We never blow to the horn. We blow through the horn. We never blow up to a note, we blow out to it. Try not to think of individual notes or intervals. Listen to phrases and try as hard as you can to feel the flow of the melody.
Kids think that being a good trumpet player is being able to play high.
Bobby Shew Let you inner self or feelings flow through the horn. You must be willing and able to play anything, no matter how absurd it may seem to you, at the moment of conception, with no consideration of whether it will be liked or disliked, good or bad, without fear of making mistakes. Feel them and memorize as best as you can, that feeling. I made real progress once I finally started to realize that it was possible if I was willing to take responsibility for the amount of work to be done. In my early years, I had weak chops.