[TPIN] "Fix your chops" - Turvat Kuntoon.

[Jermu Koivukoski]

Ole J. Utnes wrote:
> "Turvat Kuntoon" is a method from Finland.
> 
> Have any of you heard about it? My guess is that you have not.
> 
> "They seems be be good at keeping things a secret in Finland!" as my
> friend Olaf said to me recently.
> 
> Anyway - I think it is one of the most interesting methods I have seen
> lately. (I have been using it for about two months).
> 
> It has something in common with BE (The Balanced Embouchure) in that
> it is a set of exercises that indirectly changes your chops. You do
> the exercises following a suggested lesson plan. Then over time your
> chops will get better (better sound, endurance, range).
> 
> I have written a little article about it:
> 
> http://abel.hive.no/trumpet/articles/turvat/
> 
Greetings all! Time to post after year of lurking.

Ole J. Utnes wrote:
 > "Turvat Kuntoon" is a method from Finland.
 >
 > Have any of you heard about it? My guess is that you have not.
 >
 > "They seems be be good at keeping things a secret in Finland!" as my
 > friend Olaf said to me recently.

Ole,

I must ask where have you heard about Finland. We try to keep our 
existence as a secret being were we are:-) Just kidding.

Both 'Turvat Kuntoon' and its author Esko Heikkinen are well known in 
Finland. He used to play lead for many years in the top Finnish big band 
UMO. Currently he is the conductor of the Helsinki Police Band and 
teaches trumpet at the Jazz Department of Sibelius Academy.

Turvat kuntoon -method was review in the June 2000 ITG Journal.
I have used this method on and off with other chop-manuals and it has 
been inspiring book. I'm planning on spending the upcoming summer with it.

 > I have written a little article about it:

Thank you for your article, Ove. I took the liberty of forwarding it to 
the publishers.

-Jermu