Gerard Presencer Bebop Challenge! #lotustrumpets #trumpet #challenge #bebop

Here’s a Bebop Challenge with Gerard Presencer! ????????❤️

“In this exercise (which is actually the culmination of a set of exercises developing jazz articulation), I take a journey around G7 using various enclosures around the chord tones and connect using the bebop dominant scale -and a Coltrane turnaround towards the end starting up on the B. 

In this example, I find it helps my focus to look at the top center of the bell and keeping a similar/consistent tone through all ranges of airflow. I treat jazz articulation as though it is legato and this helps to keep me flowing and light on my feet when I’m improvising and lots of other playing situations too.”

/Gerard Presencer

Gerard is a great teacher with loads of experience and welcomes all to contact him for study.  If you'd like to work on improving your playing with him, send him a message.  (Contact details at the end of the post.)

Some examples of things you can work together on:

1. Develop your technique with a teacher who will devise exercises specifically for you. 
2. Explore and dvelop an efficient playing approach that will show you that real power/endurance/agility comes from a relaxed and focused mind and body that does not solely fixate on embouchure. 
3. Players from all backgrounds can study with me, as although I come from a Jazz background, many players from other musical backgrounds have worked with me, as I’m a good listener. 
4. If you have playing issues, I’m here to help. In 30 years as a teacher, I’ve rarely needed to change an embouchure, as most problems are fixable when we get in touch with our air and develop a stronger foundation from breath and how it can play the trumpet for you! 

To book your first lesson:

Get in touch either pm on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/GerardPresencerMusic

Or email at gpmap@hotmail.com. 

“Do not consider whether you are good enough for lessons with me, that’s not why I teach.”

PDF of the exercise:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/v3dgpbhc3esraola83rku/Gerard-s-Bebop-Challenge.pdf?rlkey=cwb20yogdcqy53keeloax8ghh&dl=0