Trumpet Embouchure

Question 1

No tone, rushing air; 4 Causes

Answer 1

1. Lips not together
2. Dry lips, dry mouthpiece
3. Too much pucker (hard “oo”)
4. Insufficient air to make the lips vibrate

Question 2

No tone, rushing air; 4 Remedies

Answer 2

1. Review sigh breath, suggest yawn with head up
2. Reform and maintain “B” position with lips
3. Lick lips, inside of mouthpiece
4. Reform “B” but emphasize no pucker (more “M”)

Question 3

Airy tone, 2 Causes

Answer 3

1. Lips not together (spread aperture)
2. Too much pucker in lips (hard “oo”)

Question 4

Airy tone, 2 Remedies

Answer 4

1. Reform and maintain “B” position w/lips
2. Reform “B” but emphasize no pucker (more “m”)

Question 5

Stopped tone, 3 Causes

Answer 5

1. Tight closed throat
2. Too much mouthpiece pressure toward lips
3. Tense, excessively pursed lip formation (biting)

Question 6

Stopped tone, 3 Remedies

Answer 6

1. Review “sigh” breath, suggest yawn with head up
2. Relax left hand grip, no right hand little finger in the hook
3. Relax, reform “B” but de-emphasizing lip pursing

Question 7

Tight, thin, pinched tone, 3 Causes

Answer 7

1. Tight, closed throat
2. Too much pucker in lips (hard “too”)
3. Tense, excessively pursed lip formation (biting)

Question 8

Tight, thin, pinched tone, 3 Remedies

Answer 8

1. Review “sigh” breath, suggest yawn with head up
2. Reform “B” but emphasize no pucker
3. Relax, reform “B” but deemphasize lip-pursing