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NickD
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Nate
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Thank you for that information, Nick. The following is on a Bb Bach Strad 37 and the pitches refer to Bb pitches.
When I'm playing muted (newer silent brass) which I do a lot of as I'm in a duplex and do some playing very early in the morning, the pedals pretty much "slot" in with the same fingerings as an octave higher -- all the way down to double pedal C (and to A below that which is as low as I can go -- though to call them notes is a stretch).
When playing open (without the mute), I tend to lip the pitches between pedal C and pedal F#. Things "slot" again when I get to pedal F with 1st valve then regular fingerings down to double pedal C (DPC). Below that I can lip or finger.
I think that playing with the mute has helped my non-muted pedal tones (as I never really went below pedal C), but I'm still working on them -- and I may use too much air on them as I seem to need to take a lot of breaths to play half-note arpeggios or slurred groupings from DPC though the rest of the pedals and into the "regular" registers. |
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Don Herman rev2
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Nick,
Glad to see you posting again!
I'm going to suggest you consolidate these posts into a single thread, Nick's Tips or something, to make it easier to find and follow. I keep skimming and thinking "Wow, I need to check that out!" then lose sight and forget or don't find/see it again. TH's search function is in the dark ages, computer-wise, though Google helps. One thread to rule them all... 
FWIWFM - Don
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kalijah
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This is also exactly how I approach it but with one difference; I usually center the open pedal at B-flat. So I begin playing the pedals at B-flat Open.
There is no "double pedal" (or triple) as you explain. |
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