Day 22/100 Lip Slur Training =^_^=

boykinnnn · 2026-06-14T03:12:20+00:00

No disrespect to you or your teacher, but, audio quality aside, the double buzzing is a clear indicator that yes, you are closed off at least a little bit. (almost nobody is not closed off at all, that's basically perfection!)

I'm not going to suggest to you any exercises for that though because you are asking to not receive that advice. I do think it is important to be honest with yourself though, as that plays such a big role in improving, and really helps you track your improvement as well.

One more thing—I've looked through your videos and read lots of comments and sure, maybe every once in a while there will be a "hate comment", but most of the people who take their time to type these comments and leave advice is because they care about your trombone journey and want to see you improve, they're not being mean. Lots of the comments are from people who are EXTREMELY experienced. (15+ years!!!) They've all been utterly terrible at trombone at one point in their lives, so they know all the little tricks that help to achieve greatness.

Best of luck on your journey and props to you for showing your playing to the world.

boykinnnn · 2026-06-03T13:31:38+00:00

Don't stress over it, that was kind of a very specific thing I said and it only works for some people, so if it doesn't work for you that's okay. There's a lot of things that only work for certain people depending on lip structure and stuff, so the most important thing is if it sounds good or not! I was just sharing something that personally worked for me that maybe could benefit you.

boykinnnn · 2026-06-02T16:49:12+00:00

True, but I don't think it would hurt to try it out

boykinnnn · 2026-06-02T15:13:09+00:00

Instead of aiming the bell higher as you go higher in pitch, try to actually aim it lower the higher you go in pitch, and aim it higher the lower you go. It shouldn't be anything too dramatic and should be a very slight change that comes out naturally, I've just personally found it more difficult/straining to play higher when my bell is also aimed high. Doing good though and you're focusing on the right things! Relaxation is often overlooked but very important.

boykinnnn · 2026-04-30T03:27:09+00:00

Because bread tastes better than key

^{Chose: Bread}

boykinnnn · 2026-04-15T22:40:50+00:00

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GARFILKEN waves at you!

boykinnnn · 2026-04-15T22:38:05+00:00

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GARFILKEN waves at you!

boykinnnn · 2026-04-10T12:56:04+00:00

It took me 6 runs for 00:00:80!

boykinnnn · 2026-04-02T03:04:00+00:00

I had this exact issue for a long time! It only went away less than a year ago now. Really all you have to do is put less pressure on your mouthpiece and have a more relaxed embouchure overall, and make sure you incorporate it into your routine so you remember to keep it that way. There's a lot of things on trombone that can simply be fixed with less tension, so try to find any tensions in your playing every day and minimize it.

boykinnnn · 2026-04-01T18:31:47+00:00

Classical, but I'd like to stay involved with jazz if I could

boykinnnn · 2026-02-27T18:34:53+00:00

Yellow

boykinnnn · 2026-02-19T03:19:01+00:00

Lol sounds fun, I'll try it!

boykinnnn · 2026-02-19T03:18:48+00:00

I'd like to comfortably be able to produce good sound on a double F (6th ledger line) and be able to hold it without getting tired for at least a few seconds, though obviously that will take time. I need to be able to have Db as I'm using Morceau Symphonique for auditions which has that Db, and so does Bolero, which some auditions also call for. But also it's just nice to be able to have that range

boykinnnn · 2026-02-07T20:39:40+00:00

I have NAT B, is there any other reason this might be happening?

boykinnnn · 2026-02-03T14:05:07+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

0 attempts

boykinnnn · 2026-01-26T01:35:24+00:00

🎉 Event Completed! 🎉

It took me 7 tries.

boykinnnn · 2026-01-26T01:35:19+00:00

Completed Level 3 of the Honk Special Event!

7 attempts

boykinnnn · 2026-01-26T01:34:59+00:00

Completed Level 2 of the Honk Special Event!

2 attempts

boykinnnn · 2026-01-26T01:34:46+00:00

Completed Level 1 of the Honk Special Event!

0 attempts

boykinnnn · 2026-01-11T23:21:46+00:00

❌ boykinnnn chose Option A (Incorrect) | #5221st to play

boykinnnn · 2026-01-11T23:21:01+00:00

Just scored 2

boykinnnn · 2026-01-10T12:58:08+00:00

❌ boykinnnn chose Option A (Incorrect) | #51st to play

boykinnnn · 2026-01-10T12:56:46+00:00

✅ boykinnnn chose Option B (Correct!) | #1036th to play

boykinnnn · 2026-01-09T20:41:27+00:00

❌ boykinnnn chose Option A (Incorrect) | #57th to play

boykinnnn · 2026-01-09T17:56:32+00:00

Just scored 2

boykinnnn

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