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Improve your sound, flexibility, power and range.  

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YAMAHA ARTIST and Dancing With The Stars/Strictly Come Dancing (Australia) trumpeter GREG SPENCE.

Greg is a renowned clinican and freelance studio trumpeter. His impressive industry experience in performance and education places him at the forefront of modern trumpet teaching.

Whether you are a complete beginner, advanced player or teacher looking to advance your skills, Greg's insightful lessons, endorsed by world class players, will inspire and extend you in all aspects of trumpet playing and teaching.


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Received 11/01/12
Today is the first day I ever touched a trumpet. I was excited when I got the medici pocket trumpet by mail today, only to find out no matter how hard I blow air into the mouthpiece.. no sound comes out. (just air comes out of the horn). 

I did the slingshot, mouthpiece, but as soon as I put in the lead pipe (trumpet) it just blows air through the trumpet. I still don't understand how you get the sound by following your video. You make it look easy but it's not.

The only way I can get any sound is by buzzing my lips as taught by other videos on youtube. but I totally agree, I don't want to buzz my lips.
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DON'T PANIC!!!
It takes time. Say aaaaahh oooohh heaps and heaps and just keep working on it! It's your first day so don't have HUGE expectations. 

IT WILL HAPPEN! 

Watch the leadpipe video and notice how I say at the start you might get no sound.  That is completely fine. 

You said no matter "HOW HARD I BLOW..."; that is half the problem.  No doubt you are trying to force too much air through the instrument. What you will learn to do is draw the aperture corners in from the sides, rather than pinching down your tip lip. 

Keep working on it and just "observe" how things change, don't fall victim to your instinct by pushing and pinching! Let me know how you are going in a couple of days. Good luck and enjoy yourself.

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mysterytomastery1
2011-07-31 at 10:07:30am
Simply put, if you want to improve your trumpet playing, watch the Mystery to Mastery videos. Endorsed by world renowned teachers and performers, the Mystery to Mastery approach teaches you how to teach yourself. Enjoy

A Fresh and Concise Approach

Welcome!  Quickly read a couple of short posts sent to us from some online forums...

"There are books of the past, this is the book of tomorrow! Intelligent, easy to understand, the basic principles are clearly explained and the videos and mp3 sounds help a lot to demonstrate the goal of each exercise. Bravissimo, Mr Spence!!!"

"The best book so far is title "Mystery to Mastery by Greg Spence" please go see his web site and you will play better right away, I have been playing trumpet for 40 years and let me tell you, i play so much more relax and confident just by trying that book. I Make a living playing as a freelancer."

...and then this email was received at the beginning of 2012...

Fantastic website! A lot of great knowledge based information here. Bravo!
Wayne Bergeron (L.A. Studio Guru)


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Anyone Can Play The Trumpet!!!

In the famous words of the amazing Rafael Mendez, "There are no short cuts when learning how to play the trumpet!  It takes practise and patience.  I know it is monotonous but finally there comes a time when you can express your emotions with music, and this brings you such a pleasure that all of the dull hours are forgotten..."

No matter what standard or style you fall into, Mystery to Mastery helps you progress to the next level.

At Mystery to Mastery, we aim to make sure that your long hours of practise are productive and focused. 

It is very easy to waste time.  It is often very difficult to know WHAT and HOW to practise. 


How Is This Different?

No matter what books you are working from, the Mystery to Mastery Method exposes problems and explains how to approach exercises correctly.  If you want a better sound, a more flexible technique, stronger endurance or a higher range, work through the book (which costs less than one lesson!) and watch the videos provided here for free.

This method is highly endorsed and recommended by superstars of the trumpet because it is an All-In-One approach that explains and demonstrates all that you need to know and exposes why you are having trouble.  (You can also get online tuition from the author who has discovered and developed this holistic approach after many years of frustrating failures.)


Can You Help Me?

Are you desperate to learn and improve but frustrated because the trumpet exercises you are working on, possibly including lip buzzing, mouthpiece buzzing and long tones are not providing the results you want?

Would you be curious to learn how these exercises, usually done incorrectly, are actually holding you back?

You can find many "How To Play The Trumpet" approaches that begin by telling you to tighten your lips and BUZZ.  Unfortunately, this well-meaning advice is exceptionally limiting, even destructive, for the majority of people trying to improve their trumpet playing. The reason for this will become abundantly clear when you watch the 5 Basic Video Lessons (provided to you FREE at this site) and work through the Internationally endorsed "The Only NO MYSTERY Guide to Trumpet Mastery" (Now available in Hard Copy with CD or eBook format with mp3 demonstrations, video instruction, built in metronome and digital practise diary database).

If you are tired of poor results from your practise, lack of flexibility, limited range, bad endurance or a strained sound, then you need to:

Discover WHERE you are going wrong and WHAT to do next, 
then be guided, Step-By-Step, to your goals. 

(Recommended For All Levels)

ALLAN VIZZUTTI SAYS...

"Mystery to Mastery's 'The No Mystery Guide to Trumpet Mastery', by Greg Spence, is a wonderful addition to the trumpet player and trumpet teacher's literature. It is concise and logical. All teachers' will welcome such an organized and functional text. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! 


JAMES MORRISON SAYS...

"With the release of Mystery to Mastery's 'The No Mystery Guide to Trumpet Mastery', Trumpeters finally have a guide that makes sense. Greg Spence has managed to take what can sometimes be a complicated process (playing the trumpet) and explain how it's done in a way that will definitely get results. Anyone at any level will benefit from this no-nonsense approach that really does go Step-by-Step all the way to MASTERY!" 


Email received 10/12/11
"Hey Greg, it has taken me over 20 years to discover what you have presented here and in your book. Congratulations on the layout and approach, I know it will help a lot of people if they take the time to learn it for themselves!"

Discovering your flaws and releasing unnecessary tension is easy to do and makes playing much more fun!



Comment: Thanks for your great video lessons online ( I bought the ebook) - all the concepts ( don't blow/buzz/tuck bottom lip ) have really helped me to relax and in a matter of weeks my range has changed entirely, the top notes ping out when everything is resonating. Playing the leadpipe is a really dependable start to my warm-up.

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Even Advanced Players Hit A "Playing Plateau" Where Improvement Seems Impossible! 

Here is an email received recently from Rob Sims who's experience includes 24 years full time with the amazing Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Head of Brass at Australia's leading music performance University, The Victorian College of the Arts (University of Melbourne). 

"Dear Greg, 

I love what you're doing with your web site etc. It's marvellous for all ages and levels. It's transforming my playing and an old student of mine who is 84. We've both noticed big changes in all areas of our playing. I can feel a Double high C of quality is just around the corner.

I'm playing much easier and what I hear is more pleasing as a result of your videos and the time I have spent on the visualiser and the lead pipe. My 84 year old student had the biggest break through in his playing after working through your book and pinching my visualiser.

People just need to focus on what you are saying and demonstrating on the videos. It's all there. The breathing aids are also a great help.

All the best
Kind Regards
Rob Sims"


Not JUST Another Trumpet Book!




This book is NOT just merely a book of exercises. It is the result of years of research and experimentation by the author who has studied most method books available. He has talked to, and performed with, some of the best player of the modern generation and his approach has helped 1000's of players discover why they are not getting the results they want.

If you are ready and serious about improving, take what you learn here at the Mystery to Mastery website and successfully develop it using the internationally acclaimed "The Only No Mystery Guide to Trumpet Mastery" method book. In a Step-By-Step way, you will HEAR and LEARN how to improve your sound, range, endurance, flexibility and articulation while avoiding the common trumpet traps.

There are hundreds of trumpet exercise books around but none are set out like this, have this great information all in one place or have the International recognition. This is a complete learning system that will cost you less than one lesson.

The book comes in Hard Copy which can be delivered anywhere in the world in just days OR there is an INSTANT ACCESS eBook with digital metronome, additional video demonstrations/explanations and a revolutionary digital practise diary database available right here and now! Check out the free sample eBook (please allow 5 - 10 seconds to load!). REMEMBER TO PRESS F11 TO GO FULL SCREEN!!!

Dear Greg, 

I appreciate the depth of knowledge and a concise set of procedures that produces natural sounds on the trumpet. I have been playing for over thirty years, had many terrific teachers, however have not attained the ease a purity of sound that I have after working in your method. As a beginning band instructor, I am using these same techniques with my students with many happy surprises and smiles from my students. Please let me know when you come out with next book, as my Master's degree is integrating technology into the classroom, and your online method with the additional recordings, videos, and online tools are right up my line of work. Thanks!

Sincerely yours, Chris

 
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