How to Use a Brass Buzzer Buzz Aid to Practice Music
Mr. Lewis demonstrates how to use a buzzing device on your trumpet to increase accuracy on difficult or fast intervals.
Proceedure:
- Isolate a trouble spot
- Begin with the last part of that spot
- Alternate between trumpet and buzzing
- Play it first on the trumpet
- Then on the mouthpiece
- Then alternate at least ten times
- Practice the section before the section you already practiced
- Alternate between trumpet and buzzing at least ten times
- Combine those two sections
- Alternate between trumpet and buzzing at least ten times
- Practice the next previous section
- Alternate between trumpet and buzzing at least ten times
- Combine all the sections
- Alternate between trumpet and buzzing at least ten times
- Continue this pattern until you finish the entire trouble spot