I’m out on a gig today but I’ve prepared this post for you:
For musicians we all know that sex, drugs and Rock n’ Roll (Feel free to insert your particular genre into this space) are our potential down falls. For trumpet players though, there is a 4th addiction that can be just a s dangerous.

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Using The Right Tools For The Job
If you play a lot of gigs that need you to play in the upper register then you’ll no doubt use a mouth piece that is more suited to the job. If you do other work that requires you to stay within the stave but create a nicer tone [...]

Body Position 2
Looking back to the Green Stickman in the last post you can see the ideal body position for blowing. However because of the stick man nature he is looking pretty rigid and tense – as is the life of a stickman.
The posture in essence is accurate but it’s important to remain relaxed. Stand [...]

Body Position
You should find the strongest position for your body to generate the best air flow possible. Be aware that a bad posture will result in fatigue and possible long term playing issues. For Example:

You often see these sorts of styles of playing and it’s easy to fall in to them even if they don’t [...]

A Brief Look at Chops
So not to focus too heavily on chop/ embouchure position his is the ideal scenario.
1) Poor Technique

2) Good Technique

Keep in mind that each individual is physically unique hence why this is the ideal way for 90% of players to play as it’s theoretically the most balanced and strongest position to blow. [...]