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rowuk · 02-01-2008, 05:06 AM

The human body has a certain amount of automation built in. To my knowledge there is no "mechanism" to force relaxation though.

If you have too much residual tension in the face, I suggest a hot bath or shower, and perhaps an hour of listening to great music keeping the mouth shut, except for an occasional sip of something tasty!

There was a very heated discussion about warm up and down here at TM. Most of the pros agreed that a liquid warm down (tea, beer, wine....) was better than anything else. The non-pros spend a lot of time thinking about less significant things - time better spent behind the horn!

02-01-2008, 05:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,364	Re: How do you relax (not the lips) the muscles in the cheeks and corners of the mouth The human body has a certain amount of automation built in. To my knowledge there is no "mechanism" to force relaxation though. If you have too much residual tension in the face, I suggest a hot bath or shower, and perhaps an hour of listening to great music keeping the mouth shut, except for an occasional sip of something tasty! There was a very heated discussion about warm up and down here at TM. Most of the pros agreed that a liquid warm down (tea, beer, wine....) was better than anything else. The non-pros spend a lot of time thinking about less significant things - time better spent behind the horn! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.