Clark Terry explains what he refers to as the “body huff” in this short clip from youtube. This clip was taken from an instructional video that Clark made for trumpet players. The body huff is the correct way to use your diaphragm to produce a sound on the trumpet. Clark always talked about breathing correctly and having enough gas in the tank before you can correctly produce a sound. This method can also be used for articulation along with doodle tonguing. In my early years of playing the horn I was never taught how to breathe or use my diaphragm to produce a sound, and I had to go back and fix this once I got older. Once I learned how to do this I was able to develop my own sound and control the horn. The video goes for a little over 6 minutes and about 5 minutes into it you will hear Clark explain more on this method.

Clark Terry trumpet lesson on youtube

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