| I would also suggest playing the lower note repeatedly until you get two in a row that sound really sweet. Then, just increase the air for the octave while keeping the same feeling. If your first note is in the right place and has no audible tendency going toward the octave, it will pop out with very little garbage in between and should feel almost the same on the lips. In otherwords, make sure to stay true to the last nano-beat on the first note with no anticipatory tension or rising in pitch before the slur. The sensation will feel as though these notes are very close together and not as far apart as you may think (and therefore might be making adjustments unnecessarily). TB88 also touched on what makes this possible - the tongue. |