I love how Type A this guy is and the recording of his various practice videos (the boring parts) is super nice. It's nice to hear how some of these exercises are actually supposed to be played
This warmup video has literally changed my life and I really value what you say. The idea of not overpracticing is something I wish more players and teachers talked about. Being a trumpet player is an athletic endeavor and should be trained for appropriately, and I really appreciate you affirming what I believe is really true. This is an AWESOME video. Thanks for sharing this with all of us in the trumpet community!
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet could it be argued, then, that the more consistently one warms up with a mute in, honing and refining these skills at a high level, the better sound they will produce once the mute is taken out of the instrument?
This was extremely valuable and I appreciate your perspective and motivational advice. Thanks. Please keep posting these, I'm also interested in your live stream.
Gary Oberparleiter - Thanks! And thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video - I’ll do my best to keep people informed of when a livestream will happen
This is great! I particularly liked the part about changing a habit (or adding a skill). A little done perfectly is so much better than a lot done with wandering attention.
Daniel W Ostler - Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment! Stay tuned for some livestream events where I’ll be able to answer questions directly!
Love the video! Lot of great stuff, also good to validate some of what I have been doing and reaffirm some of my thoughts. I used to play with a practice mute more and also practiced out of the Maggio book. It was working for me, but because of a few different teachers and other peoples advice, I stopped using them. Didn't necisarily hurt my playing, but I thought I was making progress and being efficient. Anyways, I have a couple of gear questions. First off, I know you have the yamaha and I like mine because of the size, ability to play it with the box, etc., but what is your favorite practice mute? Secondly, is that a wedge mouthpiece? I have one somewhere, I tried it out back in high school when I had braces and it worked well. I just haven't seen many out in the wild. Thanks again for the video!
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet :) good start today! It was more remembering to do some buzzing before I start. Almost a year now since last gig! Blogged about practice here.. www.dmq-online.net/no-gigs-to-announce/
Thank you Chris for giving us an insight into your warm-up routine. I really like the idea of lipping down the Bb lines on the C trumpet and will definitely be giving that a go. When I was introduced to the Buzzing Book by a particular teacher of mine, he emphasised the importance of keeping the mouthpiece on the chops and the embouchure set between the phrases. What do you think about this?
Thanks for taking a listen, Matt. In general I follow that same idea of leaving the mpc on the face. The idea, though, is to leave the mpc but relax. It's not an iso-tension exercise
Chris; This is a fantastic vid. I'd actually thought of messaging you and asking for something like this. I can surely benefit from this, but I have a surprising amount of comments at my UA-cam channel from people asking how to solve problems they're having - and this is the answer. :) 'A good beginning is half the journey', is an old northern European proverb. A good warmup is similar. Maybe 2/3 of the journey, though. :) Again - thank you; excellent thoughts and demo.
Hi Chris. Echoing everyone else, thank you very much for doing this and breaking everything down simplistically. It was especially reassuring on my end as I have for over a year been doing morning stuff on a much larger mouthpiece akin to heavy lifting and it's really paid off when I come back to the horn later in the day. One question though. When you developed this combination of routine, early on did you feel like this was a real workout? I'm about a week in and after I finish with the Clarke portion I'm ready for a longer break. Maybe it's I haven't done this combination of things before or I haven't worked on free buzzing/mouthpiece buzzing in a long time but it's definitely a workout! Oh and congrats on being able to go back to work!
Hi Chris. Thanks for taking a listen and commenting. I think everyone could possibly react differently to this stimulus. The underlying idea would be to experiment with different lengths of time playing and resting - and track each one - to see what works best for you as an individual. What I present is what works best for me - and has certainly worked well for others - but it’s more of a template to be tweaked rather than something written in stone.
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting for intermediate players like me to see how a pro like you warms up. Do you think Maggio is the best routine to practice range? I have been sticking to Maggio for 6 months now, but have mixed feelings. Have had weeks where my range increased a lot and got more powerful, followed by weeks where it declined like hell. Wondering if this is normal
Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment! For me - I’ve found Maggio’s approach to work well. Especially when we pay attention to his recommendations regarding placement of the tongue. Keep in mind that it is somewhat normal to have ups and downs when we are working at the extreme ranges. Think long term and keep putting one foot in front of the other!
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet thanks for replying! I have found indeed that there's ups and downs which at first I found very frustrating. but overall with a daily practice of this method my range is trending up month by month.
Hey chris! Would you say your system of playing is mostly maggio ideas such as the whistling/monkey lips stuff, or do you just happen to incorporate maggio into your warmup? I am very curious because not many people who are as professional as you have spoken of maggio's methods on the internet!
Hi KQ - thank you for taking a listen and commenting. Yes, I try to follow the Maggio setup as best I can. In many ways, it’s more about tongue position in conjunction WITH the forward and together “monkey lips” that we know from the old cover of the book. As far as I can tell, Maggio pre-dates Stamp and of course Thompson’s Buzzing Book and I believe both Stamp and definitely Thompson are saying the same thing as Maggio, just in a different way.
Chris-- GREAT video- so informative, well-done with EXAMPLES well-done!. . Is that the Yamaha silent brass mute ( ca, $120)? Can't afford it. Any suggested substitute? Thank you much. (Tom)
Hi Tim. Thanks for taking a listen and commenting. I am using a Yamaha Silent Brass, but there a many options out there that are less expensive. ProTec makes one for about $20USD
Not at all! It’s what many of us have been told, but it’s just not true. Yes, it takes a bit of getting used to, but in turn it’s a valuable tool. Keep in mind - It’s only for the first 20-30 mins or so of playing.
I love how Type A this guy is and the recording of his various practice videos (the boring parts) is super nice. It's nice to hear how some of these exercises are actually supposed to be played
Thanks for taking the time to watch this video and comment - I appreciate it!
This warmup video has literally changed my life and I really value what you say. The idea of not overpracticing is something I wish more players and teachers talked about. Being a trumpet player is an athletic endeavor and should be trained for appropriately, and I really appreciate you affirming what I believe is really true. This is an AWESOME video. Thanks for sharing this with all of us in the trumpet community!
Thanks so much, Joey!
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet could it be argued, then, that the more consistently one warms up with a mute in, honing and refining these skills at a high level, the better sound they will produce once the mute is taken out of the instrument?
@@TrombaMoore - That’s the idea!
I sometimes struggle with making a clean glissando in the mouthpiece buzz on #8. What advice do you have for navigating this?
Is that a silent brass? I used that for a while. The "Shhmute," however, permits a little more airflow. Thanks for the video!
This is a Yamaha Silent Brass. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment!
Great master class! It also shows a lots of discipline. Congratulations and many thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you, José. I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment.
Thank you for doing this Chris. Please keep doing these.
Thank you, Cliff. I appreciate you taking a listen and commenting. I’m glad you enjoyed this video!
This was extremely valuable and I appreciate your perspective and motivational advice. Thanks. Please keep posting these, I'm also interested in your live stream.
Gary Oberparleiter - Thanks! And thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the video - I’ll do my best to keep people informed of when a livestream will happen
This is great! I particularly liked the part about changing a habit (or adding a skill). A little done perfectly is so much better than a lot done with wandering attention.
Daniel W Ostler - Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment! Stay tuned for some livestream events where I’ll be able to answer questions directly!
Thank you Christopher! Great value to focus on for us brass players during this period of time. Best wishes from France
Merci and thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Hey Chris, do you ever recommend doing extended/regular practice sessions in a practice mute?
Love the video! Lot of great stuff, also good to validate some of what I have been doing and reaffirm some of my thoughts. I used to play with a practice mute more and also practiced out of the Maggio book. It was working for me, but because of a few different teachers and other peoples advice, I stopped using them. Didn't necisarily hurt my playing, but I thought I was making progress and being efficient.
Anyways, I have a couple of gear questions. First off, I know you have the yamaha and I like mine because of the size, ability to play it with the box, etc., but what is your favorite practice mute? Secondly, is that a wedge mouthpiece? I have one somewhere, I tried it out back in high school when I had braces and it worked well. I just haven't seen many out in the wild.
Thanks again for the video!
Thanks for this! Wish I found it last year... anyway, best time to start working on improving things is today!
No time like the present! Thanks for taking a listen and commenting, David!
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet :) good start today! It was more remembering to do some buzzing before I start. Almost a year now since last gig! Blogged about practice here.. www.dmq-online.net/no-gigs-to-announce/
Eastman Trumpet Workshop 2020, thanks Chris!!
Thanks for taking a listen and commenting!
Thanks for sharing this Chris. Keep us posted when the live chat happens.
Tim Saeger - Thanks! Will do!
Thank you so much. This is a great video.
Thank you, Éric, I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment!
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet My pleasure! I am so happy to discover such great videos about trumpet. Thanks for being friendly too!
@@ericdugas7332 - I’m always happy to engage. Thanks again for following along!
This is AmazIng!!
Thanks for taking a listen and commenting!
Thank you Chris for giving us an insight into your warm-up routine. I really like the idea of lipping down the Bb lines on the C trumpet and will definitely be giving that a go. When I was introduced to the Buzzing Book by a particular teacher of mine, he emphasised the importance of keeping the mouthpiece on the chops and the embouchure set between the phrases. What do you think about this?
Thanks for taking a listen, Matt. In general I follow that same idea of leaving the mpc on the face. The idea, though, is to leave the mpc but relax. It's not an iso-tension exercise
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet Thanks for the clarification👍
If you don't mind, could you post the links to the essays you mentioned in the video? Thanks!
No links - they are posted on my Facebook page - trombachris
Chris, I notice you use a split grip (different than a traditional grip). Is there a reason or is it just preference?
Just preference. Thanks for noticing!
Chris; This is a fantastic vid. I'd actually thought of messaging you and asking for something like this. I can surely benefit from this, but I have a surprising amount of comments at my UA-cam channel from people asking how to solve problems they're having - and this is the answer. :) 'A good beginning is half the journey', is an old northern European proverb. A good warmup is similar. Maybe 2/3 of the journey, though. :) Again - thank you; excellent thoughts and demo.
Thanks so much for taking the time to watch and comment, Jonathan. I appreciate it and I’m glad to hear this is helpful!
Thanks for doing this!
Jorge Ayala Jr. - Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
You keep alluding to an essay. Where can this essay be found? Thanks.
Hi Michael - I’ve written several essays - all of them have been posted on Facebook on my trombachris page.
Thanks for taking a listen!
Hi Chris. Echoing everyone else, thank you very much for doing this and breaking everything down simplistically. It was especially reassuring on my end as I have for over a year been doing morning stuff on a much larger mouthpiece akin to heavy lifting and it's really paid off when I come back to the horn later in the day. One question though. When you developed this combination of routine, early on did you feel like this was a real workout? I'm about a week in and after I finish with the Clarke portion I'm ready for a longer break. Maybe it's I haven't done this combination of things before or I haven't worked on free buzzing/mouthpiece buzzing in a long time but it's definitely a workout! Oh and congrats on being able to go back to work!
Hi Chris. Thanks for taking a listen and commenting.
I think everyone could possibly react differently to this stimulus. The underlying idea would be to experiment with different lengths of time playing and resting - and track each one - to see what works best for you as an individual. What I present is what works best for me - and has certainly worked well for others - but it’s more of a template to be tweaked rather than something written in stone.
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting for intermediate players like me to see how a pro like you warms up. Do you think Maggio is the best routine to practice range? I have been sticking to Maggio for 6 months now, but have mixed feelings. Have had weeks where my range increased a lot and got more powerful, followed by weeks where it declined like hell. Wondering if this is normal
Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment! For me - I’ve found Maggio’s approach to work well. Especially when we pay attention to his recommendations regarding placement of the tongue. Keep in mind that it is somewhat normal to have ups and downs when we are working at the extreme ranges. Think long term and keep putting one foot in front of the other!
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet thanks for replying! I have found indeed that there's ups and downs which at first I found very frustrating. but overall with a daily practice of this method my range is trending up month by month.
Excellent news!!
Hey chris! Would you say your system of playing is mostly maggio ideas such as the whistling/monkey lips stuff, or do you just happen to incorporate maggio into your warmup? I am very curious because not many people who are as professional as you have spoken of maggio's methods on the internet!
Hi KQ - thank you for taking a listen and commenting.
Yes, I try to follow the Maggio setup as best I can. In many ways, it’s more about tongue position in conjunction WITH the forward and together “monkey lips” that we know from the old cover of the book.
As far as I can tell, Maggio pre-dates Stamp and of course Thompson’s Buzzing Book and I believe both Stamp and definitely Thompson are saying the same thing as Maggio, just in a different way.
Chris-- GREAT video- so informative, well-done with EXAMPLES well-done!. . Is that the Yamaha silent brass mute ( ca, $120)? Can't afford it. Any suggested substitute? Thank you much. (Tom)
Hi Tim. Thanks for taking a listen and commenting. I am using a Yamaha Silent Brass, but there a many options out there that are less expensive. ProTec makes one for about $20USD
This is freakin awesome!
Benjamin Shaposhnikov - Thanks for watching!
Excuse me, but a constant study with the mute does not harden the lips?
Not at all! It’s what many of us have been told, but it’s just not true. Yes, it takes a bit of getting used to, but in turn it’s a valuable tool. Keep in mind - It’s only for the first 20-30 mins or so of playing.
@@ChristopherSmithTrumpet Thank you teacher