Beesker recommends 'Trumpet Think' as the world's
best website on Trumpets & Trumpet Playing
ABOUT 'TRUMPET THINK'
The
Trumpet Think website
is produced by Rune Aleksandersen, a trumpet player who lives in Oslo, Norway,
with his wife Rannveig, and his children Eirik, Sindre and Gaute. He plays lead
trumpet for the Borderline Big Band, Oslo.
The Trumpet Think website is organized into the following main sections:
Introduction, Video & Audio, Warming Up, Air, Trumpet Setup, Pitch Control,
Lips, Corners, Trumpet Embouchure, Resistance, Trumpet Tuning, Strength,
Endurance, Pedal Tones, Trumpet Tonguing, Fingers, Trumpet Reference, and
Trumpet Links.
The Video & Audio section contains 22 video clips demonstrating aspects of
trumpet playing technique. These are grouped into the following categories:
Trumpet Warm Up, Minimum Pressure, Efficiency, Control, Strength, Pedal Notes,
Close Lips Principle, and Trumpet Pitch Control. Titles of the video clips
include: Fluttering & Buzzing Lips, False Buzz, Finding the Optimum Horn Angle,
and Octave Glizzandi.