Stop Buying Trumpet Mouthpieces. Your Top Lip Is the Problem.

Free Masterclass - https://www.precisionbrass.info/webin... Student Testimonials -    • Student Wins/Testimonials   If you've been bouncing between a 7C, a 3C, a GR 63, 64, 67, spending thousands on mouthpieces and chasing a thousandth of an inch, this video is for you. Before you buy one more piece, we're going to fix the actual problem: a pinched embouchure. In this trumpet lesson I'll show you the 3 simple things you can change today, with the gear you already own, to boost your range, sound, accuracy, and endurance, and stop overworking the top lip: Vertical alignment of the mouthpiece Even pressure distribution (the 4 points of contact) Sight, sound, and feel together Grab your horn. Pause it. Rewind it. Do the drill with me. FREE Trumpet Masterclass 👉 https://www.precisionbrass.info/webin... CHAPTERS: 00:00 Stop buying trumpet mouthpieces, fix this instead 00:54 The 3 fixes for a pinched embouchure 01:14 What a pinched embouchure actually is 01:46 Fix #1: Vertical alignment of the mouthpiece 02:11 Pinched vs non-pinched (live demo) 03:50 Footprint of the rim and the active lip 04:46 Bernoulli's principle and air direction 05:52 Drill: drop 5% to find your vertical axis 09:18 Fix #2: Pressure distribution on the lips 10:10 Chatter, nerve damage, and split notes 11:29 The 4 points of contact (Donald Reinhart) 13:57 Recap before the big demo 14:47 Maynard Ferguson demo (pinched first) 15:25 Diagnosing what went wrong 16:09 Fix #3: Sight, sound, feel together 16:28 Final demo: pinched to free