Developing a Rich Sound

Thank you for sharing! 👍💯

Hi, I believe that I have a nice tone on the trumpet, but I really struggle with endurance. I do flow studies, a few Getchell, scales and lip slurs to warm up, but I always find myself phasing out 9 or 10 measures into a difficult piece. I don’t run into this problem in my high school band because the music gives you plenty of brakes but I know college level is much harder. I think this endurance issue is the reason I didn’t make all state. My etude had no times for a good breath or a face break, and I did poorly at the performance. I’ve been playing for 5 years now and thought my endurance should be built, especially because other players my age hit way higher notes and consistently. Do you have any advice?

Kind of a nebulous discussion. We all want a great sound but what would you have us practice to get there?

Nothing happens when I move the tongue 😢