| I actually have heard something similar to this before, but not quite like that. When I went to a clinic/concert by Texas A&M-Commerce, the trumpet professor, Conrad Bauschka (pronounced bow-shka), said that many players will take a breath, then hold it for an instant. Apparently, this causes a tension on the lips that has a strong detrimental effect on the attack. His solution was just to breathe in rhythm, more specifically inhale on the halfbeat before your first note. Always seemed to work better for me, though I'll try this now.
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