Dumb questions about fingerings... - Page 2

butxifxnot · 07-21-2005, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MrLT

The claude gordon method (A systematic approach to daily practice) advocates the use of pedal notes - he recommends using the same fingering descending from bottom F# as you would use descending from the octave above. In reality pedals are not real harmonics and need careful coordination of hearing with embouchure and air. when you get below pedal C it opens up a bit and the notes slot more easily all the way down to F.

Glad to hear it. I just had a talk with my director about it, and he educated me about pedal tones (fingerings, etc). It seems there are two classes of pedals: the 'bended' tones (from F to pedal C#) and the 'true' pedal tones that sound like a bass trombone in comparison to a regular trombone (pedal C down).
What is the C below pedal C called?

pmkt16 · 07-21-2005, 07:19 PM

Double Pedal C?

Isn't one of the reasons you can work on stuff like pedal tones to strengthen your embouchure? Yea it's hard to play pedal C open but if you're able to doesn't that mean you have acquired a stronger control of your embouchure. I know I can only play pedal C open if my embouchure is perfect or else it just skips around.

butxifxnot · 07-21-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pmkt16

Double Pedal C?

Isn't one of the reasons you can work on stuff like pedal tones to strengthen your embouchure?

I dunno. I've noticed that when a director friend of mine started helping out and introduced breathing to the band, one thing she did with the trumpets was do a tiny bit of emphasizing on pedal tones, which, I noticed, helped out my high range (I don't know how solid this idea is, but pedal tones are fun, anyway, and are always good for warming down at the very least.)

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Yea it's hard to play pedal C open but if you're able to doesn't that mean you have acquired a stronger control of your embouchure. I know I can only play pedal C open if my embouchure is perfect or else it just skips around.

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pmkt16 New Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 43	Double Pedal C? Isn't one of the reasons you can work on stuff like pedal tones to strengthen your embouchure? Yea it's hard to play pedal C open but if you're able to doesn't that mean you have acquired a stronger control of your embouchure. I know I can only play pedal C open if my embouchure is perfect or else it just skips around.

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