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@administrator said in No real gains on anything more than 40-45 minutes of practice.:

No pain no gain does not apply to trumpet playing!

ALSO AGREED:
However, there is another saying, and that relates to what does it mean to "work through the pain"? THAT depends on the situation and the task at hand (as many of the physical therapists out there will know).

When it comes to lip pain from excessive playing, here is what you do:

1. STOP playing
2. Begin lip massage in the area of pain for a couple minutes or so. This increases blood flow to the area to help move out the "bad toxins", and help prevent further damage.
3. Come back to re-do the massage every 5 minutes until the pain has subsided.

IF you do this early enough into the pain process AND the pain resolves (typically 10-15 minutes), you can try to play once again, but if that pain returns, you are done for the day... OK?

@ButchA said in SEASON'S GREETINGS:

... hear some vicious heavy metal guitar tones!

Is there any other kind?

@Dr-Mark said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

@Kehaulani
Who gives a flying rat's ass about anyone's pedigree?"

FranklinD, Kehaulani, Sound-Advice have all made comment on this post related to doctors, so I just thought I would take an opportunity to address and clarify as a friendly service offered by we member of TB.

And for clarification, we are talking about people and not animals so I believe you may have meant humandegree rather than pedigree, yes? On that note though, I did have a cheek swab performed on my daughter sent to BioPet. She came back Pitbull. I trained her well. She is now by the way, an MS Social Worker, a human degree.

@Bay-Area-Brass said in Harmon Mute Showdown!:

@tmd They older ones are in tune once you pull out the slide a bit. I'm happy to do that in order to keep the classic tone.

Yes. The general rule was:

Harmon in, slide out. I too perform this task with honor.

@BigDub said in A little humour:

People say to me, "A penny for your thoughts?".

But then they want change.

Hey. You can send me one of your paintings that are a product of your thoughts on canvas for a penny.
You can keep the change!

My thoughts on all of this:

Don't play the passage too slow or too fast, but rather....

Play it half-fast.

barliman2001. I am wishing you speedy recovery from your urgent medical matter. Thoughts of healing are going out to you. Glad to hear it's not Corona. Have been loosing some good musicians to that one. Hopefully this malady you will beat in now time and will have a speedy recovery!

@Dr-Mark said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

@Sound-Advice
OK, I just tried the "pinch the nose and use an "EEEE" position with the tongue.
The tongue is anchored to the bottom of the mouth and the BACK OF THE TONGUE increases and decreases the oral cavity space which assists with range.

I believe this is nicely demonstrated in the MRI below. Watch not only the tongue as range increases, but also the distal pharynx close more, all to decrease the entire volume of air in the oropharynx:

@Rapier232 said in Mute Musings:

I physically cannot change mutes on a quaver rest".

And when you attempt to do this, bells are at high risk to get scratched and dented!

@SSmith1226 said in A little humour:

What`s the difference between a baroque trumpeter and a dressmaker?
A dressmaker tucks up frills.

However, maybe if the trumpet player wasn't baroque, the trills would be fixed up!

@Kehaulani said in Fast Tempo and old farts:

@Rapier232 said in Fast Tempo and old farts:

@Kehaulani

Yes, I bought one a few months ago. No trumpet valve combinations to worry about, just slide positions. Much easier to move my arm.

Yes, it is easier to physically move my arm than a combination of fingers. But that doesn't make it overall easier to get around on. And I was posting as a post stroke victim where it is, in fact, easier to use large arm movements than fine finger motions.

To be medically correct, it is physically easier to move fingers (less muscle mass). It is NEUROLOGICALLY easier to move your arm than a combination of fingers (less distal neuronal synapses).

@N1684T said in Moderator in hospital:

Damn. I am away for a few months and everything goes to hell.

He's not quit dead yet!

@Dr-Mark said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

@Sound-Advice said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

Facts and science won't sway a person who's mind is already made up anyway.

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...he agreed that he was using the back of his tongue to manipulate the oral cavity but leaving the front of his tongue "anchored" to the floor of the mouth with the tip of the tongue against the front lower teeth. By changing the size of the oral cavity space with the tongue we are able to speed up and slow down the air used to make a note.

I think this is nicely demonstrated in this radiological enhanced electrode monitoring of the tongue (from a lateral and a straight on perspective}. I believe this demonstrates Dr. Mark's point nicely:

This video will help explain the 5mm concept:

@Tobylou8 said in A little humour:

Colon guys! I'm laughing so hard I fell off my stool!!!

We do do have medications for this. On the islands in-continents!

@BigDub said in I really should be a better player.:

@Dr-GO said in I really should be a better player.:

Pre-Trumpet but warming up for the event on the Hammond B3 at my first club gig. Played once a month at the Golden Rooster, Anderson Twp, Cincinnati OH. That is Ronnie Dale in the background. He was the original organist for the Cincinnati Reds.

I think my first trumpet might indeed have been better than that trumpet there on top of the organ

Maybe so, but at one point I had a dancer sitting on my organ.

@FranklinD said in Lifetime quest finally paying off!:

To be clear: I completely agree with the post of Rowuk about this subject, as well as about the mechanics, evolution instead of revolution, as well as about the (lack of) necessity of the extreme high register for different type of players.
Personally I would love to have an open and broad high register up to a high G, above high C. For me that's the regular range of a B-flat trumpet. But that will take some more time for me, I'm afraid, evolutions don't go fast. And I invest now mainly in articulation and above all my love for the trumpet is 100% based on my search for the purity of tone, that's my drive. And not the applause of a bunch of high school kids after another DHC.

FranklinD, lets agree to agree... together. I am with you on this, OK. Rowuk and Dr. Mark are on the right track. And yes it does take time to open and develop a broad higher register, and yes this takes time, when using suggestions by Rowuk and Dr. Mark. So keep reading on and absorb the amazing expertise of the aforementioned members here on TB, and please do not let your anger of the medical profession cloud your ability to learn here, and yes, physicians are fallible, and to think otherwise would be fallacy.

Here is the direct link to the Harrelson site to enquirer. Do be prepared for sticker shock. Also, do wait on sale pricing. I did get a sale offer over the summer of 40% off the price. But when it comes to comfort and performance enhancement, the mouthpiece is a keeper (for any horn due to the backbore options), and in the long run will be more economical than buying a different mouthpiece for each horn.

https://www.whyharrelson.com/store/p367/5MM_Modular_Mouthpiece_(9pc_Kit)_.html

Yes. Classic. But here is a song, not jazz at all, that you RARELY hear. 7/4. Michael McDonald singing Oh Holy Night. This just blows my mind with the rhythm complexity yet when sung my Micheal, sounds so beautiful and flows flawlessly: