Taught by renowned trumpet player
Charlie Porter
All vibrating musical instruments share three principles: they must possess tautness, stability, and airflow. Charlie demonstrates using a hand drum, an acoustic guitar, a saxophone mouthpiece, and a blade of grass, before returning to the trumpet. He also proves these principles by demonstrating a synthetic embouchure!
Principles of Vibration
All vibrating musical instruments share three principles: they must possess tautness, stability, and airflow. Charlie demonstrates using a hand drum, an acoustic guitar, a saxophone mouthpiece, and a blade of grass, before returning to the trumpet. He also proves these principles by demonstrating a synthetic embouchure!
Click here to download the course workbook PDF and see the full syllabus →After studying at Juilliard with Wynton Marsalis, Charlie Porter has made a name for himself as one of the most virtuosic and exciting trumpeters in the classical and jazz spaces, teaching today at New York University.
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