Trumpet players: Looking for tips to stop playing in the red? Check out this video for tips on how to form a balanced embouchure.

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In this video, our resident trumpet player and teacher, Freddy, breaks down his experience with playing in the red both in his own career and in teaching his students. Freddy uses his background in trumpet pedagogy to suggest theories as to underlying causes for playing in the red, and he breaks down the process that he went through to build a stable embouchure.

Timestamps:
0:18 Playing in the Red
2:50 Why Trumpet Players Play in the Red (a theory)
5:06 Abdominal Compression
6:27 Oral Cavity
10:11 Embouchure Strength
13:21 Should You Change Your Embouchure?
15:10 How to fix Playing in the Red