Trumpet Masterclass on Claude Gordon - from VITG 2020

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This is a 30 minute overview of the trumpet teaching and brass playing concepts of Claude Gordon. Jeff Purtle summarizes the main ideas and gives a brief overview of the how to practice and what to practice to apply these concepts.

Things discussed include: 1. Wind Power; 2. The Tongue; 3. Wind Control; 4. Fingers of The Right Hand; 5. The Left Hand; 6. Facial Muscles; and 7. The Lips. Some controversial things are mentioned such as: 1. The Diaphragmatic Breathing Fallacy, 2. Why NOT to buzz the mouthpiece, lips, or lead pipe, 3. Why correct technique enables a good sound vs only focusing on sound and hoping technique will fix itself, 4. The value of frequent brief rests, 5. How everyone's tongue moves to control pitch, and more.