Sunday, August 13, 2006

This article is to solve embouchure problems. What bean said could be his answer or what he do. But my method is different. Firz, whenever i step into the bandroom and take out my instrument, do a thorough warm up. Improve your comfort range by playing lower chromatics and your concert Bb scale alot of times. Play it slow and long. Play loud oso. Then next, the lower chromatic fingering, use it:-Play every note that can be played using open. Then play every note that can be played using piston 2, then play every note that can be played using piston 1 etc. This will get u familiar with the harmonics of the instrument and you will mispitch less. It will improve your high register in a way. After you have been doing this consistently for a month every 30 mins of your day, you can start blasting every note from lower chromatic to chromatic scales. Blast until u are tired! Tired just continue. This will strenghten your muscles around your mouth. Do pencil exercises as well. With in two month you will have an embouchure that has stamina. From there, use this embouchure and develope a nice cornet tone. Warm and mellow. This is what I have done..... May work or may not work for u.....

tuned up at 7:25 pm

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