The Trumpet Technical Course

PRACTICE ASSISTANT

LESSON 1 POSTURE AND BREATHING CONTENTS
-  Good posture in both sitting and standing position
- Optimising your body balance
- Chest up for ideal breathing technique
- Understanding air flow by releasing the air
- Play like a singer

TO DO
- Learn to find a good and balanced playing position.
- Check and learn how to position your head, elbows and knees.
- Keep your chest up to optimise your breathing technique, to avoid tension and to allow the air to move freely.
- Learn to not blow but to release the air and to play like a singer.
- Learn to move the appropriate amount of air to achieve a free sound and efficiency.
- Use singing as an example for playing the trumpet.