Trumpet Playing 101

Production, Sound, & Technique The Essence of Flow through Intervallic Relationships and Resonance

Dr. Courtney Jones

Music for All Summer Symposium

June 26 - July 1, 2017 Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

www.cjonestrumpet.com

Table of Contents

I. Breathing A. “HOW” do we breathe?

♦ What happens when we take a breath? ♦ Playing position & posture ♦ Radio Voice: Tongue Placement - “Ahhh vs. Eeee”

II. Sound B. Conceptual Ideologies

♦ What do you hear in your head? ♦ 3:1 Ratio and Finding the “Sweet Spot” ♦ Understanding Intonation

III. Technique

C. Warm-Up & Warm-Down: An Interactive Resource Guide

♦ Chicowitz and Stamp ♦ Slurring the Pocket and Tonguing the Twelve ♦ Down the Rabbit Hole

IV. The Audition D. Audition, what audition…say what!

♦ Preparation, Musical Hieroglyphics, & Jedi Powers ♦ The Day before ♦ Audition Day

V. General Information

♦ Care and Maintenance ♦ Equipment Choices and Performers ♦ Resources