hey, i was wondering what is the best mouth piece for "screaming" ?

You could buy one of each of the many hundeds of trumpet mouthpieces currently available on the market, and not one of them would give you the ability to scream on it right of of the box. Some might lend themselves better to high register and/or screaming than others, but if you're looking for a shortcut in a particular mouthpiece, you're wasting your time. What you need to do is use the equipment you have, and pratice, practice, practice until you reach your goal. Many are good trumpet players. Relatively few are those who can scream with any degree of clarity, tone quality and control. Even fewer are those who can both scream and have more than infrequent realistic occasions where it's applicable.

don't switch mouthpieces... just push really hard and you'll hit it just fine.

well, this might sound like a dumb question, but at what point can you call yourself a 'screamer'? i know what a screamer is, but is there a certain note you have to be able to reach? or is it if you can just play really high? before you can say you're a screamer.

i disagree with the normal theory of a shallow mouthpiece as long as you have the breath to pressurise it completely a deeper mouthpiece creates a much fuller high note and so as opposing to "screaming" the high note it just sounds like part of your normal range. I learnt this while having a high note contest on flugals-sounds childish but made me stop and think. any comments?

Okay who put push really hard? I hope you mean push the air cause pushing the trumpet against your face is the most !****!ed thing you could possibly do. Honestly just use AIR!!! Air is the key to trumpet playing!!!! AIR!!! AIR!!!! Do not use tons of pressure because eventually your lips will die out.

I agree. You'll end up messing up your lip muscles (which you may need later on).

Screaming is loud and high man. Uhh you need to practice your range. Start with arpeggios in the upper octave and work your way down. Then keep going higher and higher with the starting 7th of the arpeggio. Umm, if you're wanting good equipment for playing high..there are things that can make playing high easier. Gimme an IM at bachm37 (on aim) and i can help ya pick with mouthpiece bets fits you.

i use a asymmetric 3c+544 its an awesome mouthpiece.

Preaching the Arban's...... Get the book!!!!
But Screaming isn't everything. In fact most lead trumpet parts only get up to around "High C". The key is to be able to do a 2-3 hour show above the staff. Thats how you can make your money. Stamina, ask the ladies..... Tell you how I did it though. I had an extremely strict teacher and he wouldn't let me play any notes higher than my ability level which he told me. Next thing you know after Appreggios and Arban's I was able to play IN TUNE and continuously above the staff. Before leaving my tutor he had cleared me to "High C". The very next next day I realized that I could play easily to "G" mf and in tune. But screaming is a whole 'nother realm. Reach down 'tween your legs grab a butt-load of air, lean back and rip anything above the staff at a fff and thats screaming. Shakes help also. Thats whats cool about playing trumpet. Intonation optional!!!! Peace

OH yeah mouth piece doesn't really matter. Just the air.....

oops "Arpeggio"

As others have said, use your normal mouthpiece.
A shallow mouthpiece will not give you high notes. It may make it easier, but if you can hit it on a shallow one, you're probably going to be able to do the same tihng on your normal mouthpiece.
I use a Bach 5C and can play Double G [aboce 3rd ledger line] in tune.
Example of screamers with not-so-shallow mouthpieces.
Mark Zauss. www.markzauss.com
Check him out. The mouthpiece he uses is a BUCKET of a mouthpiece.
It's all about air.
If you want something to try, though, do this . . . two of my friends swear by this exercise . . . .

Grab a pen, and set embochoure[eh, never could spell that] like you're playing. set the pen, with the cap on, in your lips, and try to hold the pen out straight using your lips only, for about 40-50 seconds.
Feel the burn.
It exercises all the right muscles.

again. scream trumpet palying isn't very musical to me and what not. playing high and loud doesn't make you a God. i play on a monette B1-5 and i can play high enough on that and that mouthpiece is big...happily big....big...not the biggest but big..yea w/e. just use what ur using now. you wanna know what the best mouthpiece is. IT'S PRACTICE ON YOUR OWN MOUTHPIECE!

If you're a jazz guy, and have an all-night gig coming, you might want to try a shallower version of the mouthpiece you have (keep the same rim size!!!!!!)
A shallower mouthpiece primarily makes it easier to hit the notes you can already play.
You should only use a smaller mouthpiece IF you have to, like at said all-night jazz gig. (Assuming you play high notes)