Trumpet Master Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 I just got my braces off and I'm not playing the same way I did before. Any tips? BTW, I was to lazy to search for the other thread. Just got back from band!!! Quote
TRtrumpet Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 I know how you feel... it was heck for me trying to get my tone back after getting my braces off. The best advice I have is just to practice ALOT... thats all I remember doing and you should get your tone back eventually. Do a bunch of long tones and stuff like that. Quote
bariphonium Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 Braces are usually a big setback for any brass players, whether they're getting put on or taken off. All you can really do is basically what TRtrumpet said: practice, a lot. Start with simple warm-up techniques (long tones, sirens, etc) and take it slow. You should be back up to where you were in a few weeks, max. Quote
MartinHorn Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 Apparently I sucked so much when I got my braces off nothing really changed. Quote
Trumpet Master Posted August 10, 2006 Author Posted August 10, 2006 QUOTE (MartinHorn @ Aug 10 2006, 09:26 AM) Apparently I sucked so much when I got my braces off nothing really changed. lol, haha. I think i'm starting to get a little better, but I have Region Jazz tryouts next month so I'm worried!!! Quote
TRtrumpet Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 It was like the worst day of my life for me... lol. Well, one of them. Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 Make sure your playing with a good embouchre, it would suck to relearn with a bad one. And i just played lots of long tones and it helped my sound a lot. Scales were what helped get my range back most Quote
whitewing09 Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 Make sure your playing with a good embouchre, it would suck to relearn with a bad one.And i just played lots of long tones and it helped my sound a lot. Scales were what helped get my range back most you had braces? Quote
bluebellbrass07 Posted August 11, 2006 Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE (whitewing09 @ Aug 11 2006, 01:11 PM) you had braces? yeah. 9th grade to 10th grade. (you didnt know me then) Quote
whitewing09 Posted August 12, 2006 Posted August 12, 2006 yeah. 9th grade to 10th grade. (you didnt know me then) no shyt i didnt even know you when you were in 11th lol wow braces are hott lol well they make people hott when they come off Quote
TRtrumpet Posted August 12, 2006 Posted August 12, 2006 Well... they make your teeth really straight, don't know about hott though. Quote
MartinHorn Posted August 13, 2006 Posted August 13, 2006 Well... they make your teeth really straight, don't know about hott though. lmao tru dat I guess really scales are the most important to get your embouchre back. Quote
whitewing09 Posted August 14, 2006 Posted August 14, 2006 no shyt i didnt even know you when you were in 11th lol wow braces are hott lol well they make people hott when they come off come on now good teeth = good smile = hott lol Quote
Trumpet Master Posted August 15, 2006 Author Posted August 15, 2006 I guess you can say I'm hott, but its not because of the braces. Its because of my bad @** playing. That was so a trumpet player thing to say, lol. Quote
TRtrumpet Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 LOL, that's a true trumpet right player there. *Internet high five* Haha. Quote
whitewing09 Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 Why are trumpet players so arrogant??? Quote
Trumpet Master Posted August 17, 2006 Author Posted August 17, 2006 Dude it was a joke calm down... **Go Run a Lap, NOW!!!** Quote
trumpetman1288 Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 Man....it's not OUR fault us trumpet people are so good Besides, it's not arrogance, it's simply knowing one's place. Most trumpet players, not all, tend to have A type personalities, so that's where the perfectionist spirit comes from. Throw in the fact that if you are a trumpet player, you like to mess around a lot, and you've got the so-called arrogance of trumpet players. Besides...playing trumpet is sexy...I don't recall the last time I ever heard someone playing oboe was sexy Quote
TRtrumpet Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 Besides...playing trumpet is sexy...I don't recall the last time I ever heard someone playing oboe was sexy Lol, I agree. It's just part of being a trumpet player. What can we say? Quote
whitewing09 Posted August 17, 2006 Posted August 17, 2006 Man....it's not OUR fault us trumpet people are so good Besides, it's not arrogance, it's simply knowing one's place. Most trumpet players, not all, tend to have A type personalities, so that's where the perfectionist spirit comes from. Throw in the fact that if you are a trumpet player, you like to mess around a lot, and you've got the so-called arrogance of trumpet players. Besides...playing trumpet is sexy...I don't recall the last time I ever heard someone playing oboe was sexy thats cuz no one plays oboe... i much rather watch the guard gurls runn around then watch some trumpets buzz their brain off Quote
Aegis Fang Posted August 18, 2006 Posted August 18, 2006 lol, we have a competition on September 30th, and I get my braces off on the 19th... be glad you have time to figure out how to play, I hope to god I can figure everything out in 11 days =p Quote
Trumpet Master Posted August 18, 2006 Author Posted August 18, 2006 QUOTE (Aegis Fang @ Aug 17 2006, 09:17 PM) lol, we have a competition on September 30th, and I get my braces off on the 19th... be glad you have time to figure out how to play, I hope to god I can figure everything out in 11 days =p Good luck, really, it takes about a week at most. You should be fine Aegis. Quote
PearlandTKA89 Posted October 22, 2006 Posted October 22, 2006 ugh braces. I hate them. SO SO MUCH! So it was 8th grade , when I actually got ... so much better... Made region band , region orchestra... you know.and then I was getting ready for the big dogs... aka High School region.. and I go to the ortho and they say I need braces. For one, I didnt really need them but I didnt want to wait later on. So i got them my 9th grade year...It is a pain. I hate them. because your sound is all.. scratchy.. and blah. it was awful...Just keep it up. Ask your orthodonist if you can get them off earlier... Thats what I did. And when you get them off, practice long tones, tounging, and try to get your tone back! braces are the devil... Quote
Valsair Posted October 22, 2006 Posted October 22, 2006 i played french horn for three years before getting braces. when i did get them, it was so bad i had to switch to euphonium (for the bigger mouthpiece.) i'm afraid i don't have any suggestions for you, though. when i got mine off, there wasn't that big of a change, but still a considerable difference (felt a heck of a lot better). but just play on your horn a lot, break your new mouth in. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.