The role of the body of the player in trumpet pedagogy has either tended to go unrecognised, or the ability of the body to find appropriate techniques has been assumed. However, there has been increasing recognition that bodily posture is important, both in terms of its impact on performance and longer-term injury prevention. As a result, the literature of brass pedagogy has tried to identify the typical posture problems found in trumpet players and arrived at a consensus regarding optimal alignment of the body. The suggestion is that, standing or seated, the player should be upright with back and neck straight (Dalgleish & Spencer 2014).
['Mat Dalgleish', 'Chris Payne', 'Steve Spencer']
Adding value: combining ambient visual and vibrotactile feedback to encourage good posture in trumpet players