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FivePointer
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:05 pm    Post subject: Sound Reply with quote

What exercises do you suggest to develop and maintain a beautiful
resonant sound?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Record yourself, if you can bear it
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Record yourself. Listen critically. Work on issues you identify. It was a real eye opener to me when I began to record myself. What I heard on playback was different to the sound behind the horn, sometimes better than you thought sometimes worse almost always different. This was how I discovered the exact point where I developed tension when ascending. I actually heard it 1 full step before I “felt” tension. That allowed me to work the area in my range where I started to develop tightness and eventually move past that point. In my case it brought me back to earth in some areas and gives me good direction for my practice time.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anything with longer-ish notes and some flow to it should do work.

The trick is working on playing with less tension which should result in what you're asking about. That's the hard part.

Working on this without some guidance is less likely to have much in the way of progress.
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Harry Hilgers
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Sound Reply with quote

FivePointer wrote:
What exercises do you suggest to develop and maintain a beautiful
resonant sound?

1 Record yourself.
2 Vincent Cichowicz Flow Studies Volumes 1 and 2

http://www.warburton-usa.com/index.php/accessories/311-vincent-cichowicz-books

Sample
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46xF_SWeINE
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Ed Kennedy
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"90% of it is half mental." Yogi Berra

Program your mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQJBgzgn_3o

Hear the beautiful sound in your minds ear and make that your target Listen to great playing. Here's an eclectic collection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0FyBGVdu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By5CDhbNV0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa2vzx-aNrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4lsxw9oayA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WACk35o-GlI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Av_CagfUIQ

And of course any orchestra piece with soloing by Herseth, Gilbert Johnson (Blumine movement), Tim Morrison, and on and on. One of my favorites is Herseth in Mysterious Mountain, a shimmering soft solo that carries over the orchestra. Enjoy.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Having a clear concept in your "inner ear" and getting second party feedback, both of which have already been mentioned. But your question was on exercises.

Cichowitz and Concone studies.
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HERMOKIWI
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's easy enough to recommend various exercises that are designed to promote the desired result. However, there are physiological factors which exercises are never going to change. So, some players are never going to get a beautiful resonate sound no matter how much or which exercises they are doing. This is not to mention the fact that the definition of "a beautiful, resonate sound" is subjective and subject to significant differences of opinion.

I agree that recording yourself is an excellent way to monitor progress. I also agree that focusing on sustained sounds (long tones) is a good way (but not necessarily the only way) to approach this and measure progress.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A few suggestions for you:

First, the usual suspects to develop good command and control over the instrument: scales, articulation, finger dexterity, lip flexibility, arpeggios, intervals.

Two exercises don't get mentioned often but are very helpful if done properly: sound production exercises, and long tones exercises with dynamic changes (e.g., start soft, crescendo, hold it, decrescendo back down to soft while keeping the note in tune). These improve embouchure and air control. Be careful not to overdo it--a little goes a long way. Lots of rest during and after. If these make you exhausted, you're overdoing it.

Practice with a drone to improve pitch awareness.

Play music expressively. Anything from lyrical tunes, art of phrasing, to pop tunes out of a fake book. Make it sound easy and expressive. This will help you produce a better sound, appropriate to the tunes, with greater ease. It will also reveal any shortcomings in skills you might need to work on.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The best way to achieve a great sound, more often than not, is achieved by listening. If you know what you want to sound like, it’s more likely that you will get the sound you want. This isn’t to say that you will need to practice fundamentals. Long tones, flexibility exercises, etc. will get you where you want!
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