[TPIN] Baritone-help with trumpet playing?

[Ellis Workman]

I figured a terse response would be less than helpful.

My own experience has been that playing trombone, baritone,
or even tuba has done me no harm. I do not use low brass
playing as a regular part of my routine. I don't know if it
has helped, I don't believe I suffered ill from it. I do
enjoy the overall relaxed feeling in the chops after
playing trombone.

During my time at IU (1968-72) I know that Mr. Adam had a few
students play baritone for a while instead of trumpet to
sort through some chop problems, the results were positive.
I don't understand enough about this to presume to ask a student
to do this myself. Some kids are interested in messing with
low brass; if and when it starts to be a problem for the
trumpet they always quit on their own. This is pretty
self-regulating as MV points out. If it doesn't feel right
don't do it. You can also mess yourself up by hitting yourself
over the head with a hammer enough times.

On the other hand I've never known a trumpet player
who hopelessly messed himself up playing a low brass instrument.

-Ellis

  "specialization is for insects"




On Sun, November 4, 2007 1:30 pm, Vaxtrpts at aol.com said:
>
> In a message dated 11/4/2007 11:16:25 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> elw at workman-net.org writes:
>
> it would  help.
>
> -Ellis
>
> On Sun, November 4, 2007 12:51 pm, Vic Haskins  said:
>> Would playing baritone or other low brass instrument help with  my
>> trumpet
>> playing, or would that screw up my  embouchure?
>>
>> -Vic
>
>
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> Well, I guess I have to chime in here.  I would NEVER ask a student to
> play
> a low brass instrument.  I have seen too many times where a high  school
> teacher asks a trumpet player to play baritone because there are more
> than enough
> trumpets.   I have seen it completely mess up that  student's trumpet
> embouchure, AND --
> then that student is never thought of as a "serious" trumpet player again,
> by the teacher.
> Yes, there are some people who can play low brass and upper brass and do
> it
> very successfully, but more often than not, from what I have seen, it
> doesn't
> help and can even hurt.  I know it messes me up completely.
> Mike Vax
>
>
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