1. Gilda Turdó

3.  It is important to hold the trumpet correctly so that no long term damage is caused to your body  Good posture is the key to healthy playing  Good posture promotes good air flow and tone  This is the first step to master for good trumpet playing  Fingers must stay curved, feeling natural and relaxed  Trumpet is brought to face while seated in an upright position, NEVER lean towards the trumpet  Trumpet must point downwards at about a 45˚ angle

4. GOOD POSTUREBAD POSTURE

5. LEFT HANDRIGHT HAND

6.  It is always good to start out with breathing exercises before playing on the trumpet, this will get your lungs warmed up and ready to play  Breath attacks and long tones are a great way to start off the day playing on the trumpet  Articulation can then be added into a warm up routine before going into repertoire

7. 1. PRESSURE of mouthpiece 2. PLACEMENT of tongue 3. PUSH of air 4. PUCKER of lips  These are all important to remember for a clean, crisp tone

8. FIXED JAWFLOATING JAW  Stays fixed in the Temporal Mandibular Joint (TMJ)  Common in people with normal-slight overbites  Most people with fixed jaw have a straight embouchure  Note: Both are okay types of embouchures according to their jaw placement and whatever feels comfortable to the player  Moves out of TMJ to a comfortable position for playing  Common in people who have large overbites or under-bites  Most people with floating jaw have an embouchure that points downward

9. FIXED JAW EMBOUCHUREFLOATING JAW EMBOUCHURE

10. BREATH ATTACKTONGUING  This method of articulation uses no tongue, only the push of air that comes from your lungs  Embouchure must be rounded and throat relaxed for a good breath attack tone  This is a great way to make sound for beginners  Tip tonguing: articulation from the back of your top teeth (where the gums meet the teeth) and tongue goes downward and is tongued with the tip of the tongue  Anchor/Dorsal Toughing (not common): articulation caused from tongue being anchored on the back of the bottom line of teeth and is tongued with the flat part of the tongue

11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbRpaf 6jGc0 View at 1:26 for a breath attack example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyXhQ PdGIzk View at 1:00 to hear tonguing articulation