Creating A New Flow

Traditional flow studies I felt focused too heavily on tone production, and not enough on playing the trumpet easily. Because of being told to “just focus on the tone you want” and not getting my desired results (I think if anyone could just imagine what Cat Anderson sounded like, then pick up a trumpet and do it, Cat Anderson wouldn’t have been so special…) I’ve developed a different way to think about tone production- make the trumpet (and you) feel good when you play, and it’ll sound good. Tone is such a subjective area, and I think it’s easier to find your own voice when you focus on making it feel good and easy to produce.