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Freedom and Motion, not Tension and Rigidity



 
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dbacon
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 3:38 pm    Post subject: Freedom and Motion, not Tension and Rigidity Reply with quote

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JayKosta
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 4:03 am    Post subject: Re: Freedom and Motion, not Tension and Rigidity Reply with quote

dbacon wrote:
Your body should not know what you are about to play. ...

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eh?
Your body and mind should be (correctly) ready to play what you are about to play.

I don't disagree that excessive or counter-production tension should be avoided, but trumpet playing is a physical activity and some amount of physical and mental preparedness (positioning, alignment, tension, etc.) is required.
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kalijah
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The air really has just one job. To MOVE!


It is not just about air flow. We must apply air pressure to the resistance of the tone in the instrument. Resistance to flow inside the body is a detriment to efficiency for sure. I take that is what you are discouraging.

But no, the air flow, through the complete system is never "free", that is, without resistance.
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