Increasing trumpet range?

Question

i recently got braces and i suck at trumpet now. i can't even hit notes above the staff; my highest note is high e which i can barely hit.

school starts in less than a week, how the h**l do i improve my range and tone that fast?

Answer 1

Sorry to tell you this, but it's going to be a long gradual road to regain what the metal monstrosities have taken away!

all the tips i can give;

1. get gards or wax and use it

2. long tones just became your new best friend, spend a lot of time working on them

3. lip slurs! on trumpet, on mouthpiece only, with lips only

4. use as little mouthpiece pressure as possible

5. be patient & dilligent

6. work on increasing the amount of air you put through your horn (buzzing lips only helps alot in this area)

7. a larger size mouthpiece may be more comfortable now, experiment with a 3C, or even a 1&1/2C