Hi Trent: When I studied with Roy Stevens around 1973 - 1975 I used to do the palm exercise. This is done by laying the horn in the palm of your left hand and not bending any fingers. This would prevent me from being able to create any mouthpiece pressure while doing any climbing exercise. Roy would also have me do the "static palm" starting very high like on a double c. It will sound almost like static but you would hold the note as long as possible without grabbing the horn in any way to cheat. Also do the climbs while hitting all nodal points. Roy could do palm climbs up to a quadruple high C's. clear and strong. Just amazing. I was present for lessons with the great players of the day like Lew Soloff, Jon Faddis, Roy Roman, Vince Panzarella and theatre and studio brass musicians. I saw many students get up and give Roy their money for the lesson without even picking up the horn because their questions were answered by watching someone else's lesson. It was just a great time.
This method totally works - I had a serious accident and ended up with facial nerve damage and this got me back to playing! I use a rod between my arm and should to lock my elbow from creeping pressure on the chops! Only in practice! thanks Trent!
How about a video on setting up the embouchure and what's going on inside of the mouth (tongue, jaw, etc...) that could be major that one video though lol.
If you remove mp pressure, you have to pucker and stick your lips out more to keep the lips in contact and making the tone right? Tone quality goes down, must be sacrificed...
what mouthpiece is that? is it plastic? I'm concerned if I start using plastic, that I won't play well on regular metal mps, because the plastic has a different friction.
I love this. Absolutely pure GOLD. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Trent: When I studied with Roy Stevens around 1973 - 1975 I used to do the palm exercise. This is done by laying the horn in the palm of your left hand and not bending any fingers. This would prevent me from being able to create any mouthpiece pressure while doing any climbing exercise. Roy would also have me do the "static palm" starting very high like on a double c. It will sound almost like static but you would hold the note as long as possible without grabbing the horn in any way to cheat. Also do the climbs while hitting all nodal points. Roy could do palm climbs up to a quadruple high C's. clear and strong. Just amazing. I was present for lessons with the great players of the day like Lew Soloff, Jon Faddis, Roy Roman, Vince Panzarella and theatre and studio brass musicians. I saw many students get up and give Roy their money for the lesson without even picking up the horn because their questions were answered by watching someone else's lesson. It was just a great time.
This method totally works - I had a serious accident and ended up with facial nerve damage and this got me back to playing! I use a rod between my arm and should to lock my elbow from creeping pressure on the chops! Only in practice! thanks Trent!
Angry bees at 2:50-3:00 lol. Good stuff
Thanks Trent! Good stuff!
Glad you liked it!
This is great! I have to master this.
I’ll try that! Sounds good and Thank You Trent!
Thanks!!!
You bet!
This is similar to something Leon Merian said: "Lean into the piece, don't pull the horn into you."
Brilliant!!
Where is lesson #17? I enjoy your posts very much. Keep them coming.
It's uploaded but it's launching tomorrow.
How about a video on setting up the embouchure and what's going on inside of the mouth (tongue, jaw, etc...) that could be major that one video though lol.
in the middle of a huge move. when I get settled these vids will resume.
Oh and are you using anchor tongue or floating tonguing ?
I don't think about it.
i was wondering the same thing. I tried the anchor thing but all it did was make me go sharp lol Floating is good imo...
If you remove mp pressure, you have to pucker and stick your lips out more to keep the lips in contact and making the tone right? Tone quality goes down, must be sacrificed...
what mouthpiece is that? is it plastic? I'm concerned if I start using plastic, that I won't play well on regular metal mps, because the plastic has a different friction.
How the heck you do that
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Beautiful...
The Hub had tremendous pressure + excessive movement. Loved his gift but in the end he damaged himself
And we would all play line him is we could.
superhuman caught up with him after decades. like a comet across the sky. thankful for recording