| Always take what I say with a grain of salt, but I have a thought or two I would like to add.
Go ahead and take steps to reduce pressure when you play, but keep in mind that you are probably going to have to use a fair amount when playing higher, to varying degrees of course. The idea for me when I take steps to reduce the amount of pressure I use is to get to where I don't need to use lots of pressure for general playing, so that way when I do need to use some, I'm not doing it on chops that are already buckling under too much pressure. Does that make sense? For me, it's a matter of relaxation and balance, but I do still crank it up pretty good when I'm playing in my upper register.
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