How should the lips feel ?

how SHOULD it feel lip wise when:

1. things are really really strong

2. so successful that you cant miss

3. you can belt out at high volume – FF

4. you can play ‘pp’ easily

  1. flexibility is great

6. high [and low] range is very very easy. how SHOULD it feel lip wise ? it shouldn’t feel like anything….

extremes are only parameters which you are either strong enough to cope with or you fail… heres some myths..

MYTH–the donut of surrounding support muscles feels pumped up this is simply not true – what ACTUALLY happens…is that…when you’re really strong and the former practices have built up the donut of support muscle…

it lies dormant / even inactivated – until its needed by an ‘extreme’—then…when the donut IS activated…how does it feel?… it feels like nothing…yep…nothing….it feels normal so..how do you know ‘its’ there…? well…

the easy soft center lip feel remains soft and even sort of flabby WITHIN the rim =BUT= outside the rim…on the white flesh OUTSIDE the outer rim feels as though you can hold that flappy lip shape INSIDE the rim continually… in fact you can hear my clip where I play a hundred high d’s tongued, then a double g to finish…

I could have played more [lip wise]…but…oxygen / carb-diox levels/balance matter…

anyways… HERES ANOTHER MYTH —

MYTH–the lips FEEL STRONG and secure in the mpc. this is simply not true – what ACTUALLY happens…is that…when youre really strong and the former practices have built up the donut of support muscle OUTSIDE —

INSIDE THE RIM… the lips feel all flappy flabby… they dont feel stiff / strong in any way… =IF= you feel strong in the lips WITHIN the mpc rim…

its likely you are stiff…which…feels secure…BUT….doesn’t bode well for performance in the high register… this feeling actually feels and sounds good in the lower and medium registers… BUT= high playing requires soft center to be able to vibrate easily…

also…

if you are too stiff WITHIN the rim…loud playing or excessive on face time [brass band] will make the stiff lips pump up with lactic acid in a reaction…thereby shutting off vibrations too soon…

I HAVE MANY SOUND EXAMPLES OF FAMOUS PLAYERS WHO ARE IN THIS TROUBLESOME SITUATION AT A PERFORMANCE…

How should it all feel when not playing…should it feel beefy / full / pumped no…. it just feels normal… like you’ve never played trumpet in your life….