Great tone starts with great understanding. In this exclusive lesson segment, GRAMMY-winning trumpeter Charlie Porter breaks down the embouchure not as a mystery, but as a physical system governed by three universal principles: tautness, attachment, and airflow.

By comparing the trumpet to drums, reeds, and even guitars, Porter shows how every instrument relies on the same physics of vibration.


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Porter's clear, hands-on examples will help brass players of any level see and feel what’s really happening when we play...so you can finally identify the small adjustments that make a big difference in sound.

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