Funny Faces, Part 2

Some unusual exercises to help you discover how the lips work with the air to play a brass instrument. Please pardon me that I am getting up close and in your personal space with this video but I hope that makes some of the things I am demonstrating easier to see. Give yourself permission to explore, experience and discover something new that just might help your trumpet playing. I realize that this video may stimulate more questions than it answers but if you only find one thing to practice that increases your awareness of air and embouchure skills it will have been worth your time to endure looking at my face for so long 🤪. Intro. 00:00 Understand the principles. 00:17 The main idea. 00:53 Beginner's embouchure. 03:07 Singing mouth position. 04:07 The "pinkie" test. 04:48 Old Man mouth. 06:30 Blown out aperture. 07:17 Strange buzzing demo. 07:27 The pencil test. 08:18. Airstream direction? 10:02 No 'rules" only principals. 11:04 Using a tool to feel the lip motion. 11:18 Keep visualizing the "sail" effect. 13:02 Using the mouthpiece shank. 14:15 Aural feedback is important. 15:13 Stay loose. 15:54 Concentrate on air flow and let your lips have fun. 16:19