If you're a horn player of any kind, chances are you already have been told to do your long tones everyday. In this video, I discuss why long tones are so important, and I briefly demonstrate three of the most popular trumpet methods for long tone practice.

But have you ever noticed that the beautiful sound that you get during your long tone practice doesn't always translate when you're improvising a jazz solo? I discuss the primary reasons behind this common issue, and I offer you an interesting new way of practicing that will help bridge the gap between your good habits from your daily warmup, and bringing that great sound to your solo improvisations.

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Tito Carrillo is currently the fulltime jazz trumpet professor at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign: https://music.illinois.edu/faculty/ti...