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Roel.Flores
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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the response. Nice to know i don't have to be a great buzzer. I do buzz and it helps a lot but I just can't buzz high.
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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jarrelainen wrote:
Anyone out there using this book also?


Every day. Happily with good results.
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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi everyone,

In high school and during my undergraduate studies 25 years ago, I used buzzing basically everyday as part of my warm up. I have been a band director for almost 20 years now and still play trumpet just enough to stay happy and aggrivated. I have recently increased my practice time and returned to a more consistent use of mouthpiece buzzing including Buzzing Basics. I have noticed an increased ease and resonance in my sound. I know the increased practice time can be given some of the credit, but I believe that Buzzing Basics is the cornerstone of my recent improvement.

For those of you that buzz as part of your routine, do you buzz just the mouthpiece or use some type of buzzing aide like a BERP etc?

Thanks and happy trumpeting!

Stan
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PostPosted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went off an on with a berp and with a brassbuzzer. The berp had some resistance to it which was nice at times.

Since I now to 1-4 first thing in the morning and with a practice mute, I cup my hand around the mouthpiece when I buzz to make it muffled. The added resistance has been excellent training. I have noticed no negative impact in doing it with a practice mute and muffled mouthpiece. I, however, still try to do it un-muffled once or twice a week if possible.
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PostPosted: Thu May 12, 2016 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been doing the first 4 exercises every day since 2015, when I took a lesson from James Thompson. The results have been great!

I've just started to do Stamp Ex3 this week.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use Thompson right at the beginning of the playing day, after doing breathing exercises a la Gordon and free-buzzing a la Poper. Right now I'm only using exercises 1-4. This is my second pass through Thompson. All told, perhaps fifteen minutes from the start. So far, this has resulted in a very efficient warmup and leads easily into the beginning of practice.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jarrelainen wrote:
Anyone out there using this book also?


Yes,every day, Results are good.

Jorma from Finland
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thompson + Stamp = Everyday
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've been doing it on and off for several years now. Just recently, two weeks ago, restarted the Buzzing Book(1-9) and in addition played the Dave Belknap Schlossberg routine. Probably not for the faint of heart...but has given my chops a better feel the last few weeks...not to mention strength.

Every time I go away from the Thompson and then come back I wonder why I ever put it away.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ditto...I am a big believer. Arnold Jacobs taught everything happens at the lips. Inhale, exhale, and the singing.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a question about exercise 8, the one that goes from low C up to top-of-the-staff G. Since this starts below the low break, should I be doing the preliminary middle G - low C glissando before I play it, just like it's instructed for #5? Thanks in advance
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Terry wrote:
I have a question about exercise 8, the one that goes from low C up to top-of-the-staff G. Since this starts below the low break, should I be doing the preliminary middle G - low C glissando before I play it, just like it's instructed for #5? Thanks in advance


Yes.

I have taken several lessons with Jim and he says that in any exercise that starts lower than second line G, do the glissando. It doesn't have to be fancy, as long as you start on the G and go down to the starting note of the exercise, then start the exercise without removing or adjusting the mouthpiece. That includes the on-the-horn section of exercise 2 as well.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you! I didn't know I was supposed to do that also for the on-the-horn part of #2
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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2019 1:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome! Thanks!
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