SIGN-UP: Developing a Lip Trill: The Ultimate Guide
Description
In this Three-Week Intensive, tonebase trumpet lead Ethan Chilton provides the ultimate blueprint to playing a lip trill. Building up from the foundational movements required of the tongue and facial muscles, this class provides all the concepts and practice you need to master your first lip trills. Ethan utilizes practice exercises from Earl Irons to help build flexibility, and Arban to work on gradually increasing the speed of our note changes. There are two video assignments, which Ethan responds to with personalized feedback!
What to Expect:
- 🔗 Guided Exercises: Each week, enjoy a new video where Ethan outlines a structured theory of practice, and demonstrates simple, concrete exercises designed to amplify a specific skillset.
- 🎶 Expert Guidance: Led by Ethan Chilton, professional LA-based trumpeter who built the tonebase trumpet library, these sessions offer a unique insight into the tools and concepts that working trumpeters rely on to develop and refine their flexibility.
- 🤝 Community Interaction: Share your experiences, receive feedback from peers, and engage in a supportive community of fellow music enthusiasts and aspiring performers.
Who Should Attend:
🎺 This course is tailored for a trumpeter at any level looking for some structure toward their pursuit of improving or refining their lip trill. No pre-requisite knowledge is required, though basic proficiency with the trumpet is highly recommended.
What is Covered:
📚 Participants will explore concepts in the structure and anatomy of the tongue and face, how to identify by feel the relevant muscles, how to avoid bad habits when performing flexibility exercises, ways of troubleshooting stubborn lip trills, and how to work gradually up to a full-speed lip trill. At the end, you’ll be asked to submit two short optional video assignments for direct feedback from Ethan.
No special equipment is needed to get started; just bring your enthusiasm, a working trumpet, some curiosity, and whatever recording tools you have—your journey to a lip trill begins here!
Note: this class is free and the cost to participate is already included in your tonebase subscription!
Timeline
- Sign-Up : August 19th - August 25th
- Course Period: August 26th - September 15th
- Optional check-In via Zoom: September 10th
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