Hey Wilmer,
I can go all day on this topic.
How about the ppp G's on top of the staff, in octaves with the first horn in Beethoven 8.
OK. Let's have a frank discussion and I will bear my soul to you all and share my vulnerability. You ready? Haha. I'm nervous just talking about it.
I practice a lot of time breaths, although I can't tell which page of the Krauss stuff applies to this topic. Could you direct me a little more specifically? I do the Shubrek book quite a bit...You know the timed acttack excercise? So I do it at least once a day on all my major horns (Bb, C, and Rotary). I do it once each doing breath attacks and once tounge attacks...and I try never to do it above P. I don't have problems with loud articulations, just soft.
Here is where the problem is oh great Wiseone
: I work on these taking full breaths and I do start to hyperventilate or at least create quite a bit of tension in my upper body...So, I practice taking in a Full breath once every other attack or sometimes taking in just less air...BUT, I can't ever think of a time in the ensemble where I would desire less than a full breath of air. Am I doing my self (not to mention the exercise and perhaps music) a diservice by practicing this way?
Wilmer, what do you think? OK guys, I let you all see me with my pants down...I know, ugly thought...Let's talk about this. I know there are more of you out there that feel like me!
BREAK!
Mike