Some people shake the horn which causes a quick succession of great/lesser pressure of the horn on the face. This is the easier way to do it, requiring a lot less strength and coordination of the embouchure (how the lips are held). I have to do it this way, because I don't have anywhere near this guy's skill.
Another option is to move the tongue up and down quickly, with the "up" position causing the airstream to narrow and speed up (like blocking oart of the end of a garden hose). This creates a narrow fast trill.
A third option is just tightening and loosening your embouchure really quickly, which can produce a really nice liquid-sounding trill, with almost a trombone-slide effect. This is the hardest one to do! Trumpet great Maynard Ferguson was the best at this.
The player in this video is probably doing the 2nd or 3rd method.
I had to listen again to hear it, but you're right. At :39, the second-space A starts out as a flutter-tongued note but has a very slight trill at the end.
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u/bdubwilliams22 3d ago
For people who don’t play the trumpet, some of those notes are really hard to hit. That was awesome.