We're bringing Charlie Porter on for a Q&A. Got any questions for him?

Legendary educator, improvisor, classical musician, and tonebase artist Charlie Porter is coming for a special 1-hour tonebase Q&A on September 23rd at 11 AM PST. Use this discussion page to submit your questions to him in advance, and we’ll answer as many of the top ones as we possibly can! The stream will be available for everyone to watch on the site afterward, just in case you can’t make it live. If you had the chance, what would you ask him?

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    • ARCT Trumpet Performance 2030
    • David_C_White
    • 3 mths ago
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    Hi Ethan - I'm not sure if he has covered this in one of his classes but, what are the top three things he has found that are instrumental in him gaining a mastery of intonation (other than time spent in the practice room:)?  If he has covered this in one of the classes already, I would be very interested to know which one to refer to.

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      • Ethan
      • 3 mths ago
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       I'm not sure if he covered this. Maybe in his Arban course he did talk about long tones. I'll certainly ask. 

    • John_Reynolds
    • 3 mths ago
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    How did you practice technical drills to be so incredibly adept (single/double/triple tongue, flexibility, range, fingers)?

      • John_Reynolds
      • 3 mths ago
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       To be clear, if he would literally show us how he practices, that would be most helpful.

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      • Ethan
      • 3 mths ago
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      His Arban course touches on this, but I'll certainly ask him to expand!! 

    • William_Bing
    • 3 mths ago
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    how do you help layers "adjust" their embouchure when the mouthpiece is sitting on top of the upper lip? (playing in the red)....?

    • Stevebanko
    • 3 mths ago
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    Having my own embouchure issues.  Bottom lip wants to slide down and under the top.  Also, any suggestions to address having a double buzz?

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    • Ethan
    • 3 mths ago
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    Hello everyone.... unfortunately Charlie has come down with a sickness and has to postpone this stream. We'll be getting rescheduled ASAP and I'll let you know. So sorry for the inconvenience!  

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      • Ethan
      • 3 mths ago
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       Charlie's stream will now be happening on Thursday at 11 AM PST! 

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      • Ethan
      • 3 mths ago
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       I had previously reported Thursday as the new rescheduled time, but we are postponing a bit longer to allow more recovery time. Stay tuned for a new email with the updated stream day and time. 

    • Alphorn Player, Course Instructor and Teacher
    • Christian_Gnos
    • 3 mths ago
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    Hello Ethan
    I'd be interested to hear Charlie Porter's thoughts on Chris Coletti's “How to play high” course.

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      • Ethan
      • 3 mths ago
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      Thanks Christian, that's a great question! 

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