Practice Aids

P.E.T.E. - Embouchure Training System

BERP for Brass Instruments
$19.95
In 1986, Los Angeles Philharmonic trumpeter Mario Guarneri developed the Buzz Extension and Resistance Piece (B.E.R.P.) for brass instruments---a dynamic advancement in brass pedagogy. The creation of the BERP grew out of the concept of mouthpiece buzzing which has been used for many years as a teaching technique for brass players. One of the leading proponents of buzzing the mouthpiece was James Stamp. He asked his students to add some resistance to the mouthpiece when buzzing by placing their little finger over the end. By learning to blow into resistance, which in fact happens when you play the instrument, you become more aware of the undesirable creation of resistance in your body, and thus avoid it by using proper breath support. He also asked his students to finger the valves of their instruments while buzzing the mouthpiece, to create an awareness of the connection between the fingers and the brain’s perception of pitch.

By putting the two ideas together---buzzing against resistance, and fingering (or moving the slide), to the corresponding pitch---the BERP maximizes the benefit of mouthpiece buzzing practice. Adjustable resistance dial slides over four holes to let you tune the BERP to any resistance you want. Side-by-side design lets you switch between playing and buzzing instantly. New adjustable clamp fits around the receiver opening of any brand or model of instrument. If you play a brass instrument, there's a BERP for you.

BuzzzMaster

The BuzzzMaster allows you the freedom to warm up anywhere...without having to use your trumpet. It is the perfect tool to help you target in and focus on your air stream, wind power and tongue placement, plus maintain proper embouchure formation to maximize your buzz for pinpoint accuracy.

Master Your Buzz

Maximize Your Warm Up Time

Direct Your Air Stream and Wind Power

Develop Correct Embouchure Formation

Designed by David O'Neill - Manufactured in the USA by Warburton. The BuzzzMaster is a must-have tool to keep the buzz in your chops fresh and ready at all times. Unlike using your mouthpiece alone, or with other similar products, the BuzzzMaster design provides resistance just the same as your trumpet does. BuzzzMaster and P.E.T.E. are the perfect companion tools to have on hand.

Yamaha SB79 Silent Brass System for Trumpet
~~$159.95~~ $124.99 On Sale !

The Yamaha Silent Brass system is a complete portable and soundproof system, and could be the most innovative product for brass instruments since the valve. With Silent Brass, you'll hear a sound inside the earphones so rich and full you'll think you are standing on a concert hall stage. The Yamaha Silent Brass system lets you play your horn anywhere you want, anytime you want, and with just the kind of ambiance you feel like. You can mix into the sounds of a CD player, a Silent Piano, an electronic keyboard or other Silent Brass, and output your playing into a tape deck or even an amp with speakers. Never again will you have to search for a practice room, have to 'stop because it's getting late'.

The Yamaha Silent Brass system for trumpet and cornet includes the ST9 Personal Studio, PM7 Pickup mute, and earphones. Separate Pickup Mutes are also available.

The Silent brass trumpet pickup mute is made of lightweight plastic, with a unique rubber sealer to hold it securely in the bell. When used with the Silent Brass system, it has none of that stuffy restricted feeling of conventional practice mutes. In fact, it blows so close to a natural open horn that you simply won't believe it until you actually experience it for yourself. Play high or low, loud or soft, and your pitch will remain true and centered. A special microphone inside the mute relays your sound to the Personal Studio