for watching. My name is spelled Estela btw.The Nagel book is fantastic, it brings back many memories of 4 practice room walls in college.
dear. its plane and simple. Start at very slow 1/4 notes and work it up .Things to work on. Clarkes Technical Studies Nagle Speed Studies. work up a list of jazz phrazes. We call these Crips. learn them in every key.
RICHARD GORDON isn’t Crips a gang? Anyway, I believe you mean licks, jazz licks; short phrases or ideas in the jazz style. Learning licks is a great way to practice, learn keys and expand your palette for improvisation and general use, however it does not replace dedicated dexterity exercises. Best of your luck in your trumpet journey, it’s great to hear you’re still playing at 71!! Thank you for watching!
wow your good
Timothy kim thanks Timothy! For more vids and other fun stuff check out my intagram.com/Trumpetheadquarters. :)
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if you can play it slowly you can play it quickly
You're so beautiful ❤, thanks for the video.. I'm a new subscriber😊😉
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Wow, I thought u r an Indian. Thank you for the lesson
You’re welcome! I’m not Indian, I’m 40% Peruvian, 40% Spanish and 11% Chinese. The rest is a wild mixture of things!
@@TrumpetHeadquarters That's great! Even I am a North east Indian with Kazak and Burmese roots. I am a bass player and I am new to the trumpet and self taught. So I would kindly like to ask you like is it normal to warm up every time in a day I pick up the horn to play cause only then I can go through the regular routine. Thank you so much and really appreciate the help.
@@TrumpetHeadquarters : Just like us Puertorricans, Caribbean Indian, Spaniard, African Black, English and Dutch. What a mix!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤣😂
I disagree with the "lift your fingers" part. In order to play faster, you merely have to decrease the time between notes. Lifting your fingers off is wasted movement. Yeah, you can play fast, but only up to a point... then those wasted movements will keep you from progressing further.
nonh8nsk8r thank you for watching the video. Lifting high and slamming down has a time and place, but it primarily aids in making weak finger muscles stronger since it requires so much more effort. I wouldn’t say to do this when you play music, only when practicing dexterity. The words “Lift the fingers high and slam down” can be found in the Herbert L Clarke and Claude Gordon methods, and since I am nowhere close to these great masters of trumpet I will follow their guidance gladly. Others such as Severinsen are also known for advocating this technique. Like I said, there is a time and place. I hope the other suggestions in the vide helped you and thanks again for watching!
I always have peanut butter all over my fingers, expeshally the chunky. Should I cleen that off? I like to nibble onnit whilst I practice for a quik snak.
You know what I see? Kids playing with flat fingers. They don't put tips of fingers on valves. They only flex fingers, hingeing at where the fingers meet the palm. Do you know what I mean?
David Lingner yes! Oh man it drives me insane!
Trumpet Headquarters I don't necessarily agree with the last solution. The one where you lift your fingers all the way up. I've had the opportunity to learn from DCI instructors and they all tell you to keep your fingers on your valves to allow for a shorter time between one note and the next. I would say, rather than the solution being to lift your fingers up, that you should practice going up with your fingers as close as you can to the valve, but still going completely up. Of course, keeping your fingers on your valves isn't for beginners, but it isn't bad to keep them on the valves once you start getting a little bit more advanced in the dexterity and muscle memory of your fingers. Otherwise, amazing educational video and I will be showing this video to my trumpet section, especially to the rookies.
Mr KKilroy hi there. Thanks for watching the video. Disagreement is welcomed. I'd like to say that this method doesn't come from me, but from the greats of trumpet. The idea of lifting up high and slamming the valves down comes from some of the greatest trumpet schools, like Clarke and Gordon. Legends of the trumpet believed and tested with dozens of pupils the advantages of lifting up high and slamming down. Once dexterity is achieved it no longer matters, but during the learning process especially for students who tend to half valve because their fingers are glued to the valve, its highly beneficial. I never did DCI and therefore cannot speak of the teachers, but I did study with high caliber professor during my degrees in trumpet performance and this method is not only widely known, but recommend by many of the best teachers out there. Glad to see you liked the video. Cheers from Austin TX!
robotic mechanical fingers, that was helpful.
It's not about finger speed it's about playing that fast without slurs
chris king hi Chris, thanks for watching this video. Playing quickly without slurring would make one practice articulation or multiple tonguing, two valuable techniques, however dexterity is still required. Both slurring and articulated techniques are important in a well-balanced trumpet diet.