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Old 07-21-2005, 09:46 PM   #13 (permalink)
butxifxnot
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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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