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trumpetplayer87 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 18 Jul 2002 Posts: 1746 Location: Western Massachusetts
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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I can roll my lips in, and get a reasonably clear sound on high C and above (to an E or so), but I can barely play the G in the RI 1 exercise. Do I need to modify my lip position, or is it ok to modify the exercise and just play it higher?
Bonnie _________________ "Yet to all who received Him, and believed in His name, He gave the right to become sons of God" John
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trumpetteacher1 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 11 Nov 2001 Posts: 3404 Location: Garland, Texas
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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You gotta start somewhere, Bonnie! But if you can't eventually descend lower, the exercises are of limited value, so go ahead and do the high C, B, Bd partial, but keep working on dropping the pitch (which may require lip position modification).
I just had a student 2 weeks ago who was unable to descend below top space E. When he went lower for a C, it was just air. At that point, I had him stop and blow that air over and over again (breathing thru the nose). Eventually, a very airy and shakey C emerged, as his lips subtly changed position. Once he figured out what he did, he simply repeated it over and over.
Today, he can fairly easily get to low C. Be persistent!
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trumpetjunkie Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Jan 2003 Posts: 622
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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I went through a phase were it was dificult to play below high c. It is more important to get a good solid powerful g above staff... the range is the easy part... it's tying everything together and making it all smooth that is hard, and therefore that is what you need to focus your attention on. _________________ Your belief has no bearing on reality. |
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trumpetplayer87 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 18 Jul 2002 Posts: 1746 Location: Western Massachusetts
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 4:17 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the advice!
Bonnie _________________ "Yet to all who received Him, and believed in His name, He gave the right to become sons of God" John
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_dcstep Heavyweight Member
Joined: 05 Jul 2003 Posts: 6324 Location: Denver
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 4:53 am Post subject: |
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Experimentation with persistance is the key. If you previously played with a flat chin, then the RI can be very hard; however, don't give up on it since that's where a ton of gain resides.
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