The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast

JLTP 053: The 10 Minute Practice Session

The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast

Show Notes

In this episode of “The Jeff Lewis Trumpet Podcast”, I review the benefits of a 10-minute practice session.

In this particular episode, you will learn;

The benefits of practicing short 10-minute sessions at a time

What and how to practice for 10 minutes

Why resting as much as you play is important

Download the free PDF of the “10 Minute Practice Session” here;

You can also use my YouTube video in your warm-up session for mouthpiece buzzing and free lip buzzing here;

Trumpet lip and mouthpiece buzzing exercise #1

Other books mentioned in this podcast that you can use to practice your fundamentals during your 10-minute practice session;

“27 Groups of Exercises” by Earl Irons

“Advanced Lip Flexibilities” by Charles Colin

“Arbans Complete Method for Trumpet” by John Baptiste Arban

“Daily Drills for Trumpet” by Max Schlossberg

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