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Originally Posted by bigaggietrumpet  Manny-
...I've been focusing mentally on putting as much fast air into the horn as I can while still balancing and maintaining that low dynamic.
Mike |
Mike- That line right there is, to me, an indication that Manny is (again) correct. Fuller and more relaxed breath, coupled with "thinking sound and color" (as he wrote to me once) is your key here.
Break out some soft scale studies, beginning mid register and descending. Think of relaxing back onto your air and breathing big full relaxed breaths down into your tummy; avoid tensing the tummy muscles as you play. You might try this wiggling around E to G or A for a while until you get the hang of it. (Clarke 1st and 2nd studies are my suggestions).