| Re: Question for Tony
Not any of those guys, but I am a teacher and player. I have also fought with this problem with students in the past and a little myself. I have found we all relax to much when descending. An exercise I have my students do is, once warmed up, start on a G on top the staff and then jump down intervals. Always return to the G between each jump so eventually you are jumping the octave. You might find you are backing off less on this exercise in order to keep a good sound. Another great thing for relaxing the throat and face is leadpipe buzzing. Just take out the tuning slide and play some big "duck-like" buzzing. For an advanced player like you I would also play some overtones on the pipe, even do some valve combinations even though they dont work without the slide. Good way to practice the ear and intonation. The "Wurm" book of studies has some cool exercises in it that you can only play if you are relaxed and efficient. Let me know if it helps.
Tony D. |