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Originally Posted by duval  How can I reduce the pressure I am using? I don't have great teeth, and they are getting worse as I use too much pressure on my face? I try by simply pulling the horn off my face, bur then my sound goes awful... |
Duval,
the easiest way is to get a decent teacher. IF you have one AND you really listen to what they say, you have a daily routine that builds and maintains your chops. That building process takes a year or two if you want significant range, but once you are there, it is less difficult to maintain.
The reason you use too much pressure is because you are not using enough brains. An intelligent daily routine is about 45 minutes of buzzing, long tones, slurs, tunes and technical studies. The rest of your practice time is there to develop new skills and learn new tunes. Daily means exactly that, routine too - the SAME THING EVERY DAY. There is no substitute.
Some make the mistake of calling this a "warmup". It is not that. It is a steady, predictable diet of exercizes that are good for you. A good teacher puts the ingredients in an intelligent order and will add or remove occasionally something to match what you have learned. My routine is 30 years old. I may have missed 20-30 days total (sickness, honeymoon) during that time.
If you practice and play SMART, you will see your development. There is no cheat that can be downloaded for instant low pressure playing. The muscle/brain coordination needs time to develop. Pressure short circuits your development. Now you have a BAD habit to unlearn before you ca LEARN the new one.
This also applies to aperature by the way...............................