Heyoooo!
I just started picking up the trumpet over the last month or so. Practicing most days, long tones, lip slurs, mouthpiece buzzing.

I played french horn over 10 years ago, and I don't think I struggled nearly as much with range and quality sound production when I first started on horn.

I'm having a really difficult time hitting C on the staff consistently and with a good tone.
I have a decent lip scar with some very dense scar tissue on the inside of my mouth (shown in video)
I often struggle setting my mouthpiece right on the center of my lips because of this.

As far as breath support goes, I am a trained singer and using the diaphragm is no mystery to me.
(While I know that the -exhalation- is quite different per wind instruments, the inhale mechanics remain the same)

Hope this video shows clearly my embouchure, any and all advice will be greatly appreciated! :)
Let me know if I can provide additional video/angles/shots if you need.

Playing on 3C mouthpiece

Edit: video didnt upload here is google drive link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y4QUN7FsfC5ykx6HeI7fQp2bMWM_WBNY/view?usp=sharing

Hi all, I used to play the trumpet and the euphonium in high school band, but haven’t played them since about 2010. Any advice for getting back into playing after not doing so for a very long time?

I think my old trumpet is still at my parents house but it hasn’t been maintained, would it be worth getting it repaired or should I just purchase an entry level horn and start from there?

Mostly for pop, jazz and generas like that. If so, which one do you use? Is wireless worth it?

Today is day two of our tour but on the first day by the second school my lips were destroyed and I could barely play and I messed up my solo.

If anyone has ANY tips to keep my lips from being destroyed you'd be saving my life 🙏 thank you

P.S. I'm extremely desperate

does anyone know if j michael or b&s are good trumpet brands?

so i played trumpet for 4 years (2018-2021) and then i stopped. i was probably an above average player ect. and im thinking of getting back into it, however idk how difficult it might be. i dont wanna sound up myself, but ive always been mussically inclined, im just wondering if i should go back to the basics or start around where i left off

Me and a couple of my friends in my high school bands are playing in our state solo & ensemble next year. We would like something more intricate than a slow tempo, quarter notes throughout piece, but I am failing to find anything very interesting at all. I have found 1 song but I am still sort of hoping there is something else out there that would really catch my group's eye. The piece can't be extremely difficult, as we are not real advanced high school players due to our tiny school, but at least something fast and interesting that will interest our group. Any suggestions for a middle-of-the-road in difficulty piece for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones? Any input would be appreciated 🙏🙏

Do y’all have any tips (I can’t see my instructor for like another week) I keep getting a growl sound on mid range notes and I’m very airy (generally just uncomfy) while being especially weird on low C for some reason. I need to get back into shape cuz I have districts in like a month and I’m first chair in my band 😭 I feel like my body is lowk denying me rn 💀

So I've been working on my solo for solo and ensemble on and off since July, My solo is All 'Antica by Alphonse Goeyens, and the section I'm confused about is the optional cut (3:08-4:05) in the video linked below. I have been struggling with playing this at tempo and my lesson teacher suggested that I do what the did in the video by slowing down there. My question is what should I tell my accompanist to do at that section? I'm comfortable with the tempo they played it at in the video.

Optional Cut start

So I just picked up my trumpet after a few years of not playing and now I kind of suck, but to get back into playing it a little there's this song I've been hearing and can't find any sheet music on the internet. It's called Things Are Brewing by isaintjames. Thanks

Hello everyone! Now that the semester is over I really want to dig deep into jazz again. Ever since joining college I’ve really only played classical and some marching band. I registered for jazz next semester and going into the audition I know improv will be a requirement. I lack on improv quiet a bit, and I know the best way to improv to is to transcribe. Which solos would ya’ll recommend to transcribe? Thank you! 😄

If you recognize me, I'd like to apologize for recently clogging up the sub with mouthpiece questions. This will be my last post about it.

I've been trying to find a good mouthpiece because I don't love my 3C or my Shew lead and I want to find something in between.

I also have a 16C4 and I love how comfortable the rim feels, however I don't enjoy quite how deep it is. My range and volume above the staff suffers as a result. Does anybody know of a mouthpiece that is like the 16C4 but shallower?

Thank you! Any advice is also appreciated and of course any mouthpiece recommendations as that's what I'm looking for. Have a good day!

Hey Trumpet Redditors! This week using Javascript I built a PDF Database on my website that will continue to grow as my YouTube page grows. Almost anything I play on my channel will be available for free (always) on this new page. So excited for this! Many updates and improvements planned and on the roadmap. Please come on by and check it out!

https://link.mathewharwich.com/Trumpet-PDF-Page

And if you're interested, here is my YouTube page where everything on the PDF page is demonstrated:

https://www.youtube.com/@mathewharwich

I got offered this instrument for a cheap price and i haven't heard anything about this maker before. Been looking for an instrument to get back into playing. Would this do?

Hi, ive been trumpet player for 15 years. I was wondering whats the best degree of in ear protection for symphony concert or bandas (very loud) I have a choice between 12dB, 15dB, 17dB, 20dB and 27dB Like i want to protect my ears but keep a pretty accurate sound perception

This is something that I know very well is gonna require a lot of practice but we are playing a song in my high school jazz band where in the original piece there is a part that is taken up the octave to a double G to a double C I can hit the notes with low volume not necessarily squeaking them out but it’s quiet. If there is anything else such as exercises to improve my range volume to something greater that some people would like to provide me with or just give me tips on that would be great.

One thing I did notice is I like to tense up which I know isn’t good so if anyone has any tips on how to stay relaxed while screaming that would be great

I have what I believe to be a 1943 Bach Stradivarius in Bb. I purchased it from my lesson teacher in high school for about $1,500 - although he said he was cutting me a good deal.

The bell is worn very smooth, so the lettering wouldn't show up on the pictures. This probably does no good in identifying the horn itself, as the bell was replaced several years ago - but it says
"Stradivarius
Model 43
Vincent Bach
Made in U.S.A.
Elkhart, IN"

I vaguely remember the instrument tech who was working on it telling me that replacing the bell meant I'd lose the serial number, but that it would still sound the same (it certainly did). Looking online, I'm not sure that I see any information about a serial number being noted on the bell itself, only on the second valve.

Stamped on the second valve casing is 'ML 81560', which I believe states that it has a medium-large bore and the serial number is 81560. According to this chart it seems like that would date it in 1974 (or, possibly, 1975).

I still play it semi-regularly (a few times a week, but unfortunately I don't have time to play it daily) and don't plan on selling it. I'm just curious as to exactly what I have. Any info is appreciated!

I apologize sincerely for the camera quality. I have a flip phone, so it's a miracle you're getting pictures at all.

ML | 81560

P.S. Ignore the mouthpiece! I used to loathe the megatones in highschool because I thought they looked goofy, but I've found a 3C megatone allows me to hit decently high notes without much of a warmup when my buddy hops on the piano out of nowhere. When I'm more in practice I usually go for a crown or a 7C. Judge me as you will.

I have what I believe to be a 1943 Bach Stradivarius in Bb. I purchased it from my lesson teacher in high school for about $1,500 - although he said he was cutting me a good deal.

The bell is worn very smooth, so the lettering wouldn't show up on the pictures. This probably does no good in identifying the horn itself, as the bell was replaced several years ago - but it says
"Stradivarius
Model 43
Vincent Bach
Made in U.S.A.
Elkhart, IN"

I vaguely remember the instrument tech who was working on it telling me that replacing the bell meant I'd lose the serial number, but that it would still sound the same (it certainly did). Looking online, I'm not sure that I see any information about a serial number being noted on the bell itself, only on the second valve.

Stamped on the second valve casing is 'ML 81560', which I believe states that it has a medium-large bore and the serial number is 81560. According to this chart it seems like that would date it in 1974 (or, possibly, 1975).

I still play it semi-regularly (a few times a week, but unfortunately I don't have time to play it daily) and don't plan on selling it. I'm just curious as to exactly what I have. Any info is appreciated!

P.S. Ignore the mouthpiece! I used to loathe the megatones in highschool because I thought they looked goofy, but I've found a 3C megatone allowsme to hit decently high notes without much of a warmup when my buddy hops on the piano out of nowhere. When I'm more in practice I usually go for a crown or a 7C. Judge me as you will.

If I just play an E it's fine, but if I'm trying to hit it from a different note, then I always play an A or a C# or just kind of "splat". Idk if it's an embrasure issue or what but I just cannot shake it and I would really appreciate some advice.

So i just got my braces off today and have a concert on thursday. I’ve been searching the internet and most people are saying it took them a few weeks to get their range back. My range isn’t that great(can comfortably get to an E on top of the staff. Sometimes F or G if i’m lucky) and i can barely get to a d on the staff right now. I need to get my regular sound back by thursday. Any tips? Is it possible to get my sound back by thursday?

I know this question gets asked a lot but I was wondering how I could go about increasing endurance(in a relatively short time, unfortunately. Not to be that guy)

I have a concert this Sunday for a quintet gig and playing in a brass quintet has been wildly different than anything else I've ever played in. I've never really done a solo(I've learned them for fun, but never performed) and I've only done orchestra/concert band/jazz band where you get 10+ measures of rest. I'm playing the whole time, have a couple solos, and I just. Can never make it through the whole music. It's Christmas songs, we're playing for 30 minutes before a concert in the lobby and then during intermission(which may be another 30 minutes) with no break between songs. A lot of them music is slow(silent night for example) and it's pretty much horn on the face the whole song. I have almost no rests. I'm already trading parts with the other trumpet so one of us isn't in the upper register the whole time but I still just.. can't. We just performed the music on Saturday for a retirement home except we talked about the pieces a bit to fill time and even then I was chopped out(similar length of time, played for 30 minutes(including talking), moved to another location, did it again) and I biffed the last few songs hard.

I get really anxious while performing and I tend to slip into bad habits. I find my mouthpiece placemnet isn't consistent and sometimes even moves while performing and I think that's probably the biggest culprit? I don't think my endurance is bad otherwise. Before we went on break I was going from quintet rehearsal for an hour(where we'd stop a lot and we weren't "performing" so it was different), straight into chamber orchestra for an hour and 15 minutes, into regular orchestra rehearsal for 2 and a half hours, and then an hour break where I'd drive to college concert band and then play horn for an hour and 30 minutes all in one day and that was fine. I was tired after, but I'd even be able to get a practice session after in if I really wanted to and be fine the next day. It's also the same where I play lead in show choir, can go to a 2-3 hour rehearsal where I'm above the staff for a lot of the songs and be pretty okay. I'll be tired by the end and have to take stuff down the octave but that's after a minimum of 1 hour of playing so I just don't get why quintet chops me out so much or why I use such bad habits.

I guess what can I do to stop my mouthpiece from moving around? I think that contributes to it, but I also don't think that's the only thing preventing me from playing through the whole list. I mean, realistically I should be able to get through a 30 minute gig no problem. Even when I'm practicing alone where there's no nerves it's hard for me to set up a fake performance and get through all the pieces. I've been trying to play through them quietly and slurred everyday(to hopefully help with the mouthpiece moving, and also I like playing it quietly because it does help with endurance more. I've definitely noticed an improvement since starting that, but it's not enough) and I can only make it through about 2-3 pieces doing that before I have to stop to take a break.

I'm probably going to add Caruso back into my list, focus a lot on flow studies, and continue playing through all the music slurred but what else can I do?? How do I break bad performing habits? I know there's not a lot I can do in a week but at this point if I can do it better than I could on Saturday Id be happy.

Id also like to add that I usually do about 2 sessions of practice daily. Sometimes I can only do 1 and I'll practice for longer or shorten the time I do everything to hit all the fundamentals. My first session is purely fundamentals: I mouthpiece buzz to warmup, play some made up flow studies, work on flexibility(bai lin mostly, sometimes iron or Arban), do some tonguing exercises, and Clarke work(mostly the chromatics) and then if I'm not tired I'll work on some rep again but otherwise I take a pretty long break, do other things, and then come back and my second session is purely rep work after doing another warm up. I end with long tones. I don't think there's something wrong with my routine that's causing this but who knows. I usually practice for 2-3 hours at a time and end up with a minimum of 4 hours of practice a day. I can play consistently everyday so I don't think my routine is chopping me out.

Sorry for the long walk of text, I figured I'd try and add everything I could think of for more information. Any advice would help me a lot! Thank you

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I posted last week about a gig I had been offered but details were slim. Well long story short, once I got more clarity on details, I ended up taking the gig and it was so worth it in every way. This is easily the biggest crowd I've ever played in front of and it was an absolute blast. I can only hope I get a chance to do something like this again!

Got some real cool videos and photos from the gig if you feel like seeing more: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDoVDUkO3UD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Didn't react to this release quickly enough. I promise I'm not *that* type of player.

P.S. yes, I was more than fairly compensated. I deleted my post from last week because I don't want there to be any misconception of how the gig was organized. I believe very strongly the leader did a stellar job getting everything organized and covered given the circumstances and timeline he had to work with. It's amazing how much can be accomplished and resolved with good communication!

Hi! I'm thinking about buying this trumpet new for my 13 year old. He's been playing for about 5 years and it's time we stop renting. But I have zero idea what to look for when buy a trumpet. What do I need to know/look for. Cost is $110.

Hello everyone,

I've started my journey one year ago in trumpet after a bet with a saxophonist friend and curiously, I'm still into it as I have extra pleasure to learn and play on this instrument.

My question: when I play a E within the staff (top line within), my opened E seems very flat compared to when I finger it with valve 1 and 2. Is it possible my trumpet is damaged or am I doing something wrong with my posture, embouchure, air flow,... ?

Thanks a lot for your insights