| gms,
Good morning.
Soft practice does worlds of good for someone who has blown his/her aperture out as the opening conforms to the speed of the air. This is pretty well documented and understood by most serious players.
My contribution to the discussion might be an observation that many have learned to practice flow studies softly (particularly after reading H.L. Clarke's remarks preceding his exercises), but few apply the same principle to flexibility and articulation exercises. Hakan has, and it's one of the things that made him, well, Hakan. True virtuosity might be described as achieving an equal relationship to flow/focus/flexibility in all ranges and in all dynamics. . .
Do you know Thibaud's positive/negative exercises? They are very good for soft control.
Best,
EC |