| Re: Slurring upward
Rowuk,
What a great post! To add to the comment about “exhaling without tonguing” your experience aligns with so many players and teachers that have also commented on the benefits of breath attacks.
Breath attacks help in the initiation of the sound [getting the lips to respond (vibrate) immediately] and it is a technique that MANY prominent players / instructors advocate. You can do this on the mouthpiece / leadpipe combination as well as on the trumpet once you put your tuning slide back in.
Here are some great quotes from people that use the breath attack for reference:
Carmine Caruso
The breath attack is used in this initial exercise because it is the quickest way to get the lips in focus, to get them touching.
David Hickman
One of the most effective methods of developing correct tone production is through the use of breath attacks. Commencing the tone without the aid of the tongue will require the embouchure and throat to be relaxed and efficient.
James Stamp
Learn to buzz the lips without using the tongue to start the first note.
Charlie Vernon
Use a 'ho' syllable to articulate each note. This exercise aids the lips to vibrate the desired pitch more readily.
Bob Findley
[For the exercises] All breath attacks - don't use the tongue to start or stop a note".
Donald Reinhardt
Hoo (Breath Attack) for the first exercises – Warmup #57
Jens Lindemann
You remain calm, cool and collected, take a relaxed breath and then “le moment de la vérité” (the moment of truth). The point where you strike the note (ictus) is the moment of truth. Right after that instant you’re back to calm. The only point of true tension is the actual act of striking. It’s a coordinated activity that involves your whole body when you’re playing the trumpet efficiently. If you can get really clean breath attacks you’ll be teaching yourself this. You won’t have to rely on the tongue to release the note.
I agree, and use them every day myself.
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Derek Reaban
Tempe, Arizona |