Trumpeting help?!
Question: I picked up trumpet playing a little while ago but every time i try to play good and long my lungs give and its not the good, full sound I need excel. Any help?
Answers: I picked up trumpet playing a little while ago but every time i try to play good and long my lungs give and its not the good, full sound I need excel. Any help?
First you should just reassess that you are breathing properly, just to make sure you're not picking up bad habits. Are you doing breathing exercises? Brass players should be doing breathing exercises every day to strengthen the lungs and achieve a more stable airflow. Get yourself a breathing bag - they really really help. Getting active and fit is really benificial to playing too. If you're going out for a run every day and building your stamina then it will strengthen your lungs for playing.
A reason that your sound might deteriorate towards the end of your playing is that you're playing for too long. You could just simply be chopped. No matter how much air you put through the horn and how well supported it is when you're chopped you're chopped. Take a break. Practice smarter, not harder.