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Originally Posted by rowuk 
Intonation is a function of your ears and I am not sure that a Berp will help. If you have developed a good sense of pitch, you can play anything in tune. If that is what you are trying to accomplish, Sofeggio, intervals and long tones with other players can increase your ear power. The Berp and proper breath training can help you train embouchure strength. All of that together gives you the resonant tone and security of pitch needed to play well.
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yes, intonation is a function of your ears...which is exactly why a b.e.r.p. WILL help...
you can't rely on the horn or valves or whatever for the pitch. You have to use your ears and play the correct pitches.
Someone else said that buzzing "sans" b.e.r.p. ala stamp is good for intonation... why does adding the b.e.r.p. negate this???? The whole idea is to do stamp, etc, with a b.e.r.p. because it puts the horn in your hands so you can relate the two better.
I have never seen any negative side effects of using some sort of buzz aid in any one I have ever played with or taught... with the exception of maybe they get to "into it" and over do it...but overdoing anything is usually a bad thing, so I'm not sure that's a good argument against it...
-Hack