"building down"

[ATrumpetBrony]

Hi, guys!
I've been thinking probably too much about chops/embouchure lately, particularly because I have mega-trouble with consistency in my playing, particularly when it comes to moving between the registers, and holding strength and playing with consistent attacks and tone in the upper register.

I figure it could be pretty dangerous so I'm talking to teacher for few weeks to guide me a bit better (he might say DON'T do this at all, never know), but I'm looking for a bit on info on the idea of building range downwards from a "setpoint" (Pops?) of tuning-C or E.

- Is it safe/dangerous? Is there any point/advantage? Any opinions on the idea?
- Is it a method that has to be incorporated immediately (and thus, practiced for several months)? Thats the idea I get, I suppose.
- What sort of exercises does one do to make this work? How can one build the lower register to fullness and richness with a high setup-note?
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ATB

It's not what you play...
It's HOW you play

[Andy Del]

Have a good read of what Pops has written on this site. You'll that this is (mostly) what he says. To add to it, one person I studied with briefly put it like this:

You can play low with a high setting, but you can't play high with a low setting.

Apart from it being the only slightly positive (and I suspect honest) thing he ever said to me, it is bang on.

work with it, but realise this will take a to of time to become a natural way to play, an that you are adding this to your already established way of playing.

cheers

Andy
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