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Old 03-16-2006, 02:27 AM   #6 (permalink)
Derek Reaban
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Originally Posted by Manny Laureano
After that, it's a question of exercising the sound every day.

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Jorge,

You need to underline this part of Manny's advice! In my own playing I found that when I got away from doing this, I began to encounter issues with sound production.

Craig Morris talks about a balance / centering session each day. Take this very seriously. It's about spending time cultivating this sound so that it will be available to you whenever you need it.

Everything that has been mentioned so far is very important, but spending time with this sound everyday (and not just for a few minutes), is the key.

Whether you use Caruso, Stamp, James Thompson, Bill Adam (or other approaches), doesn't matter. Choose one, be diligent, and spend the time playing to the center!

You may want to read through the article that I wrote on Resonant Sound. I tried to touch on all of the aspects that I have researched and gathered in one place.

Get busy!
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