Making a sound on a trumpet requires more than just blowing air into it. Use the proper lip technique for the best tone. Start by saying the letter M, and holding your lips together right when they touch each other. Then tighten the corners of your mouth. This is the starting mouth position for trumpet playing.  Don’t pucker your lips. Keep your mouth straight across. Keep your jaw loose and don’t clench your teeth. This buzzing produces the trumpet sound. Use your diaphragm and push air through your lips while keeping them clenched. Produce a buzzing sound as your lips vibrate.  Imagine the noise you’d make if you were imitating a mosquito buzzing. This is the sound you want. Don’t change your lip position like you would when you blow air out. Keep your lips together so they vibrate and buzz. Avoid puffing out your cheeks. Lick your lips first if you’re having trouble getting this sound. It won’t work as well with dry lips. When you’ve gotten comfortable buzzing your lips, get a feel for blowing into the trumpet mouthpiece. Take the mouthpiece and press it against your lips gently. Maintain the same mouth position as before. Then buzz your lips into the mouthpiece.  The mouthpiece won't produce much sound by itself, so don't worry if notes don't sound good yet. The mouthpiece detaches easily. Just twist it loose a bit while pulling gently and it will come right out. Do the same to put it back in. Don't hit it in or it may get stuck.
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One-sentence summary -- Press your lips together and keep the corners of your mouth tight. Push air through your lips to make a buzzing sound. Blow into the mouthpiece when it’s not in the trumpet.


Use your comment as an icebreaker to start the conversation. Look around and observe what is going on around you. Is there anything funny or interesting that you notice? For example, if it is lunch and the food truck hasn’t arrived yet, you can say “Are they going to get us water for this wait, or do they want us to die?” If you are going to remark on something simple, try to make it playful. Even if you don’t think of yourself as a funny person, you can still be playful. And playfulness is found to be very attractive to both guys and girls.  This playfulness will make the conversation fun and will help keep the mood light. Don’t worry, the first few comments you make to your crush are not going to make or break the conversation. Getting the conversation started is more important. So don’t worry too much about being smooth, and focus instead on continuing conversation. Once you have broken in with an opening line, move on into something you can talk about more. Asking for an update is a good question to ask if you do already know the person a little bit or you are taking a class together, for example. It is a good idea to acknowledge your familiarity with one another by talking about the thing you have in common. This will make the conversation less awkward, and you will also get a better understanding of what is going on with the other person in your shared thing. For example, if you are taking a class together you can say, “So how is your midterm paper coming together?” You don’t have to mention the fact that you are in a class together unless you aren’t sure that he or she knows. If you want to remind him or her, do it without making a big deal out of it. Say “So in English class, how is your midterm paper coming together?” It is not weird that you know that you share a class. If he or she doesn’t know, you mentioning the class first will tip him or her off and he or she will probably apologize for not recognizing you. Topics of conversation can go by pretty quickly, and so it can be good to have a couple of open ended and easy to answer questions lined up to ask your crush. You can start by telling him or her something that you do or know and then ask his or her opinion on it. This question can also be related to the context of where you are or what you are doing. For example, if you are eating an apple at lunch you could say “I personally know that Granny Smith apples are the best apples in the world, but out of curiosity, what kind of apple is your favorite?”  Once again, being playful is a good way to make your conversation less awkward and more fun, especially when you are talking about simple topics and just getting your conversation going. You don’t want to ask him or her something too controversial. Stay away from any hot button topics like politics or religion. You should try to make a unique connection based on your conversation and the particular person you are talking to. You can ask your crush something unusual but fun. For example, you could ask him or her something like “Is there a celebrity that people say, or you think, that you look like?”. This kind of question could make him or her laugh. Once he or she tells you his or her celebrity look alike, you can say whether you agree or disagree, and you can tell him or her who your celebrity look alike is (and you can lie as a joke).  Avoid small talk or getting to know you questions. You don’t want to ask questions like “So where are you from?” because you will get an answer he or she has already used many times before. This kind of playful conversation helps you get more comfortable with one another. If you don’t have many opportunities to talk to your crush and you see a good one, even if you don’t have everything mapped out, you may want to seize the opportunity to talk to him or her by just going for it.  Part of having a crush will always involve some amount of awkwardness and that can be part of the fun. So you don’t have to overthink it- go for it.  Going for it is good because it will help you get over the barrier of initial contact. And remember, it isn’t very important how you start talking to him or her- the important part is continuing the conversation. Sometimes just going with your gut can bring out your most confident self.
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One-sentence summary -- Make a funny or playful comment about the place you are at or thing you are doing. Get the update on something he or she has been doing, especially if you share something in common. Ask for his or her opinion on something easy to talk about. Ask him or her something unexpected but easy to answer. Go with an opening line that pops in your head.


Prepare a tea using herbs that keep your liver and gallbladder healthy. Place 1 teaspoon (4 g) of dried herb into a small teapot. Pour 1 cup (240 ml) of boiling water into the pot and put the lid on. Steep the tea for 5 to 10 minutes if you're using herbal leaves or flowers. If you're using roots, steep them for 10 to 20 minutes.  Milk thistle can relieve pain and shrink the size of gallstones.  Dandelion leaves stimulate the liver and gallbladder which can help them push gallstones through. Turmeric can make the bile more soluble so the gallstones are easier to pass. Globe artichoke will keep your gallbladder and liver healthy, but it could increase bile production. Don't make globe artichoke tea if you have gallstones that are blocking ducts. Spread castor oil on a soft cloth and lay it on your abdomen. Then cover the cloth with plastic wrap and lay a hot water bottle or electric heating pad on top. Keep these in place for 30 to 60 minutes a day. The castor oil is an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant oil that will improve circulation in your gallbladder. You can use this treatment for up to 3 days in a row. Phosphatidylcholine is a type of lipid (fat) that can help break up and dissolve the gallstones. Because dosages vary, follow the package instructions. A standard dose is 840 mg up to 2 times a day.  You can buy phosphatidylcholine from most pharmacies or drug stores. Look for a phosphatidylcholine that has been tested by a third party and contains few filler ingredients. Schedule an appointment with a certified acupuncturist. Regular acupuncture sessions can relieve abdominal pain and improve the flow of bile. You may need several weeks of acupuncture treatments before you feel the benefits.
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Drink 2 to 4 cups of herbal tea a day. Use a castor oil pack and heating pad to reduce swelling. Take phosphatidylcholine 1 to 2 times a day to dissolve gallstones. Try acupuncture to relieve pain and improve gallbladder function.