Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Mouthpiece forces produced while playing the trumpet.

J C Barbenel1, P Kenny, J B Davies

  • 1Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

Journal of Biomechanics
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Trumpet players apply more mouthpiece force with louder sounds and higher pitches. However, this force did not correlate with player skill or style, though highly proficient players tolerated greater force.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Myelopathy caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in a dog and a cat.

Australian veterinary journal·2025
Same author

Ambient air pollutant concentrations and asthma-related hospital admissions during COVID-19 transport restrictions.

Public health·2022
Same author

A statistical alternative to current measures of image quality in digital mammography.

Physics in medicine and biology·2022
Same author

Fracture liaison services in Ireland-how do we compare to international standards?

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA·2022
Same author

Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions: Ambient NO2 and Asthma Hospital Admissions.

Irish medical journal·2021
Same author

COVID-19 transport restrictions in Ireland: impact on air quality and respiratory hospital admissions.

Public health·2021

Area of Science:

  • Music performance science
  • Biomechanical analysis of musical instruments

Background:

  • Understanding the physical demands of musical performance is crucial for musicians' health and technique.
  • Quantifying the forces exerted during wind instrument playing can reveal insights into performance mechanics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a transducer for measuring mouthpiece force in trumpet players.
  • To investigate the relationship between mouthpiece force and playing parameters like loudness and pitch.
  • To explore correlations between mouthpiece force, player proficiency, and playing style.

Main Methods:

  • A novel transducer was designed and integrated into a trumpet mouthpiece setup.
  • Sixty trumpet players (varying proficiency levels) performed on their own instruments with the device.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Mouthpiece force, loudness, and pitch were recorded during performance.

    • Main Results:

    • Mouthpiece force significantly increased with increasing sound loudness and ascending pitch.
    • No significant correlation was found between mouthpiece force and the player's proficiency or playing style.
    • Higher proficiency players demonstrated a greater capacity to tolerate maximum mouthpiece force.

    Conclusions:

    • Mouthpiece force in trumpet playing is primarily influenced by acoustic demands (loudness, pitch), not necessarily by player skill or stylistic choices.
    • The developed transducer provides a reliable method for objective measurement of mouthpiece forces.
    • Further research could explore the long-term effects of mouthpiece force on embouchure health and performance consistency.